Fall Fundamentals: Triangles: The Building Block of Emotional Systems
The Bowen Center’s Fall Fundamentals Conference provides background on family systems thinking related to a topic of current interest.
Date and time
Location
Online
Refund Policy
Agenda
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome Randall T. Frost, MDiv and Ashley Mader, PhD, LICSW
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM
Triangle Theory: A Set of Rules Without a Manual
Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LCSW
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM
Lather, Rinse, Repeat: Noticing Automatic Patterns in Self and Systems
Jennifer Long, MDiv
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion and Q&A
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM
AnEvolutionary Instrument:The Emotional Triangle, Anxiety,&Human Relationships
Rev. Robert A. Abrams
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM
Navigating Triangles: Thinking Systems in Clinical Settings
Samantha Stokesberry, MA, LPC, NCC
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Breakout Groups
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
More Than Just a Shape
Vanessa M. Roulette Ellison, MSW, MDiv, LCSW
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
Triangles: Inside and Out
Deborah Watson, EdD, LPC, NCC
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Untangling the Triangle: Understanding Detriangling in Bowen Theory
Elayne Chou, PhD
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Panel Discussion and Q and A
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
Final Remarks
About this event
- Event lasts 6 hours 30 minutes
Triangles: The Building Block of Emotional Systems
This conference explores the central role of the triangle in Bowen theory—the most basic unit of the emotional system and a cornerstone of human relationship patterns. Through a series of presentations from both seasoned practitioners and emerging voices, we will examine the triangle in its original formulation and its evolving applications across clinical, familial, and societal contexts. Topics include how triangles form and function under stress, how they embed in families and workplaces, and how systems thinking can illuminate automatic patterns and support efforts to “detriangle.” Attendees will engage with theory, case examples, and practical strategies for increasing awareness and differentiation of self in the midst of relational tension.
Visit our website, thebowencenter.org to learn more about the conference.
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Fall Fundamentals Conference Chair:
Conference Presenters:
- Elayne Chou, PhD
- Rev. Robert A. Abrams
- Samantha Stokesberry, MA, LPC, NCC
- Deborah Watson, EdD, LPC, NCC
Conference Fees:
- General Admission Online (via Zoom): $125.
- *Full-time and Part-time student rates available. *Please contact info@thebowencenter.org with student verification (a copy of your student schedule or other proof) to gain access to these tickets.
- CEs are available for an additional charge of $15. Please select them in the "add-on" section when registering.
- The conference day provides 5.25 Category I continuing education credits for social workers and for counselors. You may register and pay for CE's when registering for the conference.
- Purchase of Continuing Education Credits indicates you've read and accepted the Continuing Education Credits requirements on our conference page.
- For more information on CEs, please visit the Continuing Education Credits section on our conference page.
- Questions: ceu@thebowencenter.org.
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