The Family Systems Institute
Business Consulting in Sydney

To assist people to be researchers of themselves in their relationships as well as: This conference will present clinical and research perspectives on: Group size and times: This group is now FULL. These small group parenting seminars are an opportunity for health professionals to flourish their aptitude to apply Bowen Family Systems theory by reflecting on the how, what, when and where of their role as parents. Jo was first drawn to the ideas of Murray Bowen during initial training in family therapy. Ideas from Bowen’s Family Systems Theory have underpinned both her work with clients and the supervision of clinical staff for many years. Having undertaken her own family of origin coaching, Jo continues to apply these principles to her relationships with extended family as a complement to her professional work. The mission of the Institute is to prosper and apply family systems theory, as developed by Dr Murray Bowen, to assist people in their efforts to improve relationships. A venue for therapists and others to explore their own family of origin in order to increase differentiation levels, is also an crucial offering for personal and professional development. To assist people to be researchers of themselves in their relationships as well as to yield a forum where professionals can collaborate, grapple and flourish systems thinking. Family of Origin Coaching assists the participant to be a researcher in their own family of origin and to understand their position and those of other family members, in the pattern of relationships. Family of Origin Research Discussion groups or individual coaching options are available. These groups help the participant to be a researcher in their own family of origin system and to grasp their position and those of other family members, in the pattern of relationships. Interventions for managing self differently in the family are NOT the focus of the discussions the focus is on learning about self in the generational family system as a way of appreciating the family as an emotional system. At subsequent meetings participants will have an opportunity donate their research’, observations and reflections and to share their thinking as to how these observations relate to theory and donate opportunities for learning. Training and encourage program for advisory teams or family run business management teams. Systems supervision for effectively managing relationships in ministry. Each year we run some insignificant group meeting(4 or 6 meetings) to discuss reading on Bowen family systems theory and its usefulness for ministry relationships facilitated by ministry people who have studied Bowen theory at the Family Systems Institute. This is an affordable way to explore and critique the ideas from Bowen family systems theory applied to ministry relationships. Session Two: Dealing with conflict in ministry teams. The fifth podcast in our series looks at Bowen and his Research in his Family of Origin: Explores Bowen’s research with his own family and his anonymous paper’ based on his 1968 conference presentation of his many years of effort to examine emotional process in his family of origin and to differentiate himself from his. Going Home Again: A family of origin approach to individual therapy. Understanding relationship challenges and what you can do as a advantageous resource to yourself and others. Living Systems: The mission of the center is to contribute to knowledge of human behavior from a spontaneous systems' perspective and to present that knowledge through the provision of counseling, training and education to interested members of the community.