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Parenting is not for the faint hearted and can be additionally challenging when a child is perceived to have a…

Commuters were understandably irritated when their normal 30-minute journey to work became ninety because of protestors disrupting traffic in response…

When faced with a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, those fortunate enough not to have experienced family and domestic…

The familiar expression ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is readily accepted, especially by parents and carers. A…

The term coercive control, defined as a ‘pattern of domination that includes tactics to isolate, degrade, exploit and control’ a…

Family therapy loves family of origin stories; the wild aunts and uncles of therapy who defied the conventions of our…

In July 2022, the Institute of Family Studies reported that two in five grandparents provided ‘some care’ for grandchildren, with…

Working with families with complex needs is challenging and practitioners are increasingly confronted with clients who meet this criteria. This…

A key underlying principle of practice at Bower Place is that inequality is the primary constraint to effective clinical practice….

Carl Whitaker and Virginia Satir, influential figures in early family therapy, would never have described themselves as ‘hard scientists. Whitaker…

In recent years family therapists have become increasingly knowledgeable about many aspects of relationships. Among others, papers have been published…

It is generally accepted that conflict between parents, or interparental conflict (IPC) ranging from minor disagreements to physical violence, is…