This 4th edition of Human Growth and Development was written to help you understand people and what they need at all stages of their lives.

What does this book cover?

Human Growth and Development is a guide to the way human beings grow, age and develop. It goes on to outline the different things your clients, patients or service users might be likely to need from you at different stages in their lives.

The new 4^th edition of Human Growth and Development also contains:

• The Tangled Webs online case study resources, exploring a complex imaginary community and the ways its people interact
• Guidance on how considerations of HGD should inform your professional practice
• A multi-professional perspective that will be useful to students from a wide array of disciplines

About the Author 

Chris Beckett has more than 18 years of social work experience, much of it as a manager and team manager. Some 21 years ago, though, he shifted to Academia at Cambridge and the University of East Anglia. Hilary Taylor is the author of several books, in this and many other fields.

Human Growth and Development is a study of the way your clients’ lives will change, and what you should expect them to need.