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Bowen Family Systems Theory and Practice: Illustration and Critique
Author(s) -
Brown Jenny
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1999.tb00363.x
Subject(s) - family systems theory , focus (optics) , key (lock) , family therapy , systems theory , sociology , core (optical fiber) , epistemology , engineering ethics , management science , computer science , psychology , psychotherapist , engineering , philosophy , telecommunications , social psychology , physics , artificial intelligence , computer security , optics
This paper will give an overview of Murray Bowen's theory of family systems. It will describe the model's development and outline its core clinical components. The practice of therapy will be described as well as recent developments within the model. Some key criticisms will be raised, followed by a case example which highlights the therapeutic focus of Bowen's approach.