1–4 pm

The fee for each day is $45.00. Call or e-mail the Family Center to register.

In 1975, Murray Bowen began to invite scientists from various disciplines to be the Distinguished Guest Lecturer at the annual Georgetown Symposium. Dr. John Calhoun was the first, followed by 25 years of renowned sciencists including E. O. Wilson, Paul MacLean, John Bonner, and Stephen J. Gould.

Other conferences held by the Center have included distinguished scientists such as Jane Goodall, Candace Pert, and Frans deWaal. These presentations were taped for archival purposes and are part of the Bowen Videotape Library at the Georgetown Family Center.

Other programs throughout the country based on Bowen theory also began to include scientists in their conferences and programs. Many of these presentations were preserved on videotape and have been donated to the Georgetown Family Center.

This series of afternoon meetings on science and family systems includes videotaped lectures selected from the previous three Individual Variation conferences at the Bowen Center and from the previous six Facts of Life conferences held by Victoria Harrison in Houston, Texas. The audio and video quality of these tapes is reliable and the presentation quality is extraordinary.

Victoria Harrison will begin each seminar with a brief presentation on connections between Bowen theory and the selected videotape presentations. Handouts will include references for follow-up reading and copies of brief articles related to the afternoon. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.

This program is scheduled to follow the Postgraduate Program held earlier in the week and to precede the monthly Clinical Conference, held all day Friday. Participants in the Postgraduate Programs, Community Seminar, people in coaching, and others who are interested in science and family systems are invited to attend.The level of thinking from those who attend is a highlight of this series.

The Science and Family Systems Seminar series highlights the importance of the connection between science and the study of family systems. Facts about relationships in other species establish a basis for understanding the influence of relationships in humans over biology, chemistry, perception, and thinking. Research in science challenges people, particularly those working in health and mental health, to examine assumptions that guide their work.