This course is intended to offer students from diverse educational backgrounds comprehensive knowledge of the differing psychological perspectives and theoretical frameworks that underlie school guidance and counselling. Through a study of lifespan development, with a focus on childhood and adolescence, the course will familiarize students with the different theoretical perspectives and conceptual considerations that result in the contemporary knowledge and understanding of influences upon human cognition, affect and behaviour. This acquaintance will provide an understanding of the factors that can influence personal and social development and enable students to reflectively draw upon their personal experiences to develop an understanding of the human activity that can be placed within a counselling based frame-of-reference.
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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. Also available with MyLab Education By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. MyLab Education gives helping professionals opportunities to apply theory to practice -- better preparing them for success in their future classrooms. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab Education, search for: 0135205921 / 9780135205921 The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals Plus MyLab Education with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 5e Package consists of: 0135208688 / 9780135208687 MyLab Education with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals, 5/e 0135227763 / 9780135227763 The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals, 5e
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Approaches to Psychology provides a contemporary, accessible and coherent introduction to the field of psychology, from its origins to the present, and shows the contribution of psychology in understanding human behaviour and experience. The book introduces students to the five core conceptual frameworks (or approaches) to psychology: biological, behaviourist, cognitive, psychodynamic and humanistic. The methods, theories and assumptions of each approach are explored so that the reader builds an understanding of psychology as it applies to human development, social and abnormal behaviour. New to this edition: Sections on emerging topics such as coaching psychology, positive psychology, creativity' s relationship to psychopathology The World Today boxes help students to relate theory to the world around them, including new examples on reinforcement values in video games, the use of attribution theory in sports psychology and how cognitive dissonance theory can be used to examine terrorism New Try it Yourself activities and exercises demonstrate that psychology is all about how humans think, feel and behave Informed by the most current and relevant research and theory, the new edition has been updated to include 250 new references Updated and expanded Online Learning Centre with student support material and instructor test bank at www.openup.co.uk/glassman Key Features: Key Thinker boxes give a brief overview of the work of a notable psychologist and their key contributions Putting it all Together discussions at the end of chapters encourage critical thinking by illustrating that there may be no definitive right or wrong answer to a problem A review of key research methods provides students with the tools to conduct their own research Superb pedagogy aids learning through discussion points and queries, chapter summaries, definitions of key terms, further reading suggestions, a glossary and bibliography Students and professors have helped to make this the best edition of the most clear and concise introduction to psychology in the market. It is THE introductory book students need.
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This book has received wide acclaim for its practical and reader-friendly approach to educational psychology, which demonstrates how complex psychological theories apply to the everyday experiences of in-service teachers. Coverage of educational psychology is framed so that aspiring or developing teachers can see themselves as professionals who continuously seek, find, and test better ways to help their students succeed. PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO TEACHING, 14th Edition, combines fresh concepts and contemporary research with long-standing theory and applications to create a book that addresses the needs of today's teachers and students. This edition also features integration of InTASC Standards, new Learning Objectives correlated with chapter headings and summaries, new Guides to Reading and Studying, new first-person accounts (Improving Practice through Inquiry: One Teacher's Story), and more.
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