The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals, 5th Edition, provides an in-depth look at the science of human development, highlighting theories and research that have useful applications for individuals working in fields such as education, counseling, and social work. The main purpose of this book is to provide the reader with information that can be translated into professional best practice applications. Throughout, the text reflects the contemporary view that life span development is a process deeply embedded within and inseparable from the context of family, social network, and culture.
Because the book is designed for graduate students, most topics, especially those that have special relevance to helping professionals, are covered in greater depth than in a typical life span text. The expanded coverage of research in these areas will enhance readers’ understanding of the scientific basis for application to practice.
 
Table of content : 
 
1. Organizing Themes in Development
2. Epigenesis and the Brain: The Fundamentals of Behavioral Development
3. Cognitive Development in the Early Years
4. Emotional Development in the Early Years
5. The Emerging Self and Socialization in the Early Years
6. Realms of Cognition in Middle Childhood
7. Self and Moral Development: Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence
8. Gender and Peer Relationships: Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence
9. Physical, Cognitive and Identity Development in Adolescence
10. The Social World of Adolescence
11. Physical, Cognitive and Development in Young Adulthood
12. Socioemotional and Vocational Development in Young Adulthood
13. Middle Adulthood: Cognitive, Personality, and Social Development
14. Living Well: Stress, Coping, and Life Satisfaction in Adulthood
15. Gains and Losses in Late Adulthood
Appendix: A Practitioner's Guide to Psychological Science
 
The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals 5th Edition is written by Patricia C. Broderick; Pamela Blewitt and published by Pearson. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals are 9780135206157, 0135206154 and the print ISBNs are 9780135227763, 0135227763. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with Ebookworm. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9780136874386, 9780136850953, 9780135206171.