Bowen’s System of Family Therapy

Using the attached case study:

• From a Bowenian perspective, who would you want to attend the majority of sessions? Why?
• What is the role of the therapist from this perspective?
• What would the assessment process look like from this perspective?
• Who or what would be the target of intervention, and what would be examples of specific interventions that would be used from this perspective?
• Is this a strength-based model or a deficit model of therapy? Explain.
• What is the theory of change from this perspective?
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Bowenian perspectives are drawn on the Systems theory of Dr. Murray Bowen (1978), who developed a theoretical framework to describe and depict the functioning of people in emotional systems. Bowen therapy is designed to understand and predict the family process.

What is the role of the therapist from this perspective?

Traditionally, the therapist is the director of a clinical team. The primary role of the therapist is a facilitator.

What would the assessment process look like from this perspective?

The system concentrates on normalizing or creating an emotional stable environment for the family as a unit. The focus is on getting the client to manage his or her anxiety, and monitor themselves within the systems For example, Bowen’s theoretical perspectives are used to assist clients to observe and reflection on their functioning and create …