This reissued classic contains material specifically related to work with schools and reflects the major changes in society, in legislation and in the interaction between families and the education system. All contributors have links with the Child and Family Department of the renowned Tavistock Clinic.

Foreword: To the First Edition -- Foreword: To the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Some Implications of the Theoretical Framework -- The Child, the Family and the School -- Taking the Clinic to School -- Joint Interventions with Teachers, Children and Parents in the School Setting -- Parents and Children -- The Teacher's View -- Some Aspects of Consultation to Primary Schools -- Schools as a Target for Change -- Consultation to School Subsystems by a Teacher -- The Children Act 1989 -- Issues for Training