Janet Walker is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincoln. She has a particular interest in the development of social care training, having managed local authority social services training prior to joining the University. Janet also has considerable experience of working in children′s services as a social worker and a manager. Nigel Horner is Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, where he teaches social work history, theory and methods, residential child care and ageing and older people. He began working in a London Borough Children’s Home in 1972, before studying Sociology at Durham University. After a period as a Community Worker, he qualified in Social Work from Glasgow University in 1980, and thereafter worked in Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Fostering and Youth Offending settings. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy.

A clear reference text for the different ages and stages of development to support students in practice placements

• Chapter 1: Understanding human development through the life courseChapter 2: An introduction to theoretical models for understanding human life course developmentChapter 3: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with infants, young children and their familiesChapter 4: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older children and their familiesChapter 5: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adolescentsChapter 6: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adultsChapter 7: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older adults

Janet Walker is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincoln. She has a particular interest in the development of social care training, having managed local authority social services training prior to joining the University. Janet also has considerable experience of working in children′s services as a social worker and a manager. Nigel Horner is Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, where he teaches social work history, theory and methods, residential child care and ageing and older people. He began working in a London Borough Children’s Home in 1972, before studying Sociology at Durham University. After a period as a Community Worker, he qualified in Social Work from Glasgow University in 1980, and thereafter worked in Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Fostering and Youth Offending settings. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy.

A clear reference text for the different ages and stages of development to support students in practice placements

• Chapter 1: Understanding human development through the life courseChapter 2: An introduction to theoretical models for understanding human life course developmentChapter 3: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with infants, young children and their familiesChapter 4: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older children and their familiesChapter 5: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adolescentsChapter 6: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with adultsChapter 7: Using life course development knowledge in social work practice with older adults