Thanks to the efforts of faculty volunteers and many generous supporters, the Bowen Center is two thirds of the way through its fundraising campaign, and has raised $120,000 to date. The Annual Campaign has topped $82,000. The Capital Campaign has reached $40,000 which will primarily be used for updating the technology and renovating the classroom. This is an important investment in the future of the Postgraduate Training Program and will facilitate the effectiveness of the webcasting capabilities of the Center. The staff has met with a firm from Baltimore that specializes in instructional technology to develop a proposal for the most suitable upgrades for the classroom. The classroom renovation will be done this summer to be ready for the 2012-2013 academic year.
If you have not donated, you can still contribute to this important effort online, or by mail or fax. We are still striving to meet our $125,000 goal for the Annual Campaign by June 30, 2012. Please see the Honor Roll of Donors. A very special thanks to those who made a five-year pledge.
The Bowen Center is publishing its next issue of Family Systems (9:1) in May 2012. We invite you to renew now so that you’ll be able to receive the Spring issue directly from the press. New subscribers can begin their subscription with either the Fall issue (8:2) or with the upcoming issue, whichever they prefer. For more details, please read the letter from our managing editor.
Applications are currently being considered for the Bowen Center's Postgraduate Training Program. The application deadline is June 1st for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Postgraduate Program is designed for individuals who want to establish a foundation in Bowen theory and learn to apply it in their personal lives and their professional practices. Further information can be obtained from Victoria Harrison, MA at vaharrison@thebowencenter.org.
We are currently taking orders for the complete set of eight DVDs for the 2012 Spring Conference, The Family and the Brain: An Integrated Circuit. Order online, call the Center at 202-965-4400 or fax order form to 202-965-1765 to place your order. The cost is $275. Free shipping is available until May 4, 2012.
Publication Special: Understanding Organizations and The Emotional Side of Organizations are both back in print. Both books describe the application of Bowen theory to work systems. Order both for $36, a combined savings of $12. The special ends June 15.
Irene Hoskins will present A Global Population of Seven Billion and More: How Do They Fare at Older Ages? on June 14, 2012.
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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.
Roberta Gilbert, MD will present Differentiation of Self and Leadership on June 15, 2012
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The Clinical Conference Series features Bowen Center faculty members who address subjects in Bowen theory that are demonstrated in videotaped clinical interviews with families.
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.
