This is a comprehensive and up to date introduction to the theory and practice of systemic family therapy, offering an overview of the core conceptual framework, illustrated throughout by lively examples drawn from clinical practice. The book has been carefully designed as a teaching tool, and includes a set of resources which can be used by individual readers or as part of teaching workshops. This new edition has been comprehensively updated throughout. Key additions and changes include: more on the evidence base for the effectiveness of family therapy, a stronger focus on attachment and psychodynamic perspectives, an entirely new chapter on systemic formulation, and an entirely new chapter on practice development 2000-2004.