Introduction to Systems Psychodynamics - Consultancy Research and Training

This book provides an introduction to systems psychodynamic theory and its application to organisational consultancy, research and training, outlining systems dynamics methods and their historical and theoretical developments.

List of contents

Introduction: History of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations Part I: "Dawn" Systems 1. The systems contribution 2. The systems psychodynamics approach Part II: Psychoanalytic thinking 3. The psychoanalytic contribution 4. Application of psychoanalytic concepts 5. Working with individuals Part III: Group Dynamics 6. Bion's theory of groups 7. Working with Groups I 8. Working with Groups II 9. The Contribution of Group Relations I 10. The Contribution of Group Relations II 11. Systems Psychodynamics and Organisational Consultancy 12. Defences against Anxiety Part IV: Socio-technical Systems 13. Socio-technical Systems 14. Socio-technical Systems in the 21st Century 15. Summary of Volume I

About the author

David Lawlor, Professional Partner, Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, specialising in research and consultancy practice; co-director, Organisational Consultancy: Working with the Dynamics; Visiting Lecturer, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust; Group Relations consultant; Formerly, Head, Social Work Discipline, Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust; Principal Consultant, Tavistock Consultancy.
Mannie Sher, Principal Social Scientist, Tavistock Institute of Human Relations; Formerly, Director, Group Relations Programme; Formerly, Board Member, International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organisations (ISPSO); Author, The Dynamics of Change: Tavistock Approaches to Improving Social Systems (2013); Editor, Dynamics at Boardroom Level: A Tavistock Primer for Leaders, Coaches and Consultants.

Summary

This book provides an introduction to systems psychodynamic theory and its application to organisational consultancy, research and training, outlining systems dynamics methods and their historical and theoretical developments.

Product details

• Authors: David Lawlor, David Sher Lawlor, Lawlor David, Mannie Sher, Sher Mannie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781032020174
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3202017-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy, Organizational theory & behaviour, Occupational and industrial psychology, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Organizational theory and behaviour, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis