FFRN Spring Conference
Saturday May 9, 2009
The Family: Resource and Stressor for Children
With
Kathleen B. Kerr and Michael Kerr
Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida
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Emotional processes in families can inadvertently impinge on the health of the children. Parents don't want this to happen, but their immaturities and anxieties can make it so. Understanding how these processes work can offer families the opportunity to do it differently. Parents can become their children's best resources. To do this it is essential to understand the interplay of relationships, psychology and biology.
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| Kathleen B. Kerr, MSN, MA |
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Kathleen B. Kerr, MSN, MA
Kathleen B. Kerr has been on the faculty of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family since 1978. She is a nurse clinical-specialist, and has had a private practice since 1975. At the Center she teaches, supervises, and coordinates the Community Seminar and the Postgraduate Program in Family Systems Theory and Psychotherapy. She also coordinates the Family History Database Project, which collects multiple multi-generational family histories to study basic concepts in Bowen theory and is the Director of the Clinic.
Her research interests have included: aging and the family, applying Bowen theory to organizations, the different kinds of systems thinking, mother-offspring relationships, healthcare and applying Bowen theory in the emergency room. She has been given access to the data from the longitudinal research on chimpanzees begun by Jane Goodall, Ph.D. There she is researching the effect of mother-offspring relationships on adult behavior. She has traveled to Gombe Stream Research Centre to observe the chimpanzees in the wild.
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| Michael E. Kerr, MD |
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Michael E. Kerr, MD
Michael E. Kerr is a family psychiatrist and Director of the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, D.C. The Center’s mission is to further develop and disseminate information about a new theory of human behavior, Bowen Family Systems Theory. Psychiatrist Murray Bowen originated the theory based on extensive family research. The most important practical application of the theory is the process differentiation of self. Differentiation is a blueprint for changing oneself in ways that have a constructive impact on others and on the overall functioning of a group.
Dr. Kerr co-authored with Dr. Bowen a widely used text entitled, Family Evaluation: An Approach Based on Bowen Theory. The book was excerpted in The Atlantic Monthly in 1988. He has also published many book chapters and journal articles about how families function. His primary research interest has been the interplay of mind, body, and relationships and its role in health and disease. He has lectured on Bowen theory and its various applications all over the United States and overseas. One of his strengths is presenting theoretical ideas in a way that most people can identify as relevant to their interests and activities, most particularly to their own families.
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Miami Children's Hospital
3100 SW 62nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33155
Registration 8:30 a.m.
Program begins at 9:00 a.m.
Registration fee $125
Early registration (received by May 1, 2009) $110
Student with ID or Miami Children's Hospital staff $55
6 CEU credit hours available for nurses, licensed mental health counselors, psychologists and social workers
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For further information, contact
Eileen Gottlieb, MEd, LMFT
561 279-0861
email: egbfamilycenter@comcast.net
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Jeffrey Miller, LCSW
786 268-2818
email: jmaco@aol.com
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Register Online Now!
Registration fee $125
Early registration (received by May 1, 2009) $110
Student with ID or Miami Children's Hospital staff $55
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4480 Deerwood Lake Parkway #243
Jacksonville, FL 32216
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