VIRGINIA SATIR Application History of Virginia Satir “Mother of Family Therapy”
-dealing with family pain
The Satir Model
-powerful framework for examining the self
- effect of self esteem
Communication theories
- emphasizes the impact of communication
The Satir Change Process Model
-improve their lives by transforming the way they see and express themselves. Virginia Satir (1916 - 1988) Wanted to be the children's detective on parents
-focus on the family
Being a teacher
-Students having difficulties and low self-esteem
-Family problem was the main cause
Mother's habit of fixing wrong things
-internal potential of self help
Deafness (2 years)
-Importance of communication
-Focus on non-verbal communication Experience Inspiration People are basically good
The “problem” is not the problem; how people cope with their problem is the problem
People all have the internal resources they need in order to cope with problems
Raising self-esteem
Becoming congruent in communication Satir's Values Family Therapy Family history and its influence on people’s lives
- Both of her grandmothers came from a privileged
socioeconomic class and married working-class men
Her dad was a farmer and had very little formal education
-Conceptualize the framework of “low self-esteem”, i.e.
concerned more with what others think of them and less
concerned less with how they feel about themselves
1st husband was a soldier
- Did not have much communication since the husband
left for wars for 8 years Satir’s Family History Great deal of emphasis on family-of-origin work
Resolving the negative impact of one’s internal experience in the family of origin
Reclaiming the resources one has received from one’s family of origin Family Of Origin Self-worth/ self esteem
Communication
Family rules
Family’s link to the society 4 Aspects of Family Family pain manifests itself in the symptoms of one family member but extends itself to all family members
Pained marital relationship is likely to result in dysfunctional parenting patterns
Married couples who possess high self-esteem:
- Better able to trust each other
- Feel confident in their abilities to give to each other
- Appreciation of individuality, or different-ness, and the ability to
use this different-ness as an opportunity for growth. Significances of Family Reenacts some chosen part of his or her childhood
- Reconstructing perceptions from new information
- Results in different perceptions and ideas about oneself
A way of seeing ourselves and our parents with new eyes
- Seeing the present and the future in a new perspective
Turns bad to good Family Reconstruction SOWK0116 Self Reflective Journey The Personal Iceberg Metaphor experiential / humanistic tradition of therapy
a powerful framework for examining your self, your situation and your choices SATIR TRANSFORMATIONAL SYSTEMIC THERAPY Assist people in achieving maximum human development
Encouraging their spiritual center to express itself more positively
Sense of awareness
Find their true self
- Identify their own belief structures, coping mechanisms,
judgments, emotions, and expectations
Iceberg Metaphor TRANSFORMATIONAL SYSTEMIC THERAPY Hobday, A. & Ollier, K. (1998). Creative Therapy: Activities With Children And Adolescents. The British Psychology Society
Hart, T. (2007). A Review of Conjoint Family Therapy and the Theories of Virginia Satir.
Hong Kong Satir Center. http://hksatir.org/
Satir, V. (1983). Conjoint family therapy (3rd ed.). Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books, Inc.
Satir, V. (1988). The new peoplemaking.— California: Science and Behavior Books. Inc., Montain View.
Taylor, G. (2002). Family reconstruction. Contemporary Family Therapy
The Virginia Satir Global Network. http://satirglobal.org/ References Q&A Chan Lok Yi (3035013006)
Koo Sau Lai (2010008517)
Ngai Wai Yin (2010179536)
Poon Jia Jun Jasper (2010522898) Founded the Mental Health Research Institute
-Offered family therapy training programs
The idea of networking
-Founded the International Human Learning Resources and the Avanta (Virginia Satir Global Network) Virginia’s Legacy
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