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October 2018
Speaker: Kathleen Cotter Cauley, MEd, LMFT This presentation will cover theoretical ideas about defining self, moving amidst the triangles, and keeping principles in mind. A case study will be used to illustrate the application of theory in an organization. Members of the public are invited to attend screenings at the Bowen Center for $30/meeting. Register…
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Speaker: Daniel V. Papero, PhD, MSSW Change comes in many forms, and families face almost continuous pressure to adapt to altered circumstances. How families adapt varies from one family to the next. A number of factors appear to interact that influence the effectiveness, efficiency, and overall success of the adaptive effort. View Schedule Register Online
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Following the November Clinical Conference The 2nd International Conference in Hong Kong was a historic meeting that drew attendees from 14 countries and cities, and six continents. The participants spent three days learning more about Bowen theory from presenters from around the world as well as discussing their efforts to make the theory more available…
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The Bowen Center is closed Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day
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Speaker: Stanley Proffitt, BS This discussion will explore the impact that working toward Differentiation of Self can have on one’s leadership effectiveness. Questions for exploration during the discussion include: How does multigenerational family history influence one’s leadership functioning? What leadership advantages can emerge from working on Differentiation of Self in one’s family of origin? How…
Find out moreThe Bowen Center is closed Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 in observance of Thanksgiving
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Speaker: Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW Director of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, Washington, DC John Bowlby and Murray Bowen were contemporaries, each basing their ideas about relationships on clinical observations influenced by evolutionary thinking. Bowlby focused on the interactions between the mother and the infant while Bowen examined the multigenerational…
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Speaker: Carrie E. Collier, PhD, LPC, CRC Excitement and anxiety come with parenthood. Parenthood holds an instinctual concern and adaptation to help, provide for, and secure one’s offspring. The nature and intensity of parent-child relationships varies. The intensity is exacerbated with a history of ongoing unresolved family anxiety. Growth is stunted in the parent and…
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