Institutional Dynamics - The Tavistock Model

Institutional Dynamics - The Tavistock Model

So, why are we still in debt to Isabel Menzies-Lyth?

In the late 1950s, Isabel Menzies- Lyth published a still easily available, journal article called, 'The Functioning of Social Systems as a Defence against Anxiety' and which is subtitled, 'A Report on a study of the Nursing Service of a General Hospital'.

So here already are some keywords which lead to key concepts in this model: Social Systems; Defences and Anxiety all of which we will, over the coming weeks, explore and put into context.