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The mother of family therapy, Virginia Satir was an American author and psychotherapist known for her significant works to the cause of family therapy. FAMOUSPSYCHOLOGISTS [CiteThis] VirginiaSatir Themotheroffamilytherapy,VirginiaSatirwasanAmericanauthorandpsychotherapistknownforhersignificantworkstothecauseoffamilytherapy.HermostwellknownandwidelyreadbooksincludeConjointFamilyTherapy(1964), Peoplemaking(1972),and TheNewPeoplemaking,(1988).VirginiaSatirisalsothecreatoroftheVirginiaSatirChangeProcessModel,apsychologicalmodeldevelopedthroughclinicalstudies.Themodelisstillwidelyusedbyorganizationalgurustodefinetheimpactofchange. Averybrightchild,VirginiaSatirwasbornonJune26,1916inNeillsville,Wisconsin.ShediedonSeptember10,1988.Virginialearnedtoreadandwriteherself.Shespentacuriouschildhoodandfromveryearlyoninlifeunderstoodthatmanypeoplewerenotwhattheyappearedtobe.AftermovingtoMilwaukeewithherfamily,SatirundertooktrainingattheMilwaukeeStateTeachersCollege whileworkingsidebysideatGimbel’sDepartmentStore.Satirbeganherownprivatepracticerightaftergraduation.Inashortspanofafewyears,VirginiawasofferedapositionattheIllinoisPsychiatricInstitutewheresheaddressedandtaughttheimportanceofdealingwiththewholefamilyduringtreatmentinsteadoftheindividualclient.Satirbelievedthatproblemsofanindividualstretchedtothewholefamilyandalsostemmedfromthefamily. AfterspendingseveralyearsattheIllinoisPsychiatricInstitute,VirginiaSatirsettledinCaliforniawhereshecontinuedtoworkandfocusonfamilytherapywithlike-mindedcolleagues.InCalifornia,SatiralsofoundedtheMentalResearchInstitute.Continuingtoworkforthecauseoffamilytherapy,Satirpioneeredinconductingtrainingsessionstospecificallyteachfamilytherapytechniques.ThisledVirginiaSatirtobecometheTrainingDirector.VirginiausedherexpertiseandexperiencetocoordinateanddeliverteachingsoftheprogramtopsychologiststhroughouttheUnitedStates. AllofVirginiaSatir’sworkisclassifiedundertheumbrellaofBecomingMoreFullyHuman.VirginiaconceivedtheprocessandconceptofHumanValidation.Herapproachtotherapywasuniqueandfromanewperspective.Shedidnotbelieveinseeingaclient’sissueasaproblem.AccordingtoVirginia,aproblemistheresultofhowaclientcopeswithaparticularissue,whetheritiscurrentorfromthepast.BasedonthecoursesshedeliveredattheMentalResearchInstitute,Satirpublishedthebook,ConjointFamilyTherapy.ThebookgainedpopularityandrecognitionallovertheworldmakingVirginiaandhertheoriespopular.HerachievementswerealsorecognizedbytheAmericanAssociationforMarriageandFamilyTherapyandtheAcademyofCertifiedSocialWorkers. VirginiaSatiralsocreatedtheSatirChangeProcessModel,amethodofchangederivedfromherownclinicalexperiencesandtrials.Themodeliswidelyusedinthecorporateworldtodaytounderstandtheeffectsofchange.Devotingherlifetohelpingpeoplewithmentalproblems,VirginiaSatircreatedmanyorganizationstobringpeoplewithsimilarissuestogether.TheseorganizationsincludeBeautifulPeopleandtheAvantaNetwork.TheinfluenceofSatir’sresearchandworkcanbeseeneventodayinmodernpsychotherapy,neurolinguisticsandfamilyconstellations. BuyBooksbyVirginiaSatir HowtoCiteThisPage VirginiaSatir APAStyle VirginiaSatir.(2014).FamousPsychologists.org.Retrieved04:07,June13,2022fromhttps://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/ HarvardStyle VirginiaSatir[Internet].2014.https://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/,June13 MLAStyle "VirginiaSatir."2014.FamousPsychologists.org13June,2017https://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/ MHRAStyle 'VirginiaSatir',FamousPsychologists.org,(2014)https://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/[accessedJune13,2022] ChicagoStyle "VirginiaSatir,"FamousPsychologists.org,https://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/(accessedJune13,2022). CBE/CSEStyle VirginiaSatir[Internet].FamousPsychologists.org;2014[cited2022June13].Availablefrom:https://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/. BluebookStyle VirginiaSatir,https://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/(lastvisitedJune13,2022). AMAStyle VirginiaSatir,https://www.famouspsychologists.org/virginia-satir/(lastvisitedJune13,2022). CustomSearch FamousPsychologists FamousPsychologists