NAVIGATING SYSTEMS

Summer Program 2021

Summer Research Project: Self In the System

Most of us want to be more autonomous and less controlled by relationship situations in our family and at work.

This year our summer session will focus on how you can create a way to track your ability to be more separate and less responsive to your emotional system, which includes both the nuclear and the multigenerational family. This project promotes your ability to use systems knowledge to anticipate and manage self in difficult situations.

The Navigating Systems summer session is a series of three two-hour webinars intended to keep you focused and thinking systems. It is designed to identify a way to assess your system and your personal Bowen systems methodology.

The summer session establishes an environment for participants to

  1. assess where you are in your own emotional system; 

  2. create an action plan to accomplish what is important to you; 

  3. hold yourself accountable to your plan.

Resources include materials developed by other Bowen family systems theory practitioners

  • Family Systems app developed by Patrick Stinson www.vedanamedia.com

  • Family assessment models by Laura Havstad and Dan Papero (see www.vedanamedia.com)

  • Kathy Wiseman transcription of Bowen/Wiseman interview in l982

  • Laurie Lassiter - observer of emotional system and triangle strategist

“The Summer Program provides an opportunity to do your best thinking and observing, while learning from others.” ~The Faculty of Navigating Systems

“The Summer Program provides an opportunity to do your best thinking and observing, while learning from others.” ~The Faculty of Navigating Systems

Course Dates

August 2, 2021

August 16, 2021

August 30, 2021

Course Schedule

Mondays

1 PM - 3 PM Eastern

The person who acquires a little ability at becoming an observer, and at controlling some of his emotional reactiveness acquires an ability that is useful for life in all kinds of emotional snarls. Most of the time he can live his life, reacting with appropriate and natural emotional responses, but with the knowledge that at any time he can back out of the situation, slow down his reactiveness, and make observations that help him control himself and the situation.
— Murray Bowen, Family Therapy in Clinical Practice, p 542

If you have additional questions about this year's program email us at navigatingsystemsdc@gmail.com or call (202) 812-1449.

Tuition: $600

Application and tuition fees are due by the 15th of July.