Psychology for Social Work

A Comprehensive Guide to Human Growth and Development

Emma O'Brien (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-1-137-57662-0 (ISBN)

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Psychology, Human Growth and Development for Social Work

Emma Zara O'Brien

2020

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This exciting core text book is an engaging and accessible introduction to understanding human behaviour and development from a psychological perspective. Written by a psychologist with extensive teaching experience, it offers a clear and systematic exploration of psychological concepts and research, and discussion of their relevance for social work practice.

Adopting a logical and intuitive structure, this is key reading for Human Growth and Development modules and a range of other Social Work modules with psychological content. Psychology for Social Work offers a truly integrative resource for students, allowing them to see how different elements of theory and research connect together for practical application.

Emma Zara O'Brien teaches at Inchicore College of Further Education. She has lectured at University College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. She has worked as a researcher in the Centre for Disability Studies, University College Dublin, and in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

1 Introduction.- 2 The Brain and Behaviour.- 3 Communication and Relationship in Social Work.- 4 Approaches to Psychology.- 5 Human Growth and Development.- 6 Disabilities.- 7 Mental Health.- 8 Stress and Environmental Stressors.- 9 Abuse and Trauma.- 10 B=f (P,E) Behaviour is a Function of the Person in the Environment.- Appendices.- References.- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.12.2015
Zusatzinfo	384 p.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 189 mm
Gewicht	749 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-137-57662-6 / 1137576626
ISBN-13	978-1-137-57662-0 / 9781137576620
Zustand	Neuware