Davies Douglas, Troy Michael F. Child Development: A Practitioner's Guide

4th edition. — The Guilford Press, 2020. — 530 p. — ISBN: 9781462542994.Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this trusted text and professional resource provides a developmental framework for clinical practice. The authors examine how children's trajectories are shaped by transactions among family relationships, brain development, and the social environment. Risk and resilience factors in each of these domains are highlighted. Covering infancy, toddlerhood, preschool years, and middle childhood, the text explores how children of different ages typically behave, think, and relate to others. Developmentally informed approaches to assessment and intervention are illustrated by vivid case examples. Observation exercises and quick-reference summaries of each developmental stage facilitate learning.Contexts of Development: A Transactional Approach
Attachment as a Context for Development.
Brain Development.
Risk and Protective Factors: The Child, Family, and Community Contexts.
Analysis of Risk and Protective Factors: Practice Applications.
The Course of Child Development
Infant Development.
Practice with Infants.
Toddler Development: Core Domains.
Toddler Development: Integrated Domains.
Practice with Toddlers.
Preschool Development: Core Domains.
Preschool Development: Integrated Domains.
Practice with Preschoolers.
Middle Childhood Development: Core Domains.
Middle Childhood Development: Integrated Domains.
Practice with School-Age Children.
Conclusion: Developmental Knowledge and Practice.