Clinical Conference

October 1, 2010
The Process of Differentiation

Michael E. Kerr, MD

No idea in Bowen theory is more difficult to grasp than what it means to be in solid emotional contact with a relationship system and yet be “outside the system.” This is the essence of being a “self” and it is never accomplished in isolation from important others. One clinical interview will be with a woman whose husband died during the course of her effort on differentiation, and the other will be with a woman who has worked to be more of a “self” in relationship to her adult daughter and her parents with whom she lives. Both interviews will address common misperceptions about the process of defining a self.

When: 9:30-3:30
Where: Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church
3401 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC (see link above for directions)