Past ConferencesPrograms in Bowen Theory brings some of the best practitioner/teachers of Bowen theory to its conferences in Northern California. Our meetings provide the opportunity for clinicians and others to learn about the unique perspective of Bowen theory along with up to date knowledge about pressing and age-old issues in mental health and human relationships.
Many previous conferences have been recorded and are available on DVD. The March 2018 and May 2017 conferences are available for streaming or download. Clinical Assessment of the Family System: Emerging ModelsPrograms in Bowen Theory's Spring Conference was held at the Courtyard by Marriott Santa Rosa on May 11, 2019. The meeting focus ed on new models for assessing family systems using Bowen theory. Speakers, Daniel V. Papero, Kathleen Sheffield, Laura Havstad, Patrick Stinson, and Mercy Burton Russell explored some of the following questions:
Functioning Up: Self Regulation in Families Under Stress, March 2018This meeting focuses on cutting edge knowledge about self-regulation and the other systems that regulate us, including family systems.
Emotional Process in the Family and Society, May 2017Daniel V Papero, PhD, and Michael Sullivan, LMSW discuss societal regression and regression in families at this conference that took place in Santa Rosa, CA in May, 2017.
Systems Thinking, Symptom Development & The Biological Embedding of Social Experience, May 2016Darlene Francis explores how biological, psychological and social processes interact over a lifetime to influence health and vulnerability to disease and Daniel V Papero discusses emerging research on symptom development what Bowen theory may have to add at this conference in Santa Rosa, CA in May, 2016.
Adjusting to Death and Loss, May 2015Anthony Papa challenges conventional thinking about grief work and assumptions about optimal emotional patterns following loss, based on his research, and Daniel V Papero explores how relationship variables influence a family's reaction to death at this conference, held in Santa Rosa, CA in May, 2015.
A Mindful Compass for the Family Therapist, November 2014The four points of the mindful compass remind one that knowledge of the emotional system is the basis for connecting with others, defining oneself, and sustaining one's own direction when the system threatens and opposes a shift to a higher level of differentiation. In this meeting, through lecture and discussion Andrea presents the mindful compass and explores how it clarifies the emotional reactions that are activated whenever one makes a decision.
Psychological Symbiosis, Fusion and the Family Unit, May 2014Dr. Papero reviews the original research observations of the family as an emotional unit which led to development of family systems theory and family psychotherapy.
Gene X Environment Interaction, June 2013Dr. Papero leads an exploration of the interplay between self-regulatory and family development, and how the emerging knowledge of gene x environment interactions contributes to our understanding of development and change in the individual and the family.
The Relationship World of the Young Adult, October 2012Young adults are at a life stage (20-30 years of age) where they face the tasks of adulthood; separating from their family, gaining the education or experience to enter into employment and self sufficiency, establishing relationships which lead to a partnership later in life, and supporting themselves. Dr. McKnight looked at these questions from the point of view of Bowen family systems theory in which the young person, despite his/her efforts to gain independence, is profoundly affected by the functioning of their original family.
Severe Chronic Stress, Trauma, and the Family System, June 2012Dr. Daniel Papero talked about how traumatic events almost always involve others and explored the question of what the function of the family is, in coping with the effects, when extreme life events are experienced.
Application of Bowen Family Systems Theory in Consulting to Family Businesses, November 2011Kathy Wiseman presented a day of her thinking about how she uses Bowen family systems theory in her work as a family business consultant. The goal was to stimulate thinking about the field of family business consulting as seen through the lens of emotional process.
Self-Regulation in the Family, May 2011Dr. Papero unpacked what’s understood about the functioning of the brain and the psychology of self-regulation in the context of what it looks like to work on self-regulation in the family.
The Triangle Hypothesis, October 2010Dr. Laurie Lassiter demonstrated how the family regulates individuals and how a primitive social species like bacteria has social processes similar to the triangles that regulate individuals for the benefit of the group. The triangle is the way the human social group regulates the individual by exploiting individual sensitives to acceptance and rejection to maintain the system status quo, which benefits some at the expense of others.
Bowen Theory’s Unique View of Marriage, April 2009Michael and Kathleen Kerr present information about Bowen theory's view of marriage and differentiation of self using their own marriage as an example.
Uptight, October 2008Dr. Papero discusses anxious systems and current understanding of emotion. He presents Bowen’s electronic model followed by how emotion is understood today, anxiety and its effects on thinking, relationships and triangles.
Understanding the Emotional System, Bowen Theory, Social Psychology & Biology, June 2008A diverse panel of speakers discuss understanding the emotional system, Bowen theory, social psychology, and biology--particularly harvester ants.
Fundamentals of Relationships, February 2008Daniel Papero discusses what Bowen theory has to say about attachment, unresolved emotional attachment, the force for differentiation and the force for togetherness, anxiety, and triangles.
Attachment and Differentiation in Marriage, 2007Dr. Papero summarizes classic attachment theory and how Bowen theory looks at symbiosis, anxiety and attachment. He then relates this information to adult attachment and marriage.
Theory, Emotional Process and the Integration of Self, June 2007Dr. Michael Kerr explores the relationship between emotional process and the development of symptoms--in particular, cancer.
The Multigenerational Family and Systems Thinking, February 2006Dr. Daniel Papero discusses the family as an emotional unit within a larger multigenerational system: functioning position, anxiety, and symptoms.
Differentiation of Self, June 2006Several speakers with extensive knowledge of Bowen theory discuss Bowen theory concepts including reducing emotional distance, autism and the family emotional process, and emotional cutoff.
The Marital Relationship and the Clinical Process, February 2005Dr. Daniel Papero discusses marriage, relationship intensity and chronic anxiety as well as clinical processes and therapy based on Bowen theory to address marital relationships.
Addressing Conflict in Systems, June 2005Lee Ross, Michael Kerr, and Daniel Papero discuss what goes into creating conflict and what can help resolve it based on their research, experience, and Bowen theory.
Differentiation of Self in Theory and Practice, 2004Dr. Daniel Papero discusses what goes into differentiation of self, including the integration of emotion and thinking.
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