Counseling and life-span development

Abstract

PART ONE: BACKGROUNDS OF DEVELOPMENT AND COUNSELING The Use of Age-Related Normative Information Normal Development and Life-Span Stages Types of Counseling Techniques PART TWO: LIFE-SPAN STAGES AND COUNSELING Infancy and Early Childhood - The Prenatal Period Through Age 5 Later Childhood - Ages 6 to 12 - The Elementary-School Years Adolescence - Ages 12 to 21 - The Secondary-School and Post-Secondary Years The Early Adult Years - Ages 21 to 40 The Mid-Life Years - Ages 40 to 60 The Final Decades - Age 60 and Beyond PART THREE: POSTSCRIPT The Search for More Answers