In the revised and updated fourth edition, this trusted text and professional resource provides a developmental framework for clinical practice. The authors examine how children's pathways are shaped by transactions between family relationships, brain development, and the social environment. Risk and resilience factors are highlighted in each of these areas. Covering infancy, toddlerhood, preschool years, and school age, the text explores how children of different ages behave, think, and relate to others. Developmentally informed approaches to assessment and intervention are illustrated with vivid case examples. Observation exercises and quick references for each developmental stage facilitate learning.

New to This Edition

• Incorporates a decade of advances in knowledge about attachment, neurodevelopment, developmental psychopathology, intervention science, and more.
• Toddler, preschool, and school-age development are covered in two succinct chapters per category, making the book more student-friendly.
• Updated by new co-author Michael F. Troy, while retaining the conceptual lens and engaging style of Douglas Davies.

Pages: 512, Dimensions: 15.6x15.6cm