The first text to look in detail at the delivery and management of therapeutic work in family centres, this much-needed book gives practical guidance for professionals working with children and families. The contributors show how family centres form a key element of joined-up' work with families in need, providing both practical and emotional support for parents as well as children. Based on a psychodynamic approach emphasising the central importance of attachment in relationships, the book also applies systemic ideas and the therapeutic community' approach to the overall design and...

This text provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide tothe legal issues relating to capacity, with particular reference to the provisions of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.