Lifespan Development

Cultural and Contextual Applications for the Helping Professions

J. Kelly Coker, Kristi Cannon, Savitri Dixon-Saxon, Karen Roller
Springer Publishing
400 pages
ISBN: 9780826182784
May 2022

Highlighting the ways in which developmental theories are applicable to contemporary life, this book uses case studies to demonstrate how clinicians can use their knowledge of development to support client growth, the expertise of multidisciplinary health professionals to highlight different developmental theories and approaches, and analyzes foundational theories against a backdrop of current research that factors in contextual and cultural dimensions. These include a focus on racial and social inequality, social media, children with special needs, persons with disabilities, poverty, and development in time of pandemic.