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Virginia Satir



Virginia Satir, MSSA, (1916–1988) was an American psychotherapist, lecturer, and author. Considered the “Mother of Family Therapy,” Satir is internationally known for her approach to family therapy and for developing a psychological model called the Virginia Satir Change Process Model, which has been widely adopted to explain how change affects organizations.

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The Mother of Family Therapy: Virginia Satir

Virginia Satir is considered the mother of family therapy for her pioneering work in how to treat individuals seeking help.

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Virginia Satir on Raising Children Who Value Themselves

These videos are published out of love in the hope of improving the world by improving the lives of children.

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Remembering Family Therapist Guru Virginia Satir

Inspirational genius or purveyor of crude and imprecise oversimplifications?

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Virginia Satir - Perceptions Series - A1

Virginia Satir, MSW as recorded by the Boston Family Institute. A clip from volume A1 of the Perceptions Series. In this rare video, Virginia Satir demonstrates problem-solving in a family.

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VIRGINIA SATIR: AN INTEGRATED, HUMANISTIC APPROACH

This article traces professional and personal influencesthat helped Virginia Satir to shape her worldview. She was an integra-tive humanist who included body, mind, emotional, and spiritual pro-cesses to transform systems ranging from the molecular to the cosmic.

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The Temperature Reading by Virginia Satir

This is a brief presentation of Virginia Satir's "Temperature Reading" for tracking family and group process that enhances clear communication and problem solving in a nurturing way.

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Development of a Congruence Scale Based on the Satir Model

The Congruence Scale derives from the construct of congruence, the goal of therapeutic change in the Satir model.

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Free Public Speaking Tips: Satir Categories and Stage Use

In this video Dr Joanna Martin takes you through how to use the Satir categories in your effective presentations to make an impact.

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Congruence in Satir's Model: Its Spiritual and Religious Significance

This article casts into relief the essentialist-existential philosophy implicit in Satir’s model of healing using Paul Tillich’s sys- tematic philosophical framework.

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Virginia Satir

Dr. Kirk Honda does a deep dive on Virginia Satir and her therapy model.

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