This is the only text to provide comprehensive coverage of human growth and development, a requirement mandated by the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE) for a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling and for Licensed Professional Counselor certification. Written by an eminent leader in the field of disability studies, this book reflects a significant change in perceptions of individuals with disabilities from being defined foremost by their disability to being viewed as normal individuals with a disability. It provides an understanding of traditional human growth and development that will enhance the practice of disability counseling by enabling an understanding of a client’s childhood and prior life experiences.
The book begins with a focus on developmental theories and tasks, followed by a discussion of cultural and ethical considerations in human development. It considers the major theories of human development as they relate to people with and without disabilities, and career theories with a focus on the concept of choice. The book addresses specific developmental stages including a description of developmental tasks, risks, disability applications, specific disabilities common to a particular stage, and cultural and ethical issues, all supported by case examples.
Key Features:- Fulfills the required CORE mandated course on human growth and development and the disability experience
- Addresses disability across the lifespan in relation to developmental stages
- Authored by highly a respected expert in disability studies
Table of Content
Chapter One-Introduction
Chapter Two-Basic Principles of Developmental Theories
The Grand Theories
Chapter Three-Sigmund Freud
Chapter Four-Erik Erikson
Chapter Five-Cognitive Theories of Development
Chapter Five-Abraham Maslow’s Humanist Theory
Chapter Six-B. F. Skinner and Albert Bandura
Chapter Seven Stage Theory of Moral Development
Chapter Eight Understanding Disability
Chapter Nine-Pregnancy and Infancy
Chapter Ten-Toddlerhood
Chapter Eleven-Early School Age
Chapter Twelve-Adolescence
Chapter Thirteen-Adulthood
Chapter Fourteen -Middle Age
Chapter Fifteen-Old Age
About the author
Julie Smart, Ph D, was on the faculty at Utah State for 24 years, teaching in a graduate Rehabilitation Counseling program.
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