Virginia Satir: Foundational Ideas“Amid these [world] changes is the growing conviction that human beings must evolve a new consciousness that places a high value on being human, that leads toward cooperation, that enables positive conflict resolution, and that recognizes our spiritual foundations. Can we accept as a given that the self of the therapist is an essential factor in the therapeutic process? If this turns out to be true, it will alter our way of teaching therapists as well as treating patients.” (Virginia Satir in The Use of Self in Therapy, The Haworth Press, Inc., 1987Virginia Satir, an internationally renowned educator and master therapist and a pioneer in the field of family therapy, altered the way therapists are taught and patients are treated. This landmark volume focuses on the important contributions that she made to the therapy profession. Written and edited by therapists who trained and worked closely with her, Virginia Satir: Foundational Ideas reflects her most basic ideas about the healing quality of respect for all people and the emphasis on the personal aspects of treatment rather than the technical. It also addresses the necessity of emotional honesty between the therapist and the patient and illustrates these therapists’impact on therapy as it is practiced today.The legacy left by Dr. Satir includes her profound insight into the behavior of human beings and the guidelines for the application of universal principles in such a way as to enhance human growth and unite individuals. Her impact on therapists around the world is apparent upon reading this triumphant volume. Scholars and practitioners address some of the fundamental tenets of therapy as developed by Dr. Satir and explain how they have integrated these basic foundations into their own practices. The highlights of her professional contributions that are discussed in this exhaustive volume include:
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Contents
Barbara Jo Brothers | 1 |
Virginia Satirs Contribution to the Process of Human Communication Barbara Jo Brothers ... | 11 |
Yetta M Bernhard | 21 |
Michele Baldwin | 27 |
Judith Bula Jacobs | 43 |
Virginia Satirs Parts Party Joan E Winter and Leanne R E Parker | 59 |
Lynne M Azpeitia and Walter F Zahnd | 83 |
The Masterpiece of Virginia Satir William Nerin | 103 |
Self Esteem or Shame? Maxine West | 143 |
Reflections on Virginia Satirand Eugene Gendlin Bala Jaison | 155 |
The Wonderful Human Being Myth Michael D Spiegler | 165 |
Birgitte Winkel | 168 |
Barbara Jo Brothers | 173 |
Laura S Dodson | 179 |
Compiled by Lynne M Azpeitia | 189 |
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