Virginia Satir
American psychotherapist & non-fiction author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 – 10 September 1988) was an American author, clinical social worker and psychotherapist,[1] recognized for her approach to family therapy. Her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy[2] honored her with the title "Mother of Family Therapy".[3][4] Her most well-known books are Conjoint Family Therapy, 1964, Peoplemaking, 1972, and The New Peoplemaking, 1988.
Virginia Satir | |
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Born | (1916-06-26)26 June 1916 |
Died | 10 September 1988(1988-09-10) (aged 72) |
Alma mater | Milwaukee State Teachers College (now University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), (BA, 1936), University of Chicago (MSSA, 1948) |
Occupation(s) | Social worker, therapist, author |
Known for | Family systems therapy |
Spouse(s) | Gordon Rodgers (divorced 1949), Norman Satir (divorced 1957) |
Children | 2 daughters |
She is also known for creating the Virginia Satir Change Process Model, a psychological model developed through clinical studies. Change management and organizational gurus of the 1990s and 2000s embrace this model to define how change impacts organizations.[5][6][7]