Date: April 13, 2006
Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Presented By: Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LCSW
Location:
MLK Lounge, Billing Student Center, UVM Campus, Burlington
Description:
Bowen family systems theory is a theory of human behavior that views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems thinking to describe the complex interactions in the unit. It is the nature of a family that its members are intensely connected emotionally. Families in business together face not only the normal tensions that all families experience, but the added layer of business stress and organizational concerns on both fronts. The emotional interdependence presumably evolved to promote the cohesiveness and cooperation families require to protect, shelter, and feed their members. Heightened tension, however, can intensify these processes that promote unity and teamwork, and this can lead to problems.
As a leader in a family business and family unit, what characteristics of an effective leader are necessary to overcome and successfully manage on both the family and the business front? When family members get anxious, the anxiety can escalate by spreading infectiously among them. As anxiety goes up, the emotional connectedness of family members becomes more stressful than comforting. Eventually, one or more members feel overwhelmed, isolated, or out of control. In this open dialog with Dr. Papero, he will present a brief review of the Bowen theory; what does Bowen Theory suggest regarding family leadership; and how families and business systems react to stresses with added thought on means to prevent or minimize those stresses. To find out more about Bowen Family Systems Theory, go to:http://www.thebowencenter.org/pages/theory.html
Daniel V. Papero, PhD, LCSW
After graduate training in social work at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dr. Papero entered postgraduate training in family systems theory and psychotherapy at the Georgetown University Family Center. In 1982, Dr. Bowen invited him to join the faculty of theGeorgetown University Family Center. He has written numerous articles and book chapters on various aspects of family systems theory and family psychotherapy and, in 1990, published a basic introduction to family systems, Bowen Family Systems Theory. He serves on the editorial board of Family Systems and of the Family Business Client.
Non-credit workshops and courses only
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