Since launching in 2003, TRANSFORMING Social Work Practice has become the market-leading series for social work students. These books use activities and case studies to build critical thinking and reflection skills and will help social work students to develop good practice through learning. Affordable, Written to the Professional Capabilities Framework, Mapped to the social work curriculum, Practical with clear links between theory and practice, Social work engages with people across the life course, and you will be expected to work with groups of people at very different stages of their life. Case studies and practice examples are used to demonstrate how you can apply key social work skills, methods and models to various stages of the life course. This book will support you in developing a thorough understanding of human growth and development - from infants through to older adults. Book jacket.