According to Bowen, what was the family’s presenting problems?
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Remember as a Bowen Therapist your approach is to ..
Utilize process questions that help identify emotional reactivity patterns
Allow each person to talk one at a time (not to each other)
Move each person beyond blaming to an “I” statements
Form a healthy triangle as the neutral party
Maintain your own reactivity
The ultimate goals of Bowen Therapists are to
Understand the how the family operates
Lower anxiety
Help clients to think, not react
Identify relational patterns
Assist each family member to self-differentiation beyond FOO
De-triangulate
Move past blaming and take responsibility for own role in the conflict
Based upon these assumptions, please watch the following Bowen Family Session (mock/roleplay) and answer the questions below:
According to Bowen, what was the family’s presenting problem/s? (5 points)
Were there any triangles/triangulation identified in the session? (5 points)
Were there indications of fusion or cutoff? (2 points)
Were there patterns of emotionality (differentiation vs undifferentiation)? (2 points
Did the clients end with using “I” statements? (1 point)
Answer preview According to Bowen, what was the family’s presenting problems?
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