2018-19  Leaders Manage Anxiety Seminar Summaries

This section is a monthly summary of each seminar with links and downloads. It is available for the exclusive use of those registered for the seminar.

  • Homework:

    Schedule for the Day:

    • Check-In
    • Review
    • Define & Review Societal Emotional Process
    • Case Presentation?
    • Family of Origin Presentations
    • Season Wrap-Up

  • April 4, 2019

    Sibling Position

    Homework:

    Schedule for the Day:

    • Check-In
    • Review
    • Define & Review Sibling Position
    • Case Presentation?
    • Family of Origin Presentations

  • Homework:

    Schedule for the Day:

    • Check-In
    • Review Friedman Family Systems Thinking: Lessons for Organizational Leaders.
    • Define & Review Multigenerational Transmission Process
    • Case Presentation? 
    • Family of Origin Presentations

  • Homework:

    • Think about what you wish to share with the group during Check-In. You'll have about 15 minutes. What have you been thinking about for the past month? How has family systems thinking influenced your relationships?   
    • Learn about Family Projection Process from the Bowen Center.   
    • Watch the following 5 minute video from Murray Bowen: Family Projection Process.   
    • Read this blog entry from Your Mindful Compass by Andrea Schara:  #4 Family Projection Process. 
    • Read Projection Fable (p. 39) from Friedman's Fables.
    • Consider preparing a Case Presentation ahead of time and letting Tim know. Bring 6 copies to distribute for your presentation and collect following the presentation.   
    • Present your Family of Origin. Review Family of Origin Work ahead of time. Focus on Family Projection Process in your Family of Origin this month. 
    Schedule for the Day:
    • Check-In
    • Review 8 Concepts
    • Define Family Projection Process
    • Discuss Andrea Schara blog post
    • Discuss Fable
    • Case Presentation?
    • Family of Origin Presentations

  • January 3, 2019

    Emotional Cutoff

    Homework:

    • Think about what you wish to share with the group during Check-In. You'll have about 15 minutes. What have you been thinking about for the past month? How has family systems thinking influenced your relationships?  
    • Learn about Emotional Cutoff from the Bowen Center.  
    • Watch how emotional cutoff functions in your family of origin and extended family during the holidays.  
    • Read these two blog entries from Your Mindful Compass by Andrea Schara:   Estranged or Connected? and #5 Emotional Cutoff
    • Consider preparing a Case Presentation ahead of time and letting Tim know. Bring 6 copies to distribute for your presentation and collect following the presentation.  
    • Present your Family of Origin. Review Family of Origin Work ahead of time. Focus on Emotional Cutoff in your Family of Origin this month. 

    Morning Topic: Discussion

    • Check-In
    • Emotional Cutoff defined
    • Review Andrea Schara's blog entries.

    Late Morning Topic: Case Presentation?

    • Case presentation format & rules (doc & pdf). While listening to the presentations we focused on our own responses and learned from the opportunity to observe how others think through their issues.

    Late Afternoon Topic: Family of Origin Work

    • A Primer on Family of Origin Work. If you are new to Genograms, consider a software program to manage your family tree information.
    • Notes on Family of Origin Work from Dr Larry Foster. 
    • The Importance of Nodal Events.  
    • Original Case Presentation or Family of Origin work. Come to the seminar prepared to draw out your Family of Origin using a Family Diagram and discuss an issue.

  • December 6, 2018

    Nuclear Family Emotional Process

    Homework:

    • Think about what you wish to share with the group during Check-In. You'll have about 15 minutes. What have you been thinking about for the past month? How has family systems thinking influenced your relationships? 
    • Learn about Nuclear Family Emotional Process from the Bowen Center. 
    • Watch Period of Adjustment, a 1960 play by Tennessee Williams that was adapted in the film version of 1962.  On YouTube:  Period of Adjustment (1962 - for only $2.99!  It's a Christmas movie that you'll enjoy!) 
    • Read the Nuclear Family Emotional System and Family Projection Process in Tennessee Williams’s Period of Adjustment, on the American Studies Journal website.  If you'd like to download it, I've saved it as a pdf.
    • Consider preparing a Case Presentation ahead of time and letting Tim know. Bring 6 copies to distribute for your presentation and collect following the presentation. 
    • Present your Family of Origin. Review Family of Origin Work ahead of time. Focus on Nuclear Family Emotional Process in your Family of Origin this month.
    Morning Topic: Discussion
    Late Morning/Early Afternoon Topic: Case Presentation
    • Case presentation format & rules (doc & pdf). While listening to the presentations we focused on our own responses and learned from the opportunity to observe how others think through their issues. 
    Late Afternoon Topic: Family of Origin Work

  • November 1, 2018

    Triangles

    Homework:

    • Think about what you wish to share with the group during Check-In. You'll have about 15 minutes. What have you been thinking about for the past month? How has family systems thinking influenced your relationships?
    • Learn about Triangles on the Bowen Center Website.
    • Read: TRIANGLES: THE “GLUE” OF BOWEN FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY
    • Consider preparing a Case Presentation ahead of time and letting Tim know.  Bring 6 copies to distribute for your presentation and collect following the presentation.
    • Come prepared to present your Family of Origin. Review Family of Origin Work ahead of time.  Focus on triangles in your Family of Origin this month.
    Audio/Visual Extra: We won't address this directly but you might find it interesting
    • In this video Host Allen Blakey interviews Patricia Comella, JD, PA, and faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Bowen theory can be used to understand many types of relationships including in the workplace.  
    Morning Topic: Discussion
    Late Morning/Early Afternoon Topic: Case Presentation?
    • Case presentation format & rules (doc & pdf). While listening to the presentations we focused on our own responses and learned from the opportunity to observe how others think through their issues.

    Late Afternoon Topic: Family of Origin Work

    • Introduction to Family Genograms,  If you are new to Genograms, consider a software program to manage your family tree information. 
    • The Importance of Nodal Events. 
    • Family of Origin presentations. Come to the seminar prepared to draw out your Family of Origin using a Family Diagram and discuss an issue with a particular focus on triangles in your family.

  • October 4, 2018

    Differentiation of Self & Resilience

    Homework:

    Audio/Visual Extra:  We won't address this directly but you might find it interesting
    • In this video, Host Allen Blakey interviews Louise Rauseo, RN, and Faculty member of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Louise has a specialization in how families adapt to immigration and major social change. Family Resilience (Part 1 & Part 2)
    • Podcast:  What is Resilience? by Louise Rauseo, MS, RN

    Morning Topic: Discussion

    1. Differentiation of Self (DoS)
    2. Resilience
    3. How are DoS and Resilience related?
    Late Morning/Early Afternoon Topic:  Case Presentation
    • Case presentation format & rules (doc & pdf). While listening to the presentations we focused on our own responses and learned from the opportunity to observe how others think through their issues.

    Late Afternoon Topic:  Family of Origin Work

    1. Introduction to Family Genograms, (I like this program to do Genograms). If you are new to Genograms, consider a software program to manage your family tree information.
    2. The Importance of Nodal Events.
    3. Original Case Presentation or Family of Origin work.  Come to the seminar prepared to draw out your Family of Origin using a Family Diagram and discuss an issue.

  • September 6, 2018

    Introduction to Family Systems Theory

    Homework:

    1. Complete the 2018-19 Seminar Participant Form (pdf & doc), and email it to Tim.  
    2. Think about how you want to tell your story to the group in about 15 minutes.
    3. Read: Learning Bowen Family Systems Theory
    4. Read: PARADOX ala Ed Friedman

    Morning Topic: Review of Seminar and Introductions

    • Review goals, expectations, and ground rules of the seminar.  
    • Each person will have an opportunity to tell their story. Tell us about: yourself, your job, your job challenges, your family, your family challenges your experience with Family Systems Theory if any
    • What brought you to this seminar?
    • What are your hopes and expectations?

    Early Afternoon Topic: 8 Concepts of Bowen Theory


    Late Afternoon Topic: Case Presentations, Family of Origin & Genograms

    • Case presentation format & rules (pdf & doc). While listening to the presentations we focused on our own responses and learned from the opportunity to observe how others think through their issues.
    • Introduction to Family Genograms, (I like this program to do Genograms).  If you are new to Genograms, consider a software program to manage your family tree information.
    • The Importance of Nodal Events.
    • Original Case Presentation or Family of Origin work.Come to the seminar prepared to draw out your Family of Origin on a Genogram and discuss an issue.