Child and Adolescent Psychology for Social Work and Allied Professions: Applied Perspectives

Abstract

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The relevance of child and adolescent psychology to social work -- Key learning outcomes -- Introduction -- The importance of child and adolescent psychology to social work -- Relationship-based practice in working with children and families -- The role of psychological knowledge in social work practice -- Inter-agency working -- Book outline -- Summary -- Further resources -- 2 Emotional development and attachment -- Key learning outcomes -- Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives on emotional development -- Nature and nurture in emotional development -- Voice of the child: Les -- Emotional development and attachment -- Theoretical perspectives on attachment: Attachment theory -- Voice of the child: Kerry, ex-foster child -- What is attachment and how is it developed? -- How is the quality of attachment relationship measured? -- Voice of the child: Kerry, ex-foster child -- Attachment and influences on attachments across the lifespan -- Influences of early attachments through the lifespan -- Childhood -- Adolescence -- Romantic relationships -- Attachment continuity -- Attachment and culture -- Interconnectedness of developmental dimensions: Emotional development and disabled children -- Summary -- Further resources -- 3 Cognitive development -- Key learning outcomes -- Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives in understanding cognitive development -- Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development -- Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory -- Parents and carers with learning disabilities -- Summary -- Further resources -- 4 Social development: From childhood to adolescence -- Key learning outcomes -- Introduction -- Adolescence: 'Storm and stress'? -- Brain and cognitive development -- Attachment in adolescence: From parents to peers -- Cross-cultural perspectives on adolescence.