Karin Crawford is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care and Director of Teaching and Learning for the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences at the University of Lincoln.

The book makes the critical link between lifespan theory, and contemporary social work practice, which it does really well. As usual, the text refers to national standards and theories in social work.

• IntroductionHuman life course development and social work practiceEarly childhood developmentDevelopment in the middle years of childhoodDevelopment in adolescenceDevelopment in adulthoodDevelopment in later adulthoodDeveloping as a reflective practitionerReferencesGlossaryIndex

Karin Crawford is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care and Director of Teaching and Learning for the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences at the University of Lincoln.

The book makes the critical link between lifespan theory, and contemporary social work practice, which it does really well. As usual, the text refers to national standards and theories in social work.

• IntroductionHuman life course development and social work practiceEarly childhood developmentDevelopment in the middle years of childhoodDevelopment in adolescenceDevelopment in adulthoodDevelopment in later adulthoodDeveloping as a reflective practitionerReferencesGlossaryIndex

Karin Crawford is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care and Director of Teaching and Learning for the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences at the University of Lincoln.

The book makes the critical link between lifespan theory, and contemporary social work practice, which it does really well. As usual, the text refers to national standards and theories in social work.

• IntroductionHuman life course development and social work practiceEarly childhood developmentDevelopment in the middle years of childhoodDevelopment in adolescenceDevelopment in adulthoodDevelopment in later adulthoodDeveloping as a reflective practitionerReferencesGlossaryIndex