Handbook Of Human Development For Health Care Professionals Illustrated Kathleen M Thies by Kathleen M. Thies, John F. Travers 9780763736149, 0763736147 instant download after payment.

\"This text is a collection of readings on topics in human development by experts in their field - nurses, psychologists, nutritionists, educators, and exercise physiologists. Learning more about the developmental process will allow health care providers to help patients manage their own health in the context of their lives, and promote optimal development as a condition for optimal health.\" \"The Handbook of Human Development provides health care professionals with a current and practical overview of human development, including a theoretical perspective, in order to enhance their expertise as they seek to improve the health and welfare of their clients.\"--BOOK JACKET

Thies (nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School) and Travers (education, Boston College) provide readings on topics in human development, written by nurses, psychologists, nutritionists, educators, and exercise physiologists. The readings offer health care professionals a practical overview of human development, including the theoretical perspective, and will enhance their expertise in helping patients manage their own health. Some topics covered are the Brazelton newborn assessment scale, gender and sexual identity, anxiety in adolescents, and adult development after midlife divorce. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR