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• Bowen Theory: The Limitations of My Understanding, Kathryn Meitner (from Feb, 1997 Newsletter): "As I study Bowen Theory I get stuck between trying to understand it and deciding whether it is compatible with what I believe to be true of human relationships and change. Discerning that which I don't yet fully understand is difficult as I often find my questions are not about understanding the theory but questioning the theory's validity." More...
• Bowen Family Systems Theory: Implication for Policy, Randi Bregman:  "The Bowen Family Systems Theory has been part of a movement that has re-shaped the way we understand human behavior. Though the theory is relevant to human behavior at every level, most of those trained in Bowen's theory are doing clinical work with individuals and families. This paper seeks to explore implications of Bowen's theory for larger systems and policy making."  More...
• Systems Thinking and the Emergence of a Comprehensive Science of Human Behavior, Charles M. White:  "Peter Senge, Director of the Systems Thinking and Organizational Learning Program at MIT's Sloan School of Management, recounts a tragic story in his much celebrated organizational management book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. I think the story provides a rather poignant illustration of just how important it can be for individuals, and for society as a whole, to be able to utilize systems thinking – at the very least in situations where linear "reactions" seem to promote dreadful outcomes."  More...
• Systems Thinking and the Emegence of a Comprehensive Science Of Human Behavior-Part II,Charles M. White: " I'll begin this section with a familiar quote from John Bonner, professor emeritus in evolutionary biology at P{rinceton university and Princeton Family Center facul;ty member: "Science is about things...There are two ways we can deal with these things.  The first and most obvious one is to describe them...But description in itself is dissatisfying and insufficient.  It is a large heap with no order to it.  Finding the order in the descriptive facts is the great purpose of science."   More...
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