She examines as well the special skills and understanding that social workers in this field need to develop. This is a perceptive study which raised fundamental questions about the values, objectives and methods of social work at the time.

A valuable intervention in Kristevan scholarship and a significant and exciting contribution in its own right to post-structuralist discussions of ethical and political agency and practice.

In this classic text, Burnham introduces a wide range of concepts, skills and applications from a systemic approach to the growing field of family therapy.

First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.