This paper will give an overview of Murray Bowen’s theory of family systems.
It will describe the model’s development and outline its core clinical components.
The practice of therapy will be described as well as recent developments within the model.
Some key criticisms will be raised, followed by a case example which highlights the therapeutic
focus of Bowen’s approach.
The paper was originally published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Family Therapy (A.N.Z.J. Fam. Ther., 1999, Vol.20, No.2, pp 94-103).
The full
paper is available as a pdf
(221K - 10 pages - 2 columns per page) or may be viewed in its entirety online in the following pages.
This paper was written by Jenny Brown and was originally published
in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
(ANZJFT, 1999, Vol.20, No.2, pp 94-103).
