Context Matters: Systemic Perspectives on Family Structure and Organisation

Please note that all registrations have to be paid in full before the event takes place - otherwise you will miss out on receiving the Zoom link (this is usually sent two days before the event takes place). This event will be recorded for all those who are registered on the day. Recording is available for three weeks – the link will be sent after the event.

This workshop explores how the structure and organisation of family systems shape and are shaped by the individuals within them. It will offer perspectives on how families organise roles, responsibilities, and boundaries, and how they manage emotional tasks and conflict across different stages of the family life cycle. Using a systemic lens, the session will consider how family transitions and patterns both influence and are influenced by individual members’ experiences, behaviours, and interactions.

This workshop will enable participants to increase their understanding of how to assess and work with clients in context, taking account of family dynamics.

PRESENTER: Mandy Kavanagh-Vincent

Mandy is a qualified Social Worker and completed a Masters degree in Systemic Psychotherapy at The Institute of Family Therapy and Birkbeck University in London in 2006. Mandy has 30+ years’ experience in working with Couples, Individuals and Families in various Public Health, NGO and Social Service organisations, and in Private Practice. She has worked in Mental Health services in the UK and New Zealand since 2001.

Mandy specialises in working with couples having marital/relationship and communication difficulties, blended/step-family issues, and parenting challenges. She also has a wealth of experience in working with addiction and mental health issues and eating disorders.

Mandy has extensive experience in supervision and training of other professionals in DHB’s and NGO’s, including lecturing for 7 years on the Post Graduate Certificate in Systemic Therapies at Otago University. Mandy has established a Systemic Practice and Family Therapy training program which has been running successfully online since 2020