"...all the understanding and technique in the world will not help you if you are emotionally clutched"​
Dr. Murray Bowen
Systems Theory
Applied Behaviour Analysis
(ABA)
Bowen Theory
The field of Marriage + Family Therapy is based in systems theory. A systemic approach to therapy begins with the understanding that individuals are part of a family unit. Within this unit each member influences one another's behaviours and emotions.
When working with an individual, we explore your experiences of living within your family system, and how these experiences have shaped you. From there, we discover ways you can show up in this system (and other systems) as your authentic self.
Using scientific method, ABA explores the relationship between behaviour and the environment. Your environment is made up of various components, including members of your family, and your own internal states.
There are many (many!) different ways that strategies and techniques derived from ABA can be practiced, and it varies from one practitioner to another.
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Bowen Theory (based in systems theory) focuses on relationships, family dynamics, and systemic patterns of behaviour. A systemic perspective views individuals within the context of their relationships and family systems.
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This theory was developed by psychiatrist Murray Bowen, and describes how members in a system (e.g., a family) reciprocally influence one other emotionally and behaviourally.
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"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances.
The real mistake is to stop trying"
​B.F. Skinner
