August 2020, Issue No. 170, ISSN 0969-1936 Issue Editor: Ged Smith General Editor: Brian Cade, 11 Beresford House, Shepherds Way, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2EX Email:
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Contents
Editorial Ged Smith
Ways of working during the COVID-19 crisis Sarah Helps, Conny Kerman and Carol Halliwell
T e good enough family therapist: We may choose to be family therapists but
not necessarily in circumstances of our choosing Amy Urry
T e Dillington conference – family therapy learning jewel in the South West Richard Clarke
Exploring human and societal connection to the climate crisis through the
lens of systemic theory Beki Brain
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“Systemic suitcases, storms and smooth sailing”: Some of my experiences of
supervising a family therapy team in a CAMHS disability service Rachel Ames
Groups in family therapy Ged Smith and Richard Curtis
T e situation is hopeless but not serious: A tribute to Steve Bennet Gary Robinson
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