A supplemental text that reviews key concepts in lifespan development and gives students opportunities to apply them to nursing, education, social work, and psychology.

Critical Issues in Lifespan Development is written with the student in mind. It is geared toward the practical understanding students seeking careers in the helping professions (psychology, education, social work, nursing) will need. Designed to supplement any lifespan and/or human development text, the book is organized in such a versatile way that it can be used in conjunction with both topical and chronological main texts.