Review

Observing Children and Families: Beyond the Surface

By Gill Butler (Critical Publishing, £13.60)

Observation is superficially straightforward. Yet all too often, researchers have found, the personality and preoccupations of the observer are projected onto the child. This book is designed to help practitioners shed those conceptions. Developmental psychology and psychoanalytic thinking are brought together with case studies to help practitioners make sense of what observation should be. A range of approaches are covered, along with rating scales and key skills needed for practitioners to observe well.

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