Description
Covering key concepts, theories, themes and issues, this textbook uses a range of multi-disciplinary insights to show how children and young people negotiate crucial challenges and transitions in their lives. Covering different practice dimensions, it provides fresh insights on key topics and includes a range of learning support features.
“An invaluable text for students and professionals. Importantly, a holistic approach to working with children and their families is emphasised in order to analyse and reflect upon important issues.” Kim Holt, Northumbria University
"Human growth and development in children and young people has highly relevant and useful content that I would recommend to everyone working with the development of children and young people to read" European Journal of Social Work
Jonathan Parker is Professor of Society and Social Welfare at Bournemouth University. Sara Ashencaen Crabtree is Professor of Social and Cultural Diversity at Bournemouth University.