This is really a fantastic family therapy demonstration. McLendon's gift for forming an authentic connection with the son and mother, and help them engage in depth work in a single session is very impressive and inspiring.
By watching this video, you will:
• Learn the theoretical components of Satir Family Therapy.
• Identify specific techniques and interventions characteristic to the Satir approach.
• Observe how one of Virginia Satir’s most prominent students conducts an initial family therapy session.
Length of video: 1:45:00
English subtitles available
Individual ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-232-8
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-233-6
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-233-4
Jean McLendon, LCSW, LMFT, is the past president of The Virginia Satir Global Network and is currently the Director of Training Programs at
Satir Systems, a professional therapy and coaching center in North Carolina. She trained with the late Virginia Satir for nearly twenty years and has been published in several journals and books. She has been on the faculties of the University of North Carolina School of Social Work, and The NIMH Staff College and served as faculty specialist with the Whole Systems Design Graduate Program at Seattle University. Jean travels widely applying the Satir Growth Model to a variety of contexts, situations, countries and cultures.
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CE credits: 1.75
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the theoretical components of Satir Family Therapy
- List specific techniques and interventions characteristic of the Satir approach
- Explain how one of Virginia Satir's trainees conducts an initial family therapy session
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