About the Journal

Human Systems: The Journal of Systemic Consultation and Management was the journal of the Kensington Consultation Centre (KCC), London and the Leeds Family Therapy Research Centre (LFTRC). It published papers on systemic social constructionist practice theory arising out of therapy, supervision, training and organisational development. Papers in the journal were written by major international contributors as well as staff and students from KCC. The journal ran from 1990 to 2012. The founding editor was Professor Peter Stratton who remained lead editor until the final issue of the journal in 2012. In 2009, the journal changed its name to Human Systems: Journal of Therapy, Consultation & Training and was co-hosted by LFTRC, KCC and Anthropos, Athens. 

Human Systems: The Journal of Systemic Consultation and Management produced cutting edge papers that took the systemic field into a new theoretical and practice era. During these years, the journal led a paradigm shift in the linguistic turn which critically developed theory and practice which took into account how human systems were not simply behavioural systems but influenced by discourses and the ideas and stories available to them. Cybernetics, social construction, open dialogue, collaborative dialogue, narrative, and appreciative inquiry approaches were all developed through this journal. The Coordinated Management of Meaning ran like a red thread through many of the papers connecting different theories, practices and subjects.

KCC was founded by Dr Peter Lang and Martin Little in 1986 as a training institute for therapists working with individuals, couples, families and for organisational consultants working with teams, institutions, communities and governments. Following the demise of KCC in 2010, the journal continued and the community has continued to flourish. The Friends of KCC and Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice are two examples of where the reach and influence of KCC continue alongside many other initiatives led by graduates of the Kensington Consultation Centre .