What is it about?
This is a summary and a critique of systems theory as addressing the issue of violence in couples and families. It offers an alternative to a purist systemic approach, introducing ideas deriving from the social constructivism philosophy.
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Why is it important?
It is a credible critique of systems theory and offers an alternative philosophical solution to problem of application of social systems theory to mental health services.
Perspectives
This is a ground breaking work on relational treatment philosophies and the issue of violence in couples and families.
University of Missouri Curators' Distinguished Professor Robert Rocco Cottone
University of Missouri St. Louis
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This page is a summary of: The Systemic View of Violence: An Ethical Perspective, Family Process, March 1998, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1998.00051.x.
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