Wanderings and Crossroads

Wanderings and Crossroads: Touch and Participation in Psychiatry and Other Peace Work is made up of three unfinished manuscripts that Andersen was working on at the time of his death, deftly and expertly brought together by the volume editors, and published here in English for the first time. Tom Andersen continues to have a huge influence on the systemic and family therapy field, and on mental health professions more broadly. This unique volume follows on from Andersen's previous work with his renowned team in Tromsø, presenting the vital work they conducted. This book offers Andersen's personal history and his development as a doctor and psychiatrist, in his own words, offering a theoretical, practical and autoethnographic insight into this pioneering figure. This book invites readers into the practical and conceptual world of Tom Andersen and will be of interest to those involved in individual, family, group and network therapy and counselling.

Tom Andersen was Professor of Social Psychiatry at the Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway, and was the pioneer of reflective processes in therapeutic practices. Magnus Hald is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at the Medication Free Treatment Unit, University Hospital of North Norway. Bengt Karlsson is a Professor Emeritus at the University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway. Rolf Sundet is a Professor Emeritus at the University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway.

Series editors' foreword Foreword by Harlene Anderson's Foreword Introduction An introduction to the book's content and context Part 1: Professional and historical walks 1. Tom Andersen: lived life, democracy and contexts 2. Historical walks Part 2: Professional crossroads 3. The first experiments and steps 4. The next experiments and steps 5. About reflective teams and processes Part 3: The place and importance of language 6. The power of words - yes, the power of expressions 7. The meanings of expressions in treatment and research Part 4: Descriptions from different practices 8. Descriptions of collaborating practices with patients, families and networks 9. Four practices where language and conversations are central 10. Shared context, shared history and shared culture - practices in the North Calotte