Speaker: John J. Engels President, Leadership Coaching Inc., Rochester, New York Beliefs about leadership govern every leader’s decisions and behavior. Some beliefs about leadership are closely aligned with reality. Others — including many widely accepted as “true” — are influenced more by emotional process and the imagination. This presentation will help leaders distinguish reality-based from emotionally-driven beliefs in an effort to maximize credibility and competence. This lecture was recorded live on March 14, 2013.

Speaker: John J. Engels President, Leadership Coaching Inc., Rochester, New York Beliefs about leadership govern every leader’s decisions and behavior. Some beliefs about leadership are closely aligned with reality. Others — including many widely accepted as “true” — are influenced more by emotional process and the imagination. This presentation will help leaders distinguish reality-based from emotionally-driven beliefs in an effort to maximize credibility and competence. This lecture was recorded live on March 14, 2013.

Facts and Beliefs About Leadership

Speaker: Kelly Lambert, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA The transformation that accompanies the onset of motherhood and fatherhood in mammals is remarkable. Based on research with rodent and primate models, Dr. Lambert will discuss the neurobiological and behavioral aspects of these transformations. Her findings suggest that the transition from an animal focused on self-preservation to one that is responsive to the needs of other animals represents a significant transition in both neural and behavioral systems that enable parents to meet the many challenges associated with raising offspring. This lecture was recorded live on January 9, 2014.

Speaker: Kelly Lambert, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA The transformation that accompanies the onset of motherhood and fatherhood in mammals is remarkable. Based on research with rodent and primate models, Dr. Lambert will discuss the neurobiological and behavioral aspects of these transformations. Her findings suggest that the transition from an animal focused on self-preservation to one that is responsive to the needs of other animals represents a significant transition in both neural and behavioral systems that enable parents to meet the many challenges associated with raising offspring. This lecture was recorded live on January 9, 2014.

The Parental Brain: Transformations and Adaptations

Speaker: Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LCSW Faculty Member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, Washington, DC Like families, organizations have an emotional side to them that is predictable. In today’s anxious world, filled with stressed people and anxious organizations, systems ideas can help a leader understand the terrain of leadership, the forces at work within that terrain and provide some guidance for managing oneself effectively as a leader and a follower. This talk explores the implications of Bowen theory for organizational leadership. This lecture was recorded live on June 6, 2019. Can’t attend the lectures in DC? The lecture and discussion are streamed on our Facebook page. (Please note that if you participate in the discussion portion, your questions/comments will be streamed during the live broadcast, as well as recorded and saved onto Facebook.) Livestreamed recordings will be saved on the Bowen Center’s Facebook page to view.

Speaker: <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/daniel-papero/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LCSW</a> Faculty Member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, Washington, DC Like families, organizations have an emotional side to them that is predictable. In today’s anxious world, filled with stressed people and anxious organizations, systems ideas can help a leader understand the terrain of leadership, the forces at work within that terrain and provide some guidance for managing oneself effectively as a leader and a follower. This talk explores the implications of Bowen theory for organizational leadership. This lecture was recorded live on June 6, 2019. Can’t attend the lectures in DC? The lecture and discussion are streamed on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebowencenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page. (Please note that if you participate in the discussion portion, your questions/comments will be streamed during the live broadcast, as well as recorded and saved onto Facebook.) Livestreamed recordings will be saved on the Bowen Center’s Facebook page to view.

Systems Thinking and Leadership

Speaker: Sam Pappas, MD Private Practice, Tysons Corner, VA The Mediterranean diet has received wide acclaim for the many positive health effects it exerts. Adherence to this traditional diet has been shown to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment, dementia and neurodegenerative diseases overall. This talk will explore the multiple benefits a Mediterranean diet and lifestyle has on mood, cognitive function and overall brain health. This lecture was recorded live on May 2, 2019. Can’t attend the lectures in DC? The lecture and discussion are streamed on our Facebook page. (Please note that if you participate in the discussion portion, your questions/comments will be streamed during the live broadcast, as well as recorded and saved onto Facebook.) Livestreamed recordings will be saved on the Bowen Center’s Facebook page to view.

Speaker: Sam Pappas, MD Private Practice, Tysons Corner, VA The Mediterranean diet has received wide acclaim for the many positive health effects it exerts. Adherence to this traditional diet has been shown to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment, dementia and neurodegenerative diseases overall. This talk will explore the multiple benefits a Mediterranean diet and lifestyle has on mood, cognitive function and overall brain health. This lecture was recorded live on May 2, 2019. Can’t attend the lectures in DC? The lecture and discussion are streamed on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebowencenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page. (Please note that if you participate in the discussion portion, your questions/comments will be streamed during the live broadcast, as well as recorded and saved onto Facebook.) Livestreamed recordings will be saved on the Bowen Center’s Facebook page to view.

The Brain, Food and the Family

Speaker: Dr. Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH, FAAFP Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA A family medicine physician and public health doctor who has engaged in teaching, research and advocacy for over 30 years, Dr. Sarfaty will describe her research using this background to show how climate change has affected her view of health care over the years. Her work and research were the impetus for founding the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health in 2016. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of options for advocacy. This lecture was recorded live on October 3, 2019. Can’t attend the lectures in DC? The lecture and discussion are streamed on our Facebook page. (Please note that if you participate in the discussion portion, your questions/comments will be streamed during the live broadcast, as well as recorded and saved onto Facebook.) Livestreamed recordings will be saved on the Bowen Center’s Facebook page to view.

Speaker: Dr. Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH, FAAFP Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA A family medicine physician and public health doctor who has engaged in teaching, research and advocacy for over 30 years, Dr. Sarfaty will describe her research using this background to show how climate change has affected her view of health care over the years. Her work and research were the impetus for founding the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health in 2016. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of options for advocacy. This lecture was recorded live on October 3, 2019. Can’t attend the lectures in DC? The lecture and discussion are streamed on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebowencenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page. (Please note that if you participate in the discussion portion, your questions/comments will be streamed during the live broadcast, as well as recorded and saved onto Facebook.) Livestreamed recordings will be saved on the Bowen Center’s Facebook page to view.

A Physician’s Response to Climate Change

How much energy and attention does a family require of its members to sustain stability? How much room does the family allow for its members to pursue their individual interests and directions over time? This presentation explores variation in goal direction and its impact on the functioning of the nuclear family by examining the findings of a longitudinal family study. Phillip Klever, MSW maintains a private practice in Kansas City, MO. This lecture was recorded live on January 17, 2019.

How much energy and attention does a family require of its members to sustain stability? How much room does the family allow for its members to pursue their individual interests and directions over time? This presentation explores variation in goal direction and its impact on the functioning of the nuclear family by examining the findings of a longitudinal family study. Phillip Klever, MSW maintains a private practice in Kansas City, MO. This lecture was recorded live on January 17, 2019.

Goal Direction and Family Functioning

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 family system. This evening will highlight the parallels and differences in their ideas. Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW is the Director of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live on December 13, 2018.

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 family system. This evening will highlight the parallels and differences in their ideas. Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW is the Director of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live on December 13, 2018.

What Are the Differences Between Attachment Theory and Family Systems Theory?

Robert Felton will describe how he attempted to use Bowen Theory as a Supervisor of Special Education in a major school system where individual thinking was pervasive. The process for defining a child’s problem for special education services was based on a medical model which tended to increase anxiety in the system and child focus. Mr. Felton will address his ability to manage self using principles of Bowen Theory in working with the triangles as the system focused on the symptomatic child, parents and educational institution. Robert Felton, MEd is an educational consultant located in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live on October 4, 2018.

Robert Felton will describe how he attempted to use Bowen Theory as a Supervisor of Special Education in a major school system where individual thinking was pervasive. The process for defining a child’s problem for special education services was based on a medical model which tended to increase anxiety in the system and child focus. Mr. Felton will address his ability to manage self using principles of Bowen Theory in working with the triangles as the system focused on the symptomatic child, parents and educational institution. Robert Felton, MEd is an educational consultant located in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live on October 4, 2018.

The Special Education Process: Trying to Apply Bowen Theory Surrounded by ‘Individual Thinking’

Dr. Murray Bowen stated: “The degree of unresolved emotional attachment to the parents is equivalent to the degree of undifferentiation that must somehow be handled in a person’s own life and in future generations” (Bowen, 1978, p. 382). He observed that all people have some degree of unresolved emotional attachment from their parents. These emotional attachments in the parental triangle formed at birth are initially necessary for survival. In the process of growing up and moving toward increasing independence, individuals come up against degrees of unresolved emotional attachment, or as Bowen sometimes described it, emotional dependencies. This presentation describes one person’s effort over time to apply Bowen Family Systems Theory to resolve degrees of unresolved emotional attachment in the parental triangle. Selden Dunbar Illick, LCSW is a Bowen family systems consultant. This lecture was recorded live in Washington, DC on June 7, 2018.

Dr. Murray Bowen stated: “The degree of unresolved emotional attachment to the parents is equivalent to the degree of undifferentiation that must somehow be handled in a person’s own life and in future generations” (Bowen, 1978, p. 382). He observed that all people have some degree of unresolved emotional attachment from their parents. These emotional attachments in the parental triangle formed at birth are initially necessary for survival. In the process of growing up and moving toward increasing independence, individuals come up against degrees of unresolved emotional attachment, or as Bowen sometimes described it, emotional dependencies. This presentation describes one person’s effort over time to apply Bowen Family Systems Theory to resolve degrees of unresolved emotional attachment in the parental triangle. Selden Dunbar Illick, LCSW is a Bowen family systems consultant. This lecture was recorded live in Washington, DC on June 7, 2018.

Application of Theory: Toward Resolving Degrees of Unresolved Emotional Attachment

Dr. Ruff was both a partner in life through marriage and in research with Candace B. Pert, PhD., with their discovery of Peptide-T which controlled the pain and extended thousands of lives in the treatment of the HIV virus. This discovery opened the door to a non-opioid treatment for pain. Dr. Pert contributed to the founding of the field of MindBody (her term) medicine in the mid-1980’s. Her sudden death in September 2013 created a whirlpool of reactivity in the family and their business requiring significant changes for Dr. Ruff in the last 5 years. These included a successful court action to give credit to Dr. Pert for her discoveries and his creation of a new business, Creative Bio-Peptides, Inc. Michael R. Ruff, PhD is the CEO and President of Creative Bio-Peptides, Inc. This lecture was recorded live in Washington, DC on May 17, 2018.

Dr. Ruff was both a partner in life through marriage and in research with Candace B. Pert, PhD., with their discovery of Peptide-T which controlled the pain and extended thousands of lives in the treatment of the HIV virus. This discovery opened the door to a non-opioid treatment for pain. Dr. Pert contributed to the founding of the field of MindBody (her term) medicine in the mid-1980’s. Her sudden death in September 2013 created a whirlpool of reactivity in the family and their business requiring significant changes for Dr. Ruff in the last 5 years. These included a successful court action to give credit to Dr. Pert for her discoveries and his creation of a new business, Creative Bio-Peptides, Inc. Michael R. Ruff, PhD is the CEO and President of Creative Bio-Peptides, Inc. This lecture was recorded live in Washington, DC on May 17, 2018.

A Partnership, a Marriage, the Search for Cures and How Bowen Theory Helped Chart the Course

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The development of higher cortical systems involved in the ability to manage self is embedded in the relationship circuitry of the family. The differentiation of the intellectual system and its relationship to the family will be discussed in its developmental and evolutionary contexts. Robert J. Noone, PhD is co-founder of the Center for Family Consultation and serves as a faculty member at The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 12, 2017.  *Please note that there were some technical difficulties in this recording of this presentation. At about 48:45 there is a period of silence where we switched to a back up recorder. 

The development of higher cortical systems involved in the ability to manage self is embedded in the relationship circuitry of the family. The differentiation of the intellectual system and its relationship to the family will be discussed in its developmental and evolutionary contexts. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/robert-noone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert J. Noone, PhD</a> is co-founder of the <a href="https://www.thecenterforfamilyconsultation.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Family Consultation</a> and serves as a faculty member at The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 12, 2017. *Please note that there were some technical difficulties in this recording of this presentation. At about 48:45 there is a period of silence where we switched to a back up recorder.

Family and the Differentiation of the Intellectual System

Defining a self in one’s family is a foundation for raising one’s level of differentiation. To be robust, this work includes defining or differentiating a self not only in one’s family but also within one’s profession, work system, and within the community and larger society. In this presentation Dr. Peter Titelman will focus on defining a self in a significant professional relationship and his effort to define a self in two societal arenas: the Civil Rights Movement and the Palestinian/Israeli quagmire. Peter Titelman, PhD has a private practice in Northampton, MA. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on May 7, 2015.

Defining a self in one’s family is a foundation for raising one’s level of differentiation. To be robust, this work includes defining or <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/theory/eight-concepts/#tab-4f7b2aebb1403c631ff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">differentiating a self</a> not only in one’s family but also within one’s profession, work system, and within the community and larger society. In this presentation Dr. Peter Titelman will focus on defining a self in a significant professional relationship and his effort to define a self in two societal arenas: the Civil Rights Movement and the Palestinian/Israeli quagmire. Peter Titelman, PhD has a private practice in Northampton, MA. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on May 7, 2015.

Defining Self in Family, Profession, and Society

Dr. Bowen defined eight concepts, two main variables, two counterbalancing life forces, numerous subvariables and one key assumption that make up the structure of Bowen theory. Randall T. Frost will examine how the parts fit together to make a coherent whole and how developments in the life sciences — such as research on the stress response and epigenetics — fit into the structure of the theory. Randall T. Frost, MDiv is the Director of Training and Research at Living Systems, a pastoral counseling center in Vancouver, BC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 12, 2012.

Dr. Bowen defined eight concepts, two main variables, two counterbalancing life forces, numerous subvariables and one key assumption that make up the structure of Bowen theory. Randall T. Frost will examine how the parts fit together to make a coherent whole and how developments in the life sciences — such as research on the stress response and epigenetics — fit into the structure of the theory. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/randall-frost/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Randall T. Frost, MDiv</a> is the Director of Training and Research at <a href="http://www.livingsystems.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Living Systems</a>, a pastoral counseling center in Vancouver, BC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 12, 2012.

The Structure of Bowen Theory

Can Bowen theory give us a way to understand the enormous complexity of societal events that we observe or experience personally? Are these events, which have occurred throughout human history, enhanced through media bombardment? This presentation will apply concepts from Bowen theory such as differentiation, triangles, projection process, reciprocal functioning, and cutoff to a number of turning points in history in an attempt to develop a model for analyzing and understanding these events. Presentation Slides Katharine G. Baker, PhD has a private practice in Northampton, MA. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on March 10, 2016.

Can Bowen theory give us a way to understand the enormous complexity of societal events that we observe or experience personally? Are these events, which have occurred throughout human history, enhanced through media bombardment? This presentation will apply concepts from Bowen theory such as <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/theory/eight-concepts/#tab-4f7b2aebb1403c631ff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">differentiation</a>, <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/theory/eight-concepts/#tab-98fe8e1dbe3909b7eff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triangles</a>, <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/theory/eight-concepts/#tab-241810195aa4d0a74df" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">projection process</a>, reciprocal functioning, and <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/theory/eight-concepts/#tab-36653792ac8f227231b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cutoff</a> to a number of turning points in history in an attempt to develop a model for analyzing and understanding these events. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Baker.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Presentation Slides</a> Katharine G. Baker, PhD has a private practice in Northampton, MA. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on March 10, 2016.

Emotional Process in Society

The family emotional system presents the combination of emotion and relationship. Emotion provides the energy and relationships provide the arena for the expression of emotion in behavior. The combination produces the dynamic ebb and flow of family life across time. Family emotional process lies at the heart of the family, an ever-present phenomenon shaping, shifting, and guiding the response of individuals and the family unit to the challenges of daily living. Dr. Daniel V. Papero will describe family emotional process more fully, attempting to define more clearly what it is and how it works. Daniel V. Papero, PhD, MSSW serves as a faculty member at The Bowen Center and maintains his consulting practice in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on September 26, 2013. 

The <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/theory/eight-concepts/#tab-1c31b68d768e91aa1b0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">family emotional system</a> presents the combination of emotion and relationship. Emotion provides the energy and relationships provide the arena for the expression of emotion in behavior. The combination produces the dynamic ebb and flow of family life across time. Family emotional process lies at the heart of the family, an ever-present phenomenon shaping, shifting, and guiding the response of individuals and the family unit to the challenges of daily living. Dr. Daniel V. Papero will describe family emotional process more fully, attempting to define more clearly what it is and how it works. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/daniel-papero/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel V. Papero, PhD, MSSW</a> serves as a faculty member at The Bowen Center and maintains his consulting practice in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on September 26, 2013.

What is Family Emotional Process?

The multi-faceted concept of differentiation of self includes numerous variables which, taken together, describe variation in lifestyle of individuals and families. This presentation will review and evaluate some of the ways in which the concept has been operationalized for purposes of family research. Other concepts such as resilience, coping, adaptation, and self-esteem will also be examined for their possible relevance to research on differentiation of self. Randall Frost, MDiv is a family therapist and pastoral counsellor; the Director of Training and Research at Living Systems in Vancouver, BC, and a Faculty Member at the Bowen Center in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 11, 2018. 

The multi-faceted concept of differentiation of self includes numerous variables which, taken together, describe variation in lifestyle of individuals and families. This presentation will review and evaluate some of the ways in which the concept has been operationalized for purposes of family research. Other concepts such as resilience, coping, adaptation, and self-esteem will also be examined for their possible relevance to research on differentiation of self. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/randall-frost/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Randall Frost, MDiv</a> is a family therapist and pastoral counsellor; the Director of Training and Research at Living Systems in Vancouver, BC, and a Faculty Member at the Bowen Center in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 11, 2018.

Operationalizing the Concept of Differentiation of Self for Family Research

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders and result in considerable impairment across many areas of functioning. Dr. Bruce N. Cuthbert will present a perspective on studying emotions, particularly anxiety, empirically. This view will be exemplified by recent findings comparing emotional responses in patients with differing primary diagnoses of anxiety. Patients with greater levels of chronicity consistently show diminished fear. This apparently counter-intuitive finding will be discussed in the context of the new NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project. Bruce N. Cuthbert, PhD is the director of The National Institute of Mental Healths Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) unit. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on April 7, 2011.

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders and result in considerable impairment across many areas of functioning. Dr. Bruce N. Cuthbert will present a perspective on studying emotions, particularly anxiety, empirically. This view will be exemplified by recent findings comparing emotional responses in patients with differing primary diagnoses of anxiety. Patients with greater levels of chronicity consistently show diminished fear. This apparently counter-intuitive finding will be discussed in the context of the new NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project. Bruce N. Cuthbert, PhD is the director of The National Institute of Mental Healths Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) unit. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on April 7, 2011.

Anxiety Disorders: What is the Emotion and What is Disordered?

Twenty-eight years of leadership in the Episcopal Church has provided an opportunity to think about and practice leadership principles. Bishop Stacy F. Sauls says he may have learned a thing or two, some painfully, about the relationships among responsibility, authority and power; the destructiveness of secrets; and the supreme importance of the moment of asking whether you, the leader, might be the one who is crazy. The Rt. Rev. Stacy F. Sauls is the Chief Executive Officer at Love Must Act in New York, NY. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on March 9, 2017. 

Twenty-eight years of leadership in the Episcopal Church has provided an opportunity to think about and practice leadership principles. Bishop Stacy F. Sauls says he may have learned a thing or two, some painfully, about the relationships among responsibility, authority and power; the destructiveness of secrets; and the supreme importance of the moment of asking whether you, the leader, might be the one who is crazy. The Rt. Rev. Stacy F. Sauls is the Chief Executive Officer at Love Must Act in New York, NY. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on March 9, 2017.

Now I Know Why Bishops Only Move Diagonally: Systems Leadership Lessons from the Church

Rabbi Edwin Friedman was a colleague and student of Murray Bowen’s family systems theory. As a dynamic speaker and brilliant thinker, he applied systems theory to the lives of clergy and the work of congregational life. Although he adopted some of Bowen’s concepts taken from natural systems, he added his own ideas in distinctive ways. The two speakers will address their different perspectives about their similarities and differences in their ideas. Slides for Dr. Jeunnette’s talk Slides for Dr. McKnight’s talk Carol P. Jeunnette, MDiv, PhD, Lutheran minister and a leader in the Voyageurs clergy group, and Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW, Director of The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on February 1, 2018. 

Rabbi Edwin Friedman was a colleague and student of Murray Bowen’s family systems theory. As a dynamic speaker and brilliant thinker, he applied systems theory to the lives of clergy and the work of congregational life. Although he adopted some of Bowen’s concepts taken from natural systems, he added his own ideas in distinctive ways. The two speakers will address their different perspectives about their similarities and differences in their ideas. <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/bowenmultimedia/documents/The+Rabbi+and+Bowen+Theory.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slides for Dr. Jeunnette’s talk</a> <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/bowenmultimedia/documents/Bowen+and+Friedman.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slides for Dr. McKnight’s talk</a> <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/about/board/advisory-board/#jeunnette" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carol P. Jeunnette, MDiv, PhD</a>, Lutheran minister and a leader in the Voyageurs clergy group, and <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/anne-mcknight/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW</a>, Director of The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on February 1, 2018.

Bowen and Friedman: Two Systems Thinkers

Murray Bowen

One of Dr. Murray Bowen’s challenges in developing a science of human behavior was to seek effective ways to engage people to think theoretically about social systems. What difference would learning family systems theory make in their lives? Ms. Andrea Schara is affiliated with Leaders for Tomorrow, where she was founder and president and began the Oral History Project. She will present the scope of this ongoing project to date and its effectiveness in documenting the many ways people have used Bowen theory and benefitted through efforts to define a self. Andrea Schara, LCSWA has a private practice in Darien, CT and Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on October 8, 2015.

One of Dr. Murray Bowen’s challenges in developing a science of human behavior was to seek effective ways to engage people to think theoretically about social systems. What difference would learning family systems theory make in their lives? Ms. Andrea Schara is affiliated with Leaders for Tomorrow, where she was founder and president and began the Oral History Project. She will present the scope of this ongoing project to date and its effectiveness in documenting the many ways people have used Bowen theory and benefitted through efforts to define a self. Andrea Schara, LCSWA has a private practice in Darien, CT and Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on October 8, 2015.

The Many Ways that Murray Bowen Influenced People to Think Systems

Resilience

Most people recognize resilience when they see it — the ability to “bounce back” from adversity or hardship. Is resilience “hardwired” into a person or is it a relationship process? What factors increase resilience in a person or a family? This presentation will pose some questions about the research on resilience over the last thirty to forty years and suggest new ways of thinking about resilience in a person and in a family in light of Bowen theory. Louise Rauseo, MS, RN has a private practice in Annapolis, MD and at the US-Mexico border. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on September 29, 2011.

Most people recognize resilience when they see it — the ability to “bounce back” from adversity or hardship. Is resilience “hardwired” into a person or is it a relationship process? What factors increase resilience in a person or a family? This presentation will pose some questions about the research on resilience over the last thirty to forty years and suggest new ways of thinking about resilience in a person and in a family in light of Bowen theory. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/louise-rauseo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louise Rauseo, MS, RN</a> has a private practice in Annapolis, MD and at the US-Mexico border. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on September 29, 2011.

What is Resilience?

This talk will address the predominant theories of grief work in Western culture and in the world of grief therapy as well as the new research on bereavement based on the concept of resilience. These ideas will be contrasted with those in family systems theory in which the level of differentiation across generations is the framework for understanding a family’s response to the death of a loved one. The emotional shock wave – or the aftershocks in a family to a death – will be illustrated through a case study. Anne S. McKnight, EdD serves as the director of The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on December 10, 2015.

This talk will address the predominant theories of grief work in Western culture and in the world of grief therapy as well as the new research on bereavement based on the concept of resilience. These ideas will be contrasted with those in family systems theory in which the level of differentiation across generations is the framework for understanding a family’s response to the death of a loved one. The emotional shock wave – or the aftershocks in a family to a death – will be illustrated through a case study. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/anne-mcknight/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anne S. McKnight, EdD</a> serves as the director of The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on December 10, 2015.

A Family’s Reaction to Death: What Difference Does a Family Systems View Offer?

Dr. Anne S. McKnight will discuss addiction as an outcome of an emotional process through which family anxiety is both generated and managed. She will address the reciprocal interactions of the family that lead to the progression of the addiction as well as the anxiety that is unleashed when an addicted member stops using drugs or alcohol. Some ideas about the multigenerational nature of addiction will be explored. Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW serves as the director of The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on May 10, 2012.

Dr. Anne S. McKnight will discuss addiction as an outcome of an emotional process through which family anxiety is both generated and managed. She will address the reciprocal interactions of the family that lead to the progression of the addiction as well as the anxiety that is unleashed when an addicted member stops using drugs or alcohol. Some ideas about the multigenerational nature of addiction will be explored. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/anne-mcknight/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW</a> serves as the director of The Bowen Center. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on May 10, 2012.

Anxiety, Addiction, and the Family

Like a small rowboat in a big ocean, parenting an adolescent can leave adults feeling like they are far from safe harbor with no oars. Spend any time on Facebook and a parent will encounter advice, cajoling, and even criticism about how to parent. Carpool lines and soccer field sidelines are full of stories of how parents navigate the challenges of raising children. Through case study presentations and conversations with parents, grandparents, and educators (and anyone else who encounters adolescents on the loose), one can develop ways to think about their responsibilities to youth in their teen years for navigating the waters of this stage of human development. Amie Post, MA, LCMFT is the Executive/Clinical Director of the Family Crisis Center in Baltimore County, MD and the Administrator and Faculty Member at the Bowen Center, Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on December 7, 2017. 

Like a small rowboat in a big ocean, parenting an adolescent can leave adults feeling like they are far from safe harbor with no oars. Spend any time on Facebook and a parent will encounter advice, cajoling, and even criticism about how to parent. Carpool lines and soccer field sidelines are full of stories of how parents navigate the challenges of raising children. Through case study presentations and conversations with parents, grandparents, and educators (and anyone else who encounters adolescents on the loose), one can develop ways to think about their responsibilities to youth in their teen years for navigating the waters of this stage of human development. <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/amie-post/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amie Post, MA, LCMFT</a> is the Executive/Clinical Director of the Family Crisis Center in Baltimore County, MD and the Administrator and Faculty Member at the Bowen Center, Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on December 7, 2017.

Navigating the Waters of Adolescence – Moving from Surviving to Thriving in the Education Experience

African American Maroons (people who permanently self-removed from enslavement) and indigenous Americans founded a novel society in the Great Dismal Swamp of North Carolina and Virginia beginning with the rise of colonialism in the Mid-Atlantic region. After over a decade’s work on several sites in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, archaeology is showing how these resistant and defiant people formed communities that lasted over 250 years, what their communities were like, how they dealt with the seemingly harsh swamp environment, and how their world differed from the one they left behind. This presentation will outline what we know about this very under-recognized society and why this history matters today. Daniel O. Sayers, PhD is the Chair of the Department of Anthropology at American University in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on April 19, 2017. 

African American Maroons (people who permanently self-removed from enslavement) and indigenous Americans founded a novel society in the Great Dismal Swamp of North Carolina and Virginia beginning with the rise of colonialism in the Mid-Atlantic region. After over a decade’s work on several sites in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, archaeology is showing how these resistant and defiant people formed communities that lasted over 250 years, what their communities were like, how they dealt with the seemingly harsh swamp environment, and how their world differed from the one they left behind. This presentation will outline what we know about this very under-recognized society and why this history matters today. Daniel O. Sayers, PhD is the Chair of the Department of Anthropology at American University in Washington, DC. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on April 19, 2017.

A New Society in an Ancient Swamp: The Social World of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1607 to 1863

Observations from clinical work with couples who have children reveal certain gender based relationship patterns consistent with other mammals that form pair bonds. Stress affects males and females differently, and they often show different patterns of behavior regarding social bonding. The psycho/behavioral systems involved in this intricate interplay between males, females, and offspring are rooted partly in the neurobiology of social affiliation and pair bonding, which is similar among mammalian species. The differences in how males and females manage stress reactivity and affiliation lead to predictable ways that triangles take shape as tension arises within families. The concept of the triangle theoretically grounds the predictable patterns that emerge within the family unit involving parents. Margaret Donley, LSCSW has a private practice in Prairie Village, KS. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 8, 2015. 

Observations from clinical work with couples who have children reveal certain gender based relationship patterns consistent with other mammals that form pair bonds. Stress affects males and females differently, and they often show different patterns of behavior regarding social bonding. The psycho/behavioral systems involved in this intricate interplay between males, females, and offspring are rooted partly in the neurobiology of social affiliation and pair bonding, which is similar among mammalian species. The differences in how males and females manage stress reactivity and affiliation lead to predictable ways that triangles take shape as tension arises within families. The concept of the <a href="http://thebowencenter.org/theory/eight-concepts/#tab-98fe8e1dbe3909b7eff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triangle</a> theoretically grounds the predictable patterns that emerge within the family unit involving parents. Margaret Donley, LSCSW has a private practice in Prairie Village, KS. This lecture was recorded live at The Bowen Center in Washington, DC on January 8, 2015.

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