Many students struggle when it comes to incorporating theories of human growth and behaviour into their practice. This book takes students right back to basics, explaining and analysing key theories in an accessible way before going on to discuss, in detail, how theory can be incorporated into every day social work practice.
Many students struggle when it comes to incorporating theories of human growth and behaviour into their practice. This book takes students right back to basics, explaining and analysing key theories in an accessible way before going on to discuss, in detail, how theory can be incorporated into every day social work practice.
IntroductionChildhood in the early yearsAttachment - bonding and brain developmentErikson - the initial stagesObject Relations Theory - meet my needsFrom childhood through adolescence to becoming an adultAttachment - new relationships on old foundationsErikson - from identity to intimacyObject Relations Theory - looking for the perfect matchAdulthood and Older AgeAttachment - the complexity of adult attachmentsErikson (stages 7-8) - from mid-life to contentment or despairObject Relations Theory - maturity or immaturitySurviving life's challengesLoss, Change & TransitionsFamily Systems and psychodynamics - is there such a thing as a "normal family"?Trauma & ResilienceVoices from practice