FUNDAMENTALS OF RELATIONSHIP IN THE FAMILY, WORK SYSTEMS, AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

PROGRAMS IN BOWEN THEORY

presents      

Fundamentals of Relationship in the

Family, Work Systems, and Clinical Practice

Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LCSW

Saturday, February 23, 2008

9:00am to 4:30pm

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California - Salazar 2016

            To be human means to be in all kinds of relationships with other people.  When those relationships are calm and pleasant, all seems well.  But few relationships remain tranquil perpetually.  Storms of anxiety and tension sweep through relationship systems.  Under these conditions, a solid way of thinking can be a compass through the storm. The day will focus on how people manage themselves in relationship. Differentiation of self, unresolved emotional attachment, the continuous construction of relationship, the challenge of intensity, the force for togetherness and for autonomy, relationship patterns, and other insights provided by the perspective based on Bowen theory will be presented.    Lecture, discussion, and clinical video recordings will be used to illustrate basic ideas and their implications for understanding and managing effectively in personal and professional relationships. Clinical examples will include application of Bowen theory with a case of marital difficulty in the context of the pressures of a family business.

            Daniel V. Papero: Ph.D., LCSW, is author of Bowen Family Systems Theory, one of theory's basic texts.  He is based in Washington, D.C. at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family/ The Georgetown Family Center, www.thebowencenter.org.  Dr. Papero lectures throughout the United States and Australia on theory and its applications in clinical practice, and in organizational and business consulting.

          The fee is $140.  For full time students and interns the fee is $120 with proof of full time student registration or state internship registration.  Early registration, with postmark of February 2, is $125 and $100 for students and interns.  Registration fees are refundable minus a $25 fee if we are contacted by February 16. Programs in Bowen Theory reserves the right to cancel the meeting if necessary in which case registration fees will be returned in full.

            Continuing Education Credits: 6 units continuing education $10 for LCSWs and MFTs, and 6 units CME credits (pending) for psychologists, doctors and nurses.

            Registration:  Send check made out to Programs in Bowen Theory, c/o Lona Hardy, LCSW, 30 Clement Court, Napa, CA. 94558.    No confirmation will be sent to you, but if you wish more information, contact Lona Hardy at (707) 694-5379 phone, or hardylona@yahoo.com email.  Please provide your email address for future notification regarding the meeting and proof of intern or student status with your registration.

            Location and Directions: Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati, Ave. is 50 miles north of San Francisco off Highway 101. From 101 take the Rohnert Park Expressway exit and head east to Petaluma Hill Rd., turn right to East Cotati Ave., turn right and go to the Campus Main Entrance.  Parking is free on Saturdays.