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CE Post-Test & Outcome Measure - 43rd Annual Pittsburgh Family Systems Conference and Symposium [Oct 14-15, 2022]

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Conference Post-Test
1. Which triangle in life has the most significant effect on individual development?
- A) The triangle with one’s caretakers, meaning those who raise the individual from childhood.
- B) The triangle with one’s best friends in childhood, in which one learns from the changing two-against-one process over time.
- C) The love triangle in one’s most important romantic relationship, in which a third person plays a part in the romance and the intensity of romantic feelings.
- D) The triangle as an adult when one has one’s own child or children and has the opportunity to manage self in a new and significant triangle in life?
2. According to Dr. Bowen, what are two important variables in triangles?
- A) Level of differentiation and sibling position.
- B) Level of anxiety and level of differentiation.
- C) Level of anxiety and length of the marriage.
- D) Level of differentiation and number of offspring.
3. According to the presentation on newlyweds, what is the role of a wedding in family systems?
- A) A wedding is for the family.
- B) A wedding is for the marriage (or, possibly, for self).
- C) Trying to determine the "role" of a wedding indicates the presence of anxiety in the system.
- D) All of the above.
4. What item(s) impact an individual's functioning in the workplace?
- A) Level of stressors present in the workplace.
- B) Interlocking triangles across the workplace.
- C) Financial dependency experienced by individuals in the workplace.
- D) All of the above.
5. Which statement best describes the ease of teaching Bowen Family Systems thinking in a postmodern, brief therapy model graduate family therapy program?
- A) It is very easy, because these ideas are warmly welcomed.
- B) It is very easy, because Bowen’s ideas are easily compatible with short term brief therapy practices.
- C) Students seeking to learn more about Bowen’s theory have had to make extra efforts on their own to get more acquainted with these ideas.
- D) Bowen family systems theory is a regular part of the Masters curriculum.
6. According to Jetlexis Carlos’ presentation, the optimal way to use a triangle as an intervention is to:
- A) Become emotionally involved in the couple's conflict.
- B) Stay in contact with both partners while maintaining emotional neutrality.
- C) Offer the couple logical solutions to the conflict being discussed.
- D) Highlight to the couple the various triangles they formed in their family of origin.
7. When working with a family in crisis using Bowen Family Systems Theory, the goal is:
- A) Decrease of anxiety in the family.
- B) Increase in the family’s awareness of how the emotional system functions.
- C) Movement toward increasing levels of differentiation, where the focus is on making changes for the self rather than trying to change others.
- D) All of the above.
8. According to Devon Dunn's presentation, all three research participants had sexual desires they wanted to pursue. What made it difficult for them to do so?
- A) Societal expectations.
- B) Multigenerational process.
- C) Wanting approval from their family.
- D) All of the above.
9. In Franchesca Fontus’ presentation, Therapists' Experiences of Personal Loss through a Bowen Family Systems Theory Lens and Impacts on Their Clinical Practice: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the findings of the study included:
- A) Experiencing the personal loss of a familial loved one emotionally affected therapists and their families.
- B) Therapists and their families responded intellectually to the personal loss of their familial loved one.
- C) The personal loss of a familial loved one relationally impacted therapists and their families.
- D) Both A and C.
10. What two Bowen concepts were covered in Cassandra Cacace’s presentation “Applying Bowen natural systems theory to the American healthcare system during COVID-19?”
- A) The emotional system, chronic anxiety.
- B) The emotional system, societal emotional process.
- C) Differentiation of self, societal emotional process.
- D) Triangulation, multigenerational transmission process.
11. What are some ways to manage triangles?
- A) Change them from acute to obtuse.
- B) Pull on your family, friends, and partners to manage the triangle for you.
- C) Gain awareness of the lack of self, the shared levels of reactivity, and indirect communication in your family and other relationships.
- D) Get a therapist to tell you.
12. According to the presentation about the process of death and threat of death within the family, it is correct to state:
- A) The topic of death within the family should be avoided.
- B) The "emotional shock wave" has a short-term duration (months) and only affects the people closest to the deceased.
- C) Not all deaths have the same importance to a family.
- D) Death should be discussed only among adults.
Conference Evaluation
Program Objectives
The following program objectives were met:
1. Describe and analyze how triangle threats have real-world effects on the functioning of brain regions associated with rejection and social pain.*
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2. Describe and analyze the importance of the parental triangle to adult functioning, and how the unresolved parental triangle can impair development.*
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3. Review and analyze the ways that an individual may be caught within the pressures of the triangle and experience stress from those pressures.*
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4. Describe the science of hormetic stressors, including exercise and intermittent fasting, and explain how small acts of self-regulation may be accompanied with small amounts of stress that have an out-sized positive health effect for the individual and the family.*
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5. Apply Bowen family systems theory to an effort to assess, describe and explain the functioning of one’s own extended family of origin.*
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6. Better manage clinical pressures to terminate clinical services prematurely and create open-ended treatment options.*
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7. Explain how a clinician’s neutral stance avoids problem focus and deepens the therapeutic relationship.*
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8. Describe the findings of research literature on the impact of viruses and pandemics on healthcare workers’ mental health and on their relationships.*
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9. Describe ways health care workers can apply Bowen family systems theory to better manage the healthcare system and their personal partner relationships.*
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10. Describe a 12-year personal effort at applying Bowen family systems theory to a particular family and its impact on analysis of family functioning.*
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11. Describe the research findings of the ways society, culture and religion influences female sexuality, and how this research applies to therapy practice.*
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12. Describe and analyze the impact of death on family functioning from a Bowen family systems theory perspective, and its impacts on clinical practice.*
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13. Discuss and explain the impact of slavery on masculinity in the Caribbean, and how Bowen family systems theory’s concept of the triangle can be used to analyze polyamorous triads.*
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14. Explain and identify ways the concept of the triangle can be used as an intervention tool when working with high-conflict couples.*
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15. Apply the concept of the triangle to explain the role of financial dependency and decision making in organizations.*
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16. Explain and describe the role of non-abusing family members in family violence.*
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17. Describe three important triangles in which church leaders commonly participate and three ways to navigate these relationships.*
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18. Assess and describe the role of a wedding as a point on a triangle within marriage and family.*
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19. Describe and discuss how levels of anxiety and differentiation of self impact the functioning of triangles in work and family systems.*
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20. Discuss and explain how the triangle, as a three-person grouping, is the smallest stable unit of an emotional system.*
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21. Discuss the application of Dr. Christopher Burnett’s Flexible Practicum model in supporting children, couples, families, groups, companies and societies through love, joy, and happiness.*
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22. Describe the use of Bowen family systems theory in mental health crisis work.*
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23. Describe the use of a systems perspective in responding to crises as compared to a traditional approach.*
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24. Identify the use of proinflammatory language that promotes fusion in triangles and discuss how language is indicative of emotional reactivity and levels of differentiation of self.*
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25. Explain Bowen family systems theory’s approach on the impacts of grief and death within a multigenerational family system.*
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26. Discuss how Bowen family systems theory is applied in human service and faith-based organizations to improve organization functioning.*
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27. Discuss how child abuse and neglect are symptoms of patterns of family adaptation to threats and stressful events and circumstances.*
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28. Demonstrate the functioning of triangles in emotional systems and how to better manage self in relation to rising conflict and stress in families and organizations.*
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29. Describe how to de-triangle in interlocking relationships while remaining in good emotional contact with all members of the emotional system.*
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30. Discuss and describe the complex interplay between race, culture, and family functioning to better explain diverse family experiences and functioning.*
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Presenters
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Presenters knew the subject matter well*
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Presenters presented the subject matter effectively*
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Presenter was responsive to questions*
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Presenters presented in a way that maintained my interest*
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Presenters answered questions effectively and appropriately*
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Presenters was responsive to questions, concerns, comments, and opinions*
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Presenters provided a variety of applied examples (ex: case studies, research outcomes, etc)*
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Setting for Online Conference
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Zoom was an adequate platform for this conference*
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Any special needs or accommodations were met*
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The program flyer/advertising were informative and accurate*
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Learning Value
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I can apply information learned to my practice of other work context*
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This information contributes to my ability to achieve my personal and professional goals*
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Issues of diversity were addressed*
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How much did you learn from this program?*
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How useful for your practice or professional development was the content of this program?*
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I would recommend this program to others*
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This program enhanced my professional expertise*
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The program provided applied tools to allow me to bring this information into my workplace*
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Learning was enhanced by the use of auditory, visual, and multimedia formats*
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Professional and Ethical Issues
Please answer the following questions about Professional and Ethical Issues and how these were addressed. The presenter or moderator made clearly evident, prior to registration, the following:
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Any commercial support for the CE program, sponsor, or presenter/instructor (or any other relationship that could reasonably be construed as a conflict of interest)*
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Any commercial support for endorsement of products (for example books, training, medications, etc.)*
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The accuracy and utility of the materials presented, the basis of such statements, any risks associated with the content, and the limitations of the content being taught*
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Participant Feedback
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What went well and what were the strengths of this presentation?*
What could have been improved regarding this presentation?*
What topics or presenters would you like to see at future CE presentations?*
Please describe at least one way that information in this program can enhance your professional work*
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CE Post-Test & Outcome Measure - 43rd Annual Pittsburgh Family Systems Conference and Symposium [Oct 14-15, 2022]

Conference Post-Test

Conference Evaluation

Program Objectives

Presenters

Setting for Online Conference

Learning Value

Professional and Ethical Issues

Participant Feedback