Writing this chapter has been both an honor and a challenge. There are many people who have contributed to the shaping of the Family Institute and to the development of family therapy in the UK, and it will be impossible to do justice to all their contributions. The Family Institute has touched the lives of many people – staff, students, colleagues, and clients – in ways which have been immensely positive and transformative. The story of the Family Institute as constructed here is just one story, drawing on memories and written accounts but nevertheless only one way of telling the story of the Family Institute.
Early Days and Theoretical Roots
In true ecological and interactional style, what became known as the Family Institute, Cardiff (subsequently Wales), evolved out of conversations and connections between several mental health professionals working in South Wales, UK. Significant among those were Harvey Jones (1934–1983), Consultant Psychiatrist, and Mary Brueton, Psychiatric...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Andersen, T. (1987). The reflecting team: Dialogue and meta-dialogue in clinical work. Family Process, 26, 415–428.
Bateson, G. (1979). Mind and nature. A necessary Unity. New York: Dutton.
Breunlin, D. C., & Cade, B. (1981). Intervening in family systems with observer messages. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 7(4), 453–460.
Burnham, J. (1999). Approach, method, technique: Making distinctions and creating connections. Human Systems: The Journal of Systemic Consultation and Management, 3(1), 3–26.
Cade, B. W., Speed, B., & Seligman, P. M. (1986). Working in teams: The pros and cons. In F. W. Kaslow (Ed.), Supervision and training: Models, dilemmas and challenges. New York: Haworth Press.
Cecchin, G., Ray, W. A., & Lane, G. (1992). Irreverence: A strategy for therapists’ survival. London: Karnac.
Dallos, R., & Draper, R. (2000). An introduction to family therapy. Systemic theory and practice. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Dowling, E., Cade, B., Breunlin, D. C., Frude, N., & Seligman, P. (1982). A retrospective survey of students’ views on a family therapy training program. Journal of Family Therapy, 4(1), 61–72.
Faris, A., & Faris, J. (2016). Complexity and humanitarian crisis in Greece: First hand experience and analysis in Lesvos and Pireaus. Human Systems, 27(3), 187–199. Special edition on migration.
Hardy, W. (2016). Chap 14. Working systemically with families in mind. In N. Evans & B. Hannigan (Eds.), Therapeutic skills for mental health nurses (pp. 181–191). London: Open University Press.
Hardy, W., Cox, B., Faris, J., & Vivian-Byrne, K. (2005). Excuse me, Gianfranco you left this behind…: some ideas and influences. Human Systems: The Journal of Therapy Consultation and Training, 16, 95–104.
Heron, J. (1996). Co-operative inquiry: Research into the human condition. London: SAGE.
Jones, E. (1993). Family systems therapy: Developments in the Milan-systemic therapies. Chichester: Wiley.
Jones, E. (1998). A feminist systemic therapy? In I. Bruna Seu & M. Colleen Heenan (Eds.), Feminism and psychotherapy. Reflections on contemporary theories and practices. London: Sage.
Jones, E. (2011). Highlights. Context, 115, 61–62.
Marshall, J. (1999). Living life as inquiry. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 12(2), 155–171.
Morris, M. & Davies, A. (2018, forthcoming). Being both researcher and subject: Attending to emotion within a collaborative inquiry. In T. Loughran, & D. Mannay (Eds.), Emotion and the researcher: Sites, subjectivities and relationships (Vol. 16). Studies in qualitative methodology (pp. 229–244). Bingley: Emerald.
Morris, M., Hardy, B., Vivian-Byrne, K., & Faris, J. (2014) No fit state – Working on the edge of boundaries. Workshop presentation at the Taos Institute conference, beyond the therapeutic state, University of Drammen, Norway
Pearce, W. B. (2007). Making social worlds. A communication perspective. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing.
Schön, D. A. (1987). Educating the reflective practitioner. New York: Jossey Bass.
Skynner R., & P. (1980, May). Report on Cardiff family institute. AAMFT Newsletter.
Speed, B. (1985). Evaluating the Milan approach. In D. Campbell & R. Draper (Eds.), Applications of systemic family therapy, the Milan approach (pp. 259–271). New York: Academic Press.
Vivian-Byrne, K., & Hunt, J. (2014). Ethical decision making – Social metaphors towards ethical action. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 33(1), 1–15.
Walrond-Skinner, S. (1976). Family therapy the treatment of natural systems. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Walrond-Skinner, S. (2011). Some personal memories of the beginning of family therapy in the UK. Context, 115, 18–20.
Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of practice. Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Wilson, J. (1998). Child-focused practice: A collaborative systemic approach (systemic thinking & practice). London: Karnac.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Section Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Morris, M. (2019). Sefydliad y Teulu ∣ The Family Institute. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_1128
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_1128
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-49423-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-49425-8
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and PsychologyReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences