Abstract

OTTO, Ana Flávia Nascimento  and  RIBEIRO, Maria Alexina. Murray Bowen's contributions to systemic family therapy. Pensando fam. [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.1, pp. 79-95. ISSN 1679-494X.

This article is a theoretical essay on Murray Bowen's contributions to systemic family therapy. Despite being one of the pioneers of systemic psychology, his works were never published in Portuguese. Given the importance of Bowen's theory for the field of family therapy, this work aims to explore some theoretical and practical aspects that can help professionals in working with families. From the description of the emotional, affective and intellectual systems, eight concepts of Bowen's theory are presented, highlighting the self differentiation and its importance in the Bowenian therapeutic proposal. Two distinct characteristics of Bowen's Systemic Family Therapy clinic are highlighted, the differentiation of the therapist's self and family therapy with a single family member.

Keywords : Family therapy; Murray Bowen; Self differentiation.

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