This books sets out the theoretical underpinnings of self-research and outlines examples of the methodology in different contexts.

Ian Law is a qualified social worker and has a PhD in Critical Psychology. He has practiced as a psychotherapist for over 20 years and has lived, worked and taught in Australia, the UK, Canada and the USA. He was inaugural editor of GECKO: a journal of deconstruction and narrative therapies. He is also a referee for the British Journal of Psychotherapy and is on the editorial board of the Annual Review of Critical Psychology. Currently Ian lives in Melbourne, Australia where he works in senior management as General Manager of Client Service at Relationships Australia Victoria, a professional counselling and dispute resolution service.

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Theorising the self: Poststructuralism, Critical Theory and the Problem of Subjectivity. 2. Family Therapy as a Potential Disciplinary Site for the Practice of Self Research. 3. A Discursive Approach to Family Therapy. 4. A Discursive Approach to Research. 5. The Methodology of Self Research: Intersecting Research and Therapy. 6. Elements of Practice: ADD, addictions and the DSM. 7. Self Research: An Illustration. 8. Reflexivity and a Critical Analysis of Self Research. Bibliography