Augmenting Bowen family of origin work: Using the genogram and therapeutic art-based activity
Author(s)
Gatfield, Emma
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2017
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This article explores the use of creative artistic activity and metaphor to augment Bowen family of origin work. It draws on the case study of a couple engaging in premarital counselling to illustrate several ways that art making can be used to enhance Bowen systemic processes. It illustrates the value of collaborative genograms and related creative products to offer a supplementary voice for salient, verbally inexpressible content while supporting clients in externalising and processing difficult emotions with reduced reactivity.This article explores the use of creative artistic activity and metaphor to augment Bowen family of origin work. It draws on the case study of a couple engaging in premarital counselling to illustrate several ways that art making can be used to enhance Bowen systemic processes. It illustrates the value of collaborative genograms and related creative products to offer a supplementary voice for salient, verbally inexpressible content while supporting clients in externalising and processing difficult emotions with reduced reactivity.
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Journal Title
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
Volume
38
Issue
2
Subject
Health services and systems
Public health
Social work
Psychology
Social Sciences
Family Studies
Bowen therapy
case study
family art therapy