Over Michelle Milne’s 20 years in the Early Learning field, her curiosity has
been focused on determining the underlying causes of behaviours especially those that are
challenging. Family’s have the most important role and influence on a child’s wellbeing and learning. The Bowen Family Systems (BFS) theory, a leading
family therapy theory, can help to understand the influence a family’s
emotional functioning can have on a child’s well being, ability to learn and
life outcomes. In the Early Learning field we are constantly engaging with
family systems, an awareness of how families may be functioning
emotionally can help inform our work. The BFS theory is primarily about
how we are shaped by the emotional systems we exist in, how those
systems are connected and affected by one another. Reflecting on our
own experiences in our family systems can help us see where they may
impact our work. *Although this workshop introduces a therapeutic theory it is meant for awareness only and is not meant to provide a therapeutic experience*