A head of a deprived primary school finds the stress of his job overwhelming. Two visits from a Tavistock consultant result in his taking six months sick leave. The programme explores how the school manages. 30th November Baby Damian and toddler Ben give the Tavistock the opportunity to observe the beginnings of the personality. Issues of rivalry, conflict and parental love are explored with clinicians trained in family therapy.
Many families find it impossible to come to terms with bereavement.
A couple who are mourning their son's death in a road accident, three years before, discuss their bereavement and their adjustment to life without their son. A BBC series book which accompanies the series, is also available. In the book, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and family therapists drawn from across the Tavistock Clinic explore the power of the mind and the full range and importance of the ideas which underpin therapy. The book is edited by David Taylor, and written with Margaret Rustin, Caroline Garland, Robin Anderson, Jon Stokes, Jenny Altschuler, Sara Barratt, Rachael Davenhill, Shirley and Mando Meleagrou-Dixon. The book is priced at 14.95.