Family Evaluation: An Approach Based on Bowen Theory by Michael E. Kerr,Murray Bowen

By Michael E. Kerr,Murray Bowen

The thoughts of Murray Bowen, one of many founders of relatives remedy and the originator of relations structures idea, are introduced jointly the following in an integrative fashion.

Michael Kerr (who labored with Bowen for a few years) and Bowen suggest that the vastly advanced job of comparing a scientific family members will be orderly whilst it really is grounded in relations structures theory.

Using kin diagrams and case reviews, the ebook is dedicated to a chic explication of Bowen thought, which analyzes multigenerational family members relationships and conceptualizes the relations as an emotional unit or as a community of interlocking relationships, not just one of the relations, but in addition between organic, mental, and sociological methods. Bowen’s power inquiry and devotion to relations statement, even with stumbling blocks and frustrations, have led to a idea that has greatly replaced our methods of all behavior.

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