The Family and the Brain: An Integrated Circuit, is the topic for the April 14-15, 2012 Spring Conference. The early bird rate of $375 (a savings of $75) is available until March 22nd.
The second in a series begun in 2005, this conference brings a new group of scientists, and researchers and leaders in the study of family systems, to continue the exploration of the interplay of genes and the environment, behavioral neuroscience, neurobiology, evolutionary and developmental psychology, and family stress and child health. The conference will be held at Marymount University's Ballston Center (1000 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22203). Register online, by mail, or by phone at 202-965-4400.
Accommodations
A group of specially priced rooms are reserved at the Marriott Key Bridge for $145 per night. This offer expires when the block is full or by the cutoff date of March 22nd. To register for the special rate choose "Attendee" on the drop-down menu of our Marriott Key Bridge link. For phone reservations call 1-877-212-5752 and request the Bowen Center rate.
April Clinical Conference
Please note that the April Clinical Conference will be held on April 13, 2012 at the Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church. Michael E. Kerr, MD will present The Process of Differentiation. Register Online.
The Bowen Center's new five-year fundraising campaign, The Campaign for the Future is well underway. Please read a letter from our Director, Anne S. McKnight, describing the goals of the campaign. Detailed information about the Annual Fund and Capital Fund is described in our fundraising brochure. A pledge card is also available as a download. Donate Online. A brochure and pledge envelope can also be mailed to you.
Carol D. Litchfield, PhD will present How Haloarchaea (salt-loving bacteria) Adapt to Changes in Their Salt Composition: Genetic and Ecological Significance, on February 9, 2012. Dr. Litchfield is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology at George Mason University.
The Thursday Professional Lecture Series is a free, monthly lecture series which is open to the public. It features scientists, historians, physicians, writers, and clinicians. View Schedule.
Laura Brooks, LCSW-C will present Functional Interdependence and Family Relationships on February 10, 2012.
View Schedule, View/Print Brochure or Register Online.
The Clinical Conference Series features Bowen Center faculty members who address subjects in Bowen theory that are demonstrated in videotaped clinical interviews with families.
Thank you to presenters, faculty, staff, volunteers, and all who attended this year's 48th Annual Symposium and helped make it a lively and successful conference. Please view photos of the Symposium.
Symposium DVD sets are ready to be produced when the Bowen Center receives 25 orders. We still need at least 10 orders to go forward. Orders require a $75 deposit that will be returned in full if we do not receive enough orders to make this project financially feasible. Please order online or contact the Center at info@thebowencenter.org or 202-965-4400 to reserve your DVD set.
A new issue, Volume 8.2, of Family Systems has just been mailed to our current subscribers. View the Table of Contents. Two-issue subscriptions are available for this issue and the following issue, 9.1. To learn more about Family Systems, please read a letter from our managing editor, Ruth Sagar.
The Clinic at the Georgetown Family Center now offers services in Spanish as well as in English. Fees for services are offered on a sliding scale. For details, please visit our Clinic page.
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Dr. Bowen, a professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University, established the Georgetown Family Center in 1975. He was a pioneer in family research who developed a new theory of human behavior and a new method of family therapy based on this new theory. For more about Dr. Bowen, go to Murray Bowen's biography.
