Ten Minutes for the Family

Eia Asen is Clinical Director and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Marlborough Family Service. He is also a family therapist of international renown.Dave Tomson is a GP on Tyneside with a background in family work, education, learning and service development. He has had lecturer posts at both local universities and is now a freelance consultant in the development of patient centred primary care.Venetis Young is a GP in Penrith, Cumbria and a Family Therapists at the Psychotherapy department in Carlisle. As GP Mental Health Lead for Eden Valley PCT she is involved in service redesign and mental health training for primary care and community staff.Peter Tomson is a retired GP, previously Honorary Senior Lecturer at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, a member of one of Michael Balint's original groups and a pioneer of introducing systemic practices into primary care.

• 1. Systematic Practice in a Changing World 2. Ingredients of the Systemic Approach 3. The Evolution of Systemic Work 4. Questioning and Reflecting on the Agenda 5. The Family Within Us—Genograms 5. The Family within us - Genograms 6. Not Going Round in Circles 7. Family Transitions 8. Assessing, Reflecting and Connecting 9. Working with Couples 10. Dancing with the Family 11. The Family in Crisis 12. Roots, Trunk, Shoots, Fruits and Seeds - Putting it all Together

'a must have book in every primary care setting.' -Primary Care Mental Health