Abstract
Objective: To describe the use of the family approach in primary health care. Details of the case: This is a case report developed within the scope of an ESF (Family Health Strategy) of a municipality in Minas Gerais, on the use of own tools for the Family Approach: Genogram, FIRO, PRACTICE, Cycle of Life and Ecomap. Interviewed A.F.S., 53, healthy, married, unemployed and father of four children, the second Autistic, the fourth carrier of Down Syndrome and a depressive wife. In the application of the tools, it is noted that this is the ninth child of a couple whose mother is healthy and the father is hypertensive. Despite the difficulties found in family relationships, especially with the son, he has a lot of comfort in religion. Final considerations: The family is characterized by a set of beliefs, values and norms, being essential that the health professional understands it as an element of diagnostic and therapeutic practice. Its approach during medical care in primary care is a fundamental aspect in the understanding of the individual as a whole. Family Study allows understanding the family dynamics, proposing solutions that are more applicable to reality, however, more studies of these tools and more adherence by family and community doctors are needed.