Family Therapy Beyond Postmodernism

Postmodernist ideas are widely used in family therapy. However, it is argued that these ideas have their limits in meeting the richness and complexity of human experience and therapy practice. Family Therapy Beyond Postmodernismexamines postmodernism and its expressions in family therapy, raising questions about* reality and realnes* the subjective process of trut* the experience of selfAlongside identifying the difficulties in any sole reliance on narrative and constructionist ideas, this book advocates the value of selected psychoanalytic ideas for family therapy practice, in particular* attachment and the unconsciou* transference, projective identification and understandings of tim* psychoanalytic ideas about thinking and containment in the therapeutic relationshipFamily Therapy Beyond Postmodernismoffers a sustained critical discussion of the possibilities and limits of contemporary family therapy knowledge, and develops a place for psychoanalytic ideas in systemic thinking and practice. It will be of great interest to family therapists, psychotherapists and other mental health professionals.