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8/22/2020

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Bowen Family Theory

This theory was developed by Dr. Murray Bowen. The theory aims to resolve symptoms and reduce anxiety and help family members to connect emotionally.

Role of counselor

The role of the counselor is to help individuals to see family members as people with their own flaws, needs and strengths (Erdem & Safi, 2018).

Application to Family Counseling

The theory gives the therapist an approach of organizing and categorizing events making it possible to explain the past and predict the future in the family setting.

Specific techniques

· Displacement stories

· Relationship experiments

· The process question

· Genogram

· I-position

· Coaching (Yu & Park, 2016)

Strengths

· It addresses the behavior and structure of the broader relationship system.

· Encourages autonomy

Limitations

· It has an Unrealistic idea that we can handle all problems.

· Individuals have to commit themselves to the process to benefit from the theory (Thompson, Wojciak & Cooley, 2019).

References

Erdem, G., & Safi, O. A. (2018). The cultural lens approach to Bowen family systems theory: Contributions of family change theory. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 10(2), 469-483. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jftr.12258

Thompson, H. M., Wojciak, A. S., & Cooley, M. E. (2019). Family-based approach to the child welfare system: an integration of Bowen family theory concepts. Journal of Family Social Work, 22(3), 231-252. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10522158.2019.1584776

Yu, J. H., & Park, T. Y. (2016). Family Therapy for an Adult Child Experiencing Bullying and Game Addiction: An Application of Bowenian and MRI Theories. Contemporary Family Therapy, 38(3), 318-327. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10591-016-9382-x