Counseling and Life-Span Development

R. Murray Thomas (Ph.D., Stanford University) is an emeritus professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where for three decades he taught educational psychology and directed the program in international education. He began his 50-year career in education as a high school teacher at Kamehameha Schools and Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, then continued at the college level at San Francisco State University, the State University of New York (Brockport), and Pajajaran University in Indonesia before moving to Santa Barbara. His professional publications exceed 340, including 46 books for which he served as author, coauthor, or editor.

• PART ONE: BACKGROUNDS OF DEVELOPMENT AND COUNSELINGThe Use of Age-Related Normative InformationNormal Development and Life-Span StagesTypes of Counseling TechniquesPART TWO: LIFE-SPAN STAGES AND COUNSELINGInfancy and Early Childhood - The Prenatal Period Through Age 5Later Childhood - Ages 6 to 12 - The Elementary-School YearsAdolescence - Ages 12 to 21 - The Secondary-School and Post-Secondary YearsThe Early Adult Years - Ages 21 to 40The Mid-Life Years - Ages 40 to 60The Final Decades - Age 60 and BeyondPART THREE: POSTSCRIPTThe Search for More Answers