Human Development (ASS026-1)

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Core Texts

• Crawford, K. and Walker, J. (2007) Social work and human development. 2nd ed. Exeter: Learning Matters. [Electronic Book]

OR

• Robinson, L. (2007) Cross-cultural child development for social workers: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Background Texts

• Bee, H (2006) Lifespan development. 4th ed. London: Allyn and Bacon.
• Beckett, C (2002) Human growth and development. Sage: London.
• Berger, K.S. (2008) The developing person through the life span. 7th ed. New York: Worth.
  
• Currer, C. (2007) Loss and social work. Exeter: Learning Matters. [Electronic Book]
• Fawcett, M. (1996) Learning through child observation. London: Jessica Kingsley.
• Gubrium, J. and Holstein, J. (eds.) (2003) Ways of aging. Oxford: Blackwell. [Electronic Book]

• Howe, D. (1995) Attachment theory for social work practice. Basingstoke: Macmillan.

• Howe, D. (2005) Child abuse and neglect: attachment, development and intervention. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

• Oliver, M. (2009) Understanding disability: from theory to practice. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Databases

Databases contain journal articles and research papers Particularly useful for this module will be:

• Ebscohost Research Databases - You can search several Ebscohost databases simultaneously. Be sure to tick the box for full text to find electronically available material. A combined search of the following databases will be useful:

• Academic Search Elite
• E-journals
• PsycINFO
• SocINDEX