Psychoanalytic theories for social work practice / Psychoanalytic research and its relevance for social work practice / Racist states of mind: an attack on thinking and curiosity / Observation in social work practice / 'Thinking in and out of the frame' : applying systemic ideas to social work with children / Individual brief psychotherapy with sexually abused girls and parallel support work with parents and carers / Double deprivation / Psychoanalytic perspectives on emotional problems facing parents of children with learning disabilities / The court, the couple and the consultant : is there room for a third position? / Dangerous cocktails : drugs and alcohol within the family / Working with borderline personality disorder / Working with families who see help as the problem / Re-enactment as an unwitting professional response to family dynamics / Who cares for the carers : work with refugees / The containing function of supervision in working with abuse