Basic Texts
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Family Therapy in Clinical Practice |
by Bowen, Murray |
New York: Jason Aronson, Inc, 1978 |
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一個家庭的故事 – 博域理論入門 One Family’s Story – A Primer on Bowen Theory (Chinese Edition) |
Translators: Peggy Chan, Chi-Fai Chan, Shirley Leung, Jessie Tse |
國際社家庭學院, 2016 |
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The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory |
by Gilbert, Roberta M. |
Leading Systems Press, 2006 |
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Bowen 家庭系統理論之八大概念 |
江文賢等譯 |
台灣婚姻與家庭輔導學會, 2012 |
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Family Evaluation: The Role of Family as an Emotional Unit That Governs Individual Behavior and Development |
by Kerr, Michael, E. & Bowen, Murray |
New York. W.W. Norton & Co, 1988 |
For Interest
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One family’s story: A primer on Bowen theory |
by Kerr, Michael, M.D. |
Washington D.C.: published by the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, 2003 |
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Family Ties That Bind: A Self-Help Guide to Change through Family of Origin Therapy |
by Richardson, Ronald W. |
Vancouver: Self-Council Press, 1984 |
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Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking About Human Interactions |
by Gilbert, Roberta, M. |
Minneapolis: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992 |
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Growing Yourself Up: How to bring your best to all of life’s relationships. Sydney: Exisle Publishing |
by Brown, Jenny |
New York: Jason Aronson, Inc, 2012 |
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A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix |
by Friedman, Edwin H. |
Seabury Press, 2007 |
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Passionate Marriage: Love, Sex, and Intimacy in Emotionally Committed Relationships |
by Schnarch, David |
New York: Owl Books. Reprint edition, 1998 |
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Family Constellation: It’s Effects on Personality and Social Behavior |
by Toman, Walter |
NY: Springer, 1961 |
For Clinical Work
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Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons for Bowen Family Systems Theory |
by Bregman, Ona Cohn and White, Charles (Eds.) |
Routledge, 2010 |
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Report on Validation of the Chinese Versionof the Differentiation of Self Inventory (C-DSI) |
by Friedman, Edwin H. |
Hong Kong: International Social Service Hong Kong Branch, 2010 |
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Couples in Conflict: A Family Systems Approach to Marriage Counseling |
by Richardson, Ronald W. |
Fortress Press, 2010 |
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Differentiation of Self: Bowen Family Systems Theory Perspectives |
by Titelman, Peter (Ed.) |
New York: Routledge, 2014 |
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Emotional Cutoff: Bowen Family Systems Perspectives. The Haworth Clinical Practice Press |
by Titelman, Peter, editor |
New York: An Imprint of the Haworth Press Inc, 2003 |
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Triangles: Bowen Family Systems Theory Perspectives |
by Titelman, Peter, editor |
New York: The Hawthorn Press, 2007 |
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Clinical Applications of Bowen Family Systems Theory |
by Titelman, Peter, editor |
New York: The Hawthorn Press, 1990 |
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Family Constellation, Its Effects on Personality and Social Behavior |
by Toman, Walter |
New York: Springer Publishing Co., 1961 |
For Application to the Workplace, Organizations, Business & Leadership
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A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix |
by Friedman, Edwin H. |
Seabury Press, 2007 |
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Leading a Business in Anxious Times |
by Fox, Leslie, and Baker, Katharine |
Chicago: Care Communications Press, 2009 |
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Extraordinary Leadership: Thinking Systems, Making a Difference |
by Gilbert, Roberta |
Lake Frederick, VA: Leading Systems Press, 2006 |
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Birth Order and You: How Your Sex and Position in the Family Affects your Personality and Relationships |
by Richardson, Lois & Richardson, Ronald W. |
Vancouver: Self Council Press, 1990 |
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Understanding Organizations: Application of Bowen Family Systems Theory |
by Riley, Ruth & Wiseman, Kathleen Klaus |
Washington, DC. :The Georgetown Family Centre, 1982 |
For Church
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Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue |
by Friedman, Edwin H. |
New York: The Guildford Press, 1985 |
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Creating A Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership and Congregational Life |
by Richardson, Ronald W. |
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996 |
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Becoming A Healthier Pastor: Family Systems Theory and the Pastor’s Own Family |
by Richardson, Ronald W. |
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004 |
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Polarization and the Healthier Church: Applying Bowen Family Systems Theory to Conflict and Change in Society and Congregational Life |
by Richardson, Ronald W. |
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012 |
Journals
- Family Systems: A Journal of Natural System Thinking in Psychiatry and the Sciences.
Available by subscription from the Bowen Center www.thebowencenter.org - Family Systems Forum, A quarterly publication of the Center for the Study of Natural
Systems and the Family. www.csnsf.org