Intro -- The Developing World of the Child -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1: Child Development: Frameworks, Theories and Influences -- 1. Children, Development and Ecology -- 2. Frameworks and Theories -- 3. Genetic and Biological Influences -- 4. The Place of Attachment in Children's Development -- 5. Self-development -- 6. Socio-genealogical Connectedness: Knowledge and Identity -- 7. The Influence of Parenting and Other Family Relationships -- 8. The Impact of Community and Environmental Factors -- Part 2: Children Developing: Early Childhood to Adolescence -- 9. Developmental Progression -- 10. Early Childhood: Zero to Four Years -- 11. Middle Childhood: Five to Eleven Years -- 12. Adolescence and Beyond: Twelve Years Onwards -- Part 3: Promoting Positive Developmental Outcomes for Children -- 13. Direct Work with Children -- 14. Communicating with Children about Adverse Experiences -- 15. Making Plans: Assessment, Intervention and Evaluating Outcomes -- 16. The Developing World of the Child: Children's Perspectives -- Afterword -- APPENDIX A: Steering Group -- APPENDIX B: Advisory Group -- References -- List of contributors -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

Written as part of a training pack for practitioners working in children's services and child protection, and bringing together leading figures from a range of disciplines, this important text shows how the latest child development theories can be applied to professionals' working practice. This resource is essential reading for a social workers.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.