Presenters
Elliott Rosen
Elliott Rosen took over as director of the Family Institute
of Westchester New York from its founder Betty Carter in 1997.
He serves on the national faculty of the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization (NHPCO) and was chair of the Research / Academic section of the National Council
of Hospice Professionals.
For seven years he was Associate Professor of Psychology at Pace University
in White Plains, New York and presently directs the behavioural science curriculum of the
graduate Physician Assistant program at Mercy College, in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
He also serves as family therapy consultant to Phelps Memorial Hospice in Sleepy Hollow, NY.
Dr. Rosen is the author of Families Facing Death: A guide for health care
professionals and volunteers, published by Jossey-Bass, as well as numerous articles
and papers on death, grief, gender, ethnicity, and family therapy.
Jenny Brown
Jenny Brown has worked as a social worker and family therapist
for many years. She has established the Family Systems Institute in collaboration
with Joanne Wright in 2004 and runs numerous workshops, supervises therapy teams around
Sydney as well as maintaining a clinical practice.
She is regarded as one of Australia's experts in Murray Bowen's Family Systems
Theory and has been dedicated to developing the application of this model in clinical practice
and training for the past decade.
Jenny was introduced to the work of Murray Bowen during an advanced training / supervision
program at the Family Institute of Westchester, New York with Betty Carter as her supervisor.
Jenny has trained with Salvador Minuchin in New York as well as with the
systems team at the Tavistock Institute in London.
Joanne Wright
Joanne Wright is a registered Psychologist and has
been working in the field of couple and family therapy since 1989.
Joanne is a trainer and clinician at the FSI where she provides supervision,
workplace consultation and training in application of Family Systems ideas.
She has worked as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer for Relationships Australia NSW
for over 8 years and for 5 years as a manager of Unifam's city region.
As a founding member of The Australian Institute for Relationship Studies,
Joanne was responsible for the development of many of Relationship Australia's
professional training programs. Joanne is also highly regarded for her work as a couples therapist.
Megan Chambers
Megan Chambers is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and team leader of
the adolescent clinical team at Redbank House. She has worked with children, adolescents
and families in a variety of community and hospital settings over the past 15 years. For several years she and her team have been supervised by Jenny Brown in the
application of Family Systems ideas to both their clinical work and their functioning as
members of a multi disciplinary and interdepartmental system.
Venue
Mosman Community Centre was originally a church.
It has been transformed into a modern conference venue room with an atmosphere
of heritage and tradition. It adjoins the Mosman Art Gallery.
Transport and Parking
There is affordable parking behind the centre on Vista St or
on neighbouring Streets.
Alternatively you may wish to use public transport:
catch a ferry to Mosman Bay Wharf (departs Circular Quay) and take a ferry link bus
(230) to Spit Junction.
Regular busses from Wynyard, the Northern Beaches and the North Shore stop at Spit Junction
(1 minute from the venue).
Conference Report
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over responsibility in the context of our family of origin,