Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Applications for Counselors
1. Auflage April 2016
688 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
Human Development Across the Life Span is a practical guide to human growth and development, fully aligned with American Counseling Association's accreditation standards and featuring contributions by well-known and respected academics and practitioners. After discussing essential concepts and theories of life span development, the book moves through each stage of human growth and development to provide expert insight, short case studies, and practical applications to counseling. The full Instructor's package provides a useful set of tools, including the Respondus test bank, PowerPoint slides, and an Instructor's Manual.
* Understand the developmental milestones at each life stage
* Appreciate clients' perspectives to better facilitate appropriate interventions
* Work more effectively with clients of any age, from toddlers to seniors
* Tailor your approach to meet the unique needs and abilities of each life stage
Human Development Across the Life Span is a comprehensive guide to understanding all of your clients, and facilitating more positive outcomes.
A practically focused guide to effective counseling of all clients
Human Development Across the Life Span is a practical guide to human growth and development, moving beyond theory to include real-world applications for counselors who work with clients. Written by recognized authorities in mental health counseling and counselor education, this book is fully aligned with the American Counseling Association's accreditation standards and includes contributions by well-known and respected academics and practitioners. Based on an extensive review of course syllabi across CACREP-accredited programs, this book is organized to follow the way courses are typically taught and follows a consistent structure including pedagogical elements that help students learn. After a thorough examination of essential concepts and theories of life span development, the book moves through each stage of human growth and development to provide expert insight, short case studies, and practical applications to counseling. The full Instructor's package provides a useful set of tools, including a Respondus test bank, PowerPoint slides, and an Instructor's Manual.
This book is the only text on human growth and development that emphasizes the key implications and applications for counselors, providing useful information and the insights of real experts in each subject area.
* Understand the developmental milestones at each life stage
* Appreciate clients' perspectives to better facilitate appropriate interventions
* Work more effectively with clients of any age, from toddlers to seniors
* Tailor your approach to meet the unique needs and abilities of each life stage
As a counselor, you cannot approach a child's therapy the same way you approach an adult's. Even within each major category, each developmental stage includes a nuanced set of characteristics that, considered appropriately, will inform a more effective treatment plan. Human Development Across the Life Span is a comprehensive guide to understanding all of your clients, and providing the type of counseling that facilitates more positive outcomes.
Preface
PART ONE: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS
Chapter 1 Human Development: Counseling the Ever-changing Person in Context
Mark D. Stauffer and David Capuzzi
Chapter 2 Theories of Human Development
David Capuzzi, Mark D. Stauffer, and Tammie O'Neil
Chapter 3 The Many Facets of Human Development: Spiritual and Moral Developmental Theories
Mark D. Stauffer, Jeff Cook, Robyn Trippany-Simmons, and Tiffany Rush-Wilson
Chapter 4 Cross Cultural Counseling and Human Development
Anneliese A. Singh, Kim Lee Hughes, and Taryne M. Mingo
PART TWO: BIRTH AND INFANCY
CHAPTER 5: Birth and Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development
Christie Jenkins, Kerrie R. Fineran, and Amber Lange
Chapter 6 Birth and Infancy: Emotional and Social Development
Adrianne L. Johnson and Eric D. Anderson
PART THREE: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Chapter 7 Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Nicole R. Hill, Brooks Bastian Hanks, Holly H. Wagner, and Torey Portrie-Bethke
Chapter 8 Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development
Elsa Soto Leggett, Gail K. Roaten, and Kathy Ybañez-Llorente
PART FOUR: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Chapter 9 Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Matt Glowiak and Mark Aaron Mayfield
Chapter 10 Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development
Matt Glowiak and Mark Aaron Mayfield
PART FIVE: ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 11 Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development
Stephanie K. Scott and Kelli A. Saginak
CHAPTER 12 Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development
Stephanie K. Scott and Kelli A. Saginak
PART SIX: YOUNG ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 13 Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Janet Froeschle Hicks and Brandé Flamez
Chapter 14 Young Adulthood Social-Emotional Development
Brian Hutchison, Katheryne T. Leigh, and Holly H. Wagner
PART SEVEN: MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 15 Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Amy E. Ford and Leif A. Ford
Chapter 16 Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development
Dilani M. Perera-Diltz, Andrew J. Intagliata, and John M. Laux
PART EIGHT: LATE ADULTHOOD
Chapter 17 Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Melinda Haley, Juliana J. Forrest-Lytle, and Nazak Dadashazar
Chapter 18 Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development
Ann Vernon and Darcie Davis Gage
PART NINE: THE END OF LIFE
Chapter 19: Generativity, Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Brandé Flamez, Ann Ordway, Javier Cavazos Vela, and Janet Froeschle Hicks
About the Author
About the Contributors
Index