2023-24
GPS for Leadership: Finding One's Way in the System
Thinking Differently About Life and Learning
This course is currently underway and no longer accepting registrations. Check back in spring for 2024-25 registration information.
Need a way to think about leadership?​
The course will provide an overview of Bowen Family Systems theory, an exploration of each of the eight concepts and an opportunity to apply theory in work and life.
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This course consists of eight three-hour online sessions that meet monthly September 2023- April 2024.
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COST
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"Early Bird" Discount Before August 21, 2023: $750
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Beginning August 22, 2023: $800​
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Payment Plan Option:
Installment 1 (due by September 11, 2023): $400
Installment 2 (due by January 15, 2024): $400
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REQUIRED READING​​​
"The Cornerstone Concept" by Roberta Gilbert
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OTHER RESOURCES:
The Family Diagram & Family Research by Victoria Harrison
Creating a Healthier Church by Ron Richardson
Growing Yourself Up by Jenny Brown
The Bowen Center website: https://www.thebowencenter.org/
Dates:
Mondays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern
(Online via Zoom)
September 18, 2023
October 16, 2023
November 6, 2023
December 4, 2023
January 22, 2024
February 19, 2024
March 18, 2024
April 15, 2024
Sessions:
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1. Introduction: A Tale of Two Churches
2. A look at Family Emotional System
3. A look at Differentiation of Self
4. A look at Triangles, Family Projection and the Family Diagram
5. A look at Family Transmission, Cutoff & Sibling Position
6. A look at Societal Process and presentation of family diagrams
7. Theory in Real Time
8. Wrap-up and review