Beyond the impasse? Systemic consultation and understanding complex cases.

Background: Systemic consultation provides an opportunity for clinicians working with complex cases and behaviours of concern to reflect on interpersonal dynamics that may be inhibiting change. This approach to case review is drawn from systemic family therapy, a model that is gaining some acceptance within the field of intellectual disability.

Method: Thematic analysis was used to explore the experience of eleven clinicians attending systemic consultation.