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Basics in Bowen Theory

The overall goal is to help family members to become "systems experts"

Basics in Bowen theory is the longest running Bowen theory seminar in Houston, Texas. The thinking of Murray Bowen continues to inform and inspire the efforts of individuals to better understand their own family, to address challenges through differentiation of self, and to apply systems thinking in all areas of life and work. The most common comment from those who are new to Bowen theory is “Dr. Bowen is talking about my family!” The most common comment from those who have years of study is “I hear something new that applies to my situation every time I watch this tape.”

Participants are welcome to combine the videotaped seminar with guided readings in Bowen theory using the library or online Bowen Theory Resource Store.  Victoria Harrison will chair this seminar and the discussion. This evening videotape seminar series will present the teaching tapes of Murray Bowen and the Bowen – Kerr Interviews one evening a month on the following dates.

Location: CSNSF Classroom at 729 Rutland
Times and Dates: From 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM on Tuesdays

• September 7, 2010                                   January 18, 2011                                  May 17, 2011
• October 12, 2010                                       February 15, 2011                                June 21, 2011
• November, 16, 2010                                 March 15, 2011                                      July 19, 2011
• December 14, 2010                                  April 12, 2011

Fees and Registration: $50 for each session or $450 advance payment for the series. Attendance is limited to the 8 registrants. CEUs will be available in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and LPC upon request. CSNSF does not decline registration because of financial limitations. Individuals who are motivated to attend are requested to discuss what they can afford to pay with Victoria Harrison.

For further information or to register, please contact Victoria Harrison at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 713-790-0226.

Conference Series: Societies, Families, and Planet Earth
                              Exploring the Connections

Bowen Center for the Study of the Family and Georgetown University Department of Sociology held this 2 day conference in April, 2009.  Videotapes from this conference bring presentations by internationally recognized scientists from a broad range of disciplines and by leaders in the study of Bowen theory who address how human societies organize themselves and what happens as increasing complexity, population density, and depletion of resources create challenges in the connections between the human and the earth.

This seminar is designed for individuals who are learning and using Bowen theory to bring about changes in themselves and in their family as well as for professionals who want to better understand the family and emotional functioning. Supplementary reading by each of the presenters will be available at the CSNSF Library or can be purchased through the Bowen Theory Resource Store. Victoria Harrison will direct discussion.

Each session will be held from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served. CEUs will be provided for each session in Social Work, LMFT, and LPC.
Fees: $50 for each session or $450 for the series

CSNSF does not decline to register anyone for educational programs because of financial limitations. Individuals are welcome to discuss what they can afford to pay with Victoria Harrison.
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		Monday 9/20/2010 Murray Bowen's Concept of Emotional Process in Society Michael Kerr, MD:  Bowen Theory's Concept of Societal Emotional Process     Joanne Bowen, PhD:  Human Subsistence Systems: Family Households as Emotional & Economic Units Recommended Reading:  Chapter 13, "Societal Regression as Viewed Through Family Systems Theory" page 269 in Family Therapy in Clinical Practice by Murray Bowen
		Monday 10/18/2010 Living in Groups on the Earth Daniel Hillel, PhD:  Influence of the Physical Environment on the Development of Peoples & Socities of the Middle East Alice Outwater, MS:  The Interconnectivity of Humans and Non-Humans in the Health of Water  Recommended Reading: Soil in the Environment: The Crucible of Terrestrial Life by D. Hillel                                 Water: A Natural History by A. Outwater
		Monday 11/15/2010 Living in Groups on the Earth Laurie Lassiter, PhD, MSW:  Are There Basic Characteristics of Social Groups to Prolonged Environmental Stress?  Lynne A. Isbell, PhD:  Evolution of Kin Groups in Non-Human Primates  Recommended Reading:  Chapter 18, "Society, Crisis & Systems Theory" in Family Therapy in Clinical Practice by Murray Bowen

For further information, you may contact Victoria Harrison at  713-790-0226 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Individuals who are in coaching or psychotherapy based in Bowen theory are invited to attend One Day Meetings offered throughout the year.  Information will be provided on the Website and through monthly email announcements.