Family and the School

Emilia Dowling is a Consultant Child Psychologist and systemic psychotherapist and former Head of Child Psychology at the Tavistock Clinic. Elsie Osborne was formerly a chartered child psychologist and Head of Disclipline in the Child and Family Department of the Tavistock Clinic.

This second edition, originally published in 1994, contains papers that cover the theoretical ideas and key concepts of systems theory and its relation to families and schools, as well demonstrating its practical application. Both primary and secondary education are dealt with and the papers cover a wide range of subjects within this field, such as the innovative development of a school-based service for parents, teachers and children; joint interventions with parents and teachers; issues for the outside consultant; and the impact of the Children Act of 1989.This book is highly recommended as a core text for students and teachers in the fields of education and psychology.Contains original Foreword by John BowlbyContributors: Muriel Barrett, John Byng-Hall, Neil Dawson, Emilia Dowling, John Dowling, Caroline Lindsey, Brenda McHugh, Elsie Osborne, Andrea Pound, Denise Taylor

• Foreword: To the First Edition -- Foreword: To the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Some Implications of the Theoretical Framework -- The Child, the Family and the School -- Taking the Clinic to School -- Joint Interventions with Teachers, Children and Parents in the School Setting -- Parents and Children -- The Teacher’s View -- Some Aspects of Consultation to Primary Schools -- Schools as a Target for Change -- Consultation to School Subsystems by a Teacher -- The Children Act 1989 -- Issues for Training