Webinars

What does Bowen Theory Academy (BTA) do? BTA provides learning opportunities for people new to the theory as well as those interested in developing and extending Bowen Theory. The following presentations from BTA’s Think Tank and conferences are described below.

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Beautiful Boy Review

In this webinar Kathleen Kerr presents a detailed case study analysis of the Sheff family based on the book Beautiful Boy to discuss unresolved emotional attachment.

Emotional Regression in Society and Cancer

Michael Kerr presents a webinar on emotional regression as a way of thinking about how disturbances in relationship systems provide a framework for understanding contemporary polarization and dysfunction without resorting to blame or cause-and-effect thinking.

Where Roots of Bowen Theory Reside

Michael Kerr delivers a webinar exploring the historical and biological roots of Bowen Family Systems Theory, arguing that understanding the deep origins of the theory across physical, biological, and social domains illuminates its mechanisms and predictive power.

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Making a Different to Self and Family Public Lecture

Dr. Michael Kerr presents the foundational concepts and clinical applications of Bowen Family Systems Theory at a public lecture on family dynamics and personal development.

Systems Biology Meets Bowen Theory: Rethinking Cancer

Michael Kerr presents a webinar exploring the convergence between systems biology and Bowen family systems theory, arguing that biological sciences are increasingly moving toward frameworks familiar to Bowen theorists.

Systems Thinking and the Unidisease Concept

Dr. Michael Kerr discusses his decades-long application of Bowen family systems theory to physical illness, particularly cancer, and his development of the uni-disease concept.