Systemic Intervention

Philosophy, Methodology, and Practice

By: Gerald Midgley

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Hardcover | 31 January 2001 | Edition Number 22

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This book aims to rethink systemic intervention to enhance its relevance for supporting social change in the 21st Century. It offers a new systems philosophy and methodology, focusing upon the fundamental importance of exploring value and boundary judgements as part of the intervention process. A pluralist practice is also promoted, and the reader learns how s/he can draw upon a wide variety of theories and methods to maximise flexibility and responsiveness during interventions. Four detailed examples of the practice of systemic intervention are also provided, each of which is used to illustrate a different aspect of the methodology outlined in the book.

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"[...]I would strongly recommend this impressive, coherent, and principled book. It could broaden the community psychologists' horizons and suggest some solutions to the kinds of dilemmas and problems that can bog us down so much."
(Mark Burton, Manchester Learning Disability Partnership, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 13:4, July-August 2003)

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Systems Thinking for the 21st Century	p. 1
Philosophy	p. 19
Why Philosophy?	p. 21
The Systems Idea	p. 33
Process Philosophy	p. 69
Methodology?	p. 101
Why Methodology?	p. 103
Systemic Intervention	p. 113
Boundary Critique	p. 135
Theoretical Pluralism	p. 159
Methodological Pluralism	p. 171
Mixing Methods	p. 217
Learning about Methodology and Methods	p. 243
Practice	p. 269
Why Practice?	p. 271
Community Operational Research	p. 279
Developing Housing Services for Older People	p. 289
Planning for Disaster	p. 309
Planning and Evaluating Diversion from Custody for Mentally Disordered Offenders	p. 333
Developing Services with Young People (Under 16) Missing from Home or Care	p. 367
Looking to the Future	p. 397
References	p. 403
Author Index	p. 427
Subject Index	p. 435
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