A Conference on Stepfamilies

Triangles in Stepfamilies

Self-management on the part of the therapist is of utmost importance in working with stepfamilies. This conference will provide information about stepfamilies through the lens of Bowen theory. The consultant's awareness of interlocking triangles in one's own family and in their clinical families will be discussed. Differentiation of self is the key concept that guides the way. Two individuals who are stepparents and have been in coaching in Bowen theory will be interviewed. Their efforts in their family and work systems will be part of the discussion. 

Date

May 9, 2014

Time

9:30am - 3:30pm, Registration begins at 9:00am

Place

Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church

3401 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC

COSTS

Regular Fee: $135

Full-Time Student*: $25

Part-Time Student*: $45 

     *Please see our website for identification requirements and to register online.

CEU/CEs

Cost: $15

CEU/CE Hours: 5 

For more information on the CEU/CEs, please view the Clinical Conference page.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Kathleen Cotter Cauley, MEd, LMFT, is in private practice in Falls Church, Virginia. She is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

Ms. Cauley worked with Catholic Charities in Pittsburgh from 1972 until 1985 as an adoption caseworker, therapist, and deputy director of a branch office. Ms. Cauley received her master’s degree in Counselor Education at the University of Pittsburgh in 1977. In 1980, while working at Catholic Charities, she sought out a supervisor who had trained at the Bowen Center. Ms. Cauley attended the training program at the Western Pennsylvania Family Center. 

Ms. Cauley was in private practice in Tampa, Florida from 1985 until 2001 and still returns to work in Tampa three weeks each year. She was involved in founding the Florida Family Research Network with other Bowen colleagues and serves on their Advisory Board. In addition to her private practice, she has been on the faculty of the Extraordinary Leadership Seminars since 2003. 

She volunteers on review boards dealing with the sex abuse scandals of the Catholic Church for the Dioceses of Saint Petersburg, FL and Arlington, VA and the Jesuit Maryland Province. 

Ms. Cauley has volunteered for Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. for twenty years. Her current dog is an ambassador for the blind, who does pet therapy at Capital Caring (Hospice) and public relations for the Paws for Patriots Program. His name is Spirit and, on occasion, he is present at the Bowen Center.