"We are all children of parents who are reacting to family and family history in how they raise us. Knowing more about that history can be life-changing and life-saving, in some situations." Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT, Faculty, The Bowen Center
Unlocking the Mystery of the Family Emotional History
Sections
Overview
Date: April 9-10, 2021
Location: Online via Zoom
The goal of this conference is to highlight the importance of exploring family research as a means to better understand one’s family and one’s part in it. The invited researcher, Ryan Woods, leads a nationally recognized organization, AmericanAncestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society, the oldest genealogical organization in the US. From his rich experience in traditional genealogical research, he will present on how people are motivated and impacted by genealogical research and on his observations of patterns and legacies in published family histories. His broad research perspective will interface with presenters who will describe research of their own families from the perspective of Bowen family systems theory. Participants will come away with an appreciation of how family research broadens one’s understanding of family emotional process and how Bowen theory illuminates one’s understanding of family history.
Guest Speaker
Ryan J. Woods is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AmericanAncestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society―America’s founding genealogical organization. Established in 1845, it is the nation’s leading comprehensive resource for family history research. Ryan has played a vital role in developing services and experiences to meet twenty-first-century research and information access requirements. He was the lead creator of AmericanAncestors.org, the organization’s award-winning website and the most-used genealogical society website in the world. A dedicated researcher, Ryan’s interests include the history of genealogy as a discipline and its applications in education and social studies, including the use of historical biographies to teach character and ethics.
MR. WOODS WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AT THE SPRING CONFERENCE:
The Origins, Motivations, and Influence of Genealogy: An Examination of the Development of Family History as Pastime and Profession.
Generational Impact: A Survey of Observations, Patterns, and Legacies in Published Family Histories
Schedule
FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021
TIME | TITLE | PRESENTER(S) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15 | Welcome and Introduction | |||||
| No One Gets There Without It: Family Research and Differentiation of Self Victoria Harrison’s focus for her presentation is on the importance of family research for one’s own personal work and also for clinical practice – for psychotherapy based in Bowen theory. We are all children of parents who are reacting to family and family history in how they raised us. Knowing more about that history can be life-changing and life-saving, in some situations. Ms. Harrison will present examples from her own family work that illustrate the importance of genealogical research as well as talking to older members of the family about the history that she grew up not knowing.  | Victoria Harrison, MA, LMFT | |||||
| The Unified Theory of Bowen Theory | Stanley Proffitt | |||||
| Discussion | ||||||
| Break | ||||||
| The Origins, Motivations, and Influence of Genealogy: An Examination of the Development of Family History as Pastime and Profession | Guest Speaker Ryan J. Woods | |||||
| Questions and Discussion | ||||||
| Lunch | ||||||
| The Trauma of Slavery and the African American Family | Mignonette N. Keller, PhD | |||||
| An Emotional Workout: What It Takes to Broaden One Family’s Emotional Response During Covid-19, there's more time to conduct family history research and find out the deeper meaning behind the facts. Hear how Dr. Carrie Collier made sense of emotional reactivity and the history in her family.  | Carrie E. Collier, PhD, LPC, CRC | |||||
| Discussion | ||||||
| Break | ||||||
| Discovering an Alternate Reality—When Family Facts Change | Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LCSW-C, LICSW | |||||
| Male Homosexuality: Genes, Family Research, and Differentiation of Self Kent Webb’s presentation will focus on male homosexuality, genes, family research, and differentiation of self. His 18-year process toward increasing his level of differentiation of self and its associated family research. He will also identify family emotional processes from sociobiological and Bowen theory perspectives to account for how the presence of male homosexuality within the multigenerational system remained a secret for several generations.  | Kent E. Webb, LCSW, PCC | |||||
| Discussion | ||||||
| 4:10 | Adjournment |
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021
TIME | TITLE | PRESENTER(S) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Taking One for the Team: Mother Nature, Family Emotional Process and Chronic Illness The most important and interesting question for this presenter related to the family emotional system is who, and under what conditions and circumstances, is most vulnerable to a chronic illness? This presentation will attempt to examine carefully and closely the role of family emotional process as it is understood in Bowen theory in observable, repeatable, verifiable facts about how one family member becomes chronically ill.  | Eileen Gottlieb, MEd, LMFT | |
| The Journey of a Lifetime: Stories, Roadblocks, and Surprises | Cynthia Devoe | ||
| Differentiation and Family History | Joan Jurkowski, MS, LCPC | ||
| Discussion | |||
| Break | |||
| Generational Impact: A Survey of Observations, Patterns, and Legacies in Published Family Histories | Guest Speaker Ryan J. Woods | ||
| Discussion | |||
| Lunch | |||
| Interview | Kathleen K. Wiseman, MBA and Ryan Woods | ||
| A Family History Reboot: A Year of Deep Research | Anne S. McKnight, EdD, LCSW, LICSW | ||
| Discussion | |||
| Break | |||
| Impact of Disruption over the Generations | Priscilla J. Friesen, LICSW | ||
| The Family System: A Source of Despair as Well as Joy | Kerstin Sofia Andersson, BSc | ||
| Discussion | |||
| 4:15 | Adjournment |
Adjoining Conferences
CEU/CEs
The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family/Georgetown Family Center is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners and the District of Columbia Board of Social Work to provide continuing education credit. This program is a Category I offering.
The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family/Georgetown Family Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6225. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family/Georgetown Family Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
The conference day provides a maximum of 10.5 hours of Category I continuing education credit for social workers and for counselors. Registrants must attend the conference live to receive continuing education credit. We do not offer continuing education credit for viewing conference recordings.
IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CEU/CE PROCESS, IT IS NECESSARY TO:
Pay the CEU/CE fee of $30 prior to the start of the conference.
Attend the entire livestreamed conference.
Enable video so that you are visible throughout the entirety of the conference (except during designated breaks or lunch).
Submit a completed evaluation.
If you have any questions about CEU/CEs, please email ceu@thebowencenter.org.
GEORGETOWN FAMILY CENTER, INC.
Spring Conference
ACEP No. 6225
Media Offerings
Our previous conference, Creating a Climate for Change (2020), was held on April 3-4, 2020. Recordings of this and previous Spring Conferences are available to download or rent on Gumroad.
Previous Spring Conferences
2020 - Creating a Climate for Change
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