Satir International Journal Archive

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Publication Lifespan: January 2013–April 2018

EISSN: 2291-5869

Journal History

The Satir International Journal was established in January 2013, spearheaded by Dr. Steve Bentheim in the role of editor. It was initially titled the Satir Family Therapy and Counselling Journal. A year later, in January 2014, the journal underwent a rebranding, adopting its final title and broadening its scope to cover a more diverse range of subjects, extending beyond the confines of counselling and family therapy. The journal adhered to a continuous publication model, issuing one volume per year, and was recognized for its swift publication process. Regrettably, the Satir International Journal ceased publication in April 2018.

Focus and Scope

The Satir International Journal provided research and applications aimed at enhancing individual mental health, and fostered the healthy growth of families, groups, and organizations within society. Its objectives included therapeutic communication, equality, spirituality, ethical decision-making, and global diversity. The journal was sponsored by the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies at the University of Victoria, located in British Columbia, Canada. The journal expressed gratitude for being situated on the Coast Salish territory, where Virginia Satir conducted graduate workshops at the “Haven” on the nearby Gabriola Island.

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An Aboriginal experience of transformation
(Satir International Journal, 2013) McDonald, Jack
The author presents a personal narrative of a boyhood disconnected from others, and feeling depressed in mood. Rather than a psychiatric intervention, his great aunt convinced his mother to have him follow his undiscovered aboriginal path, which confronted his feelings of low self-worth and low self-esteem. His uncle was a guide of the sweat ceremonies in rural Alberta, and the author participated in these, which included the teachings of his people and regard for the earth and all its creatures. The experience was transformational, and he never again was troubled by feelings of low self-worth. Jack McDonald is an advocate for urban aboriginal people of Canada. He walked barefoot for forty miles along the Trans-Canada Highway during the 1995 Walk Against Poverty. (This article first appeared in Satir Journal: Transformational Systemic Therapy, Vol. 2, no. 1, 2008, pp. 109-115, by permission of author)
Re-sculpting an organization: A different kind of family
(Satir International Journal, 2013) Strider, Eileen
The author is not a therapist, but discovered that her work in computer science offered parallel insights into differing styles of business management. She and her husband Wayne Strider connected their understandings from both computer science and from Virginia Satir’s Family Reconstruction process and applied it for the relating needs of corporate management directors. As with family therapy, the author mapped the company’s business history and the impact on the directors of the loss of the company’s founders. This had caused the corporation an interim of financial and personnel chaos at the top management level. The acceptance of the new “leadership” was not unlike that of accepting a new family member. However, the business world rarely opens itself up to this type of internal discussion and thus this was a new beginning, an initial facilitation towards resolution of differences among the corporate leaders. The article is offered as a first-person narrative. It concludes with the positive experience of the “Guide” to appreciate the actual work done by the “Stars” – the clients of the author’s coaching work. (This article has been modified from its first printing titled "Reconstructing a Company" in the Satir Journal: Transformational Systemic Therapy, Vol. 1, no. 3, 2007, pp. 100-110, by permission of author)
From the Satir Model to the I Tao; Reconstructing family rules in a Hong Kong cultural context
(Satir International Journal, 2013) Cheung, Grace Y. K.
Being a therapist trained in the Satir Model and a Chinese born and educated in Hong Kong, the researcher tried to execute this study drawing on both conceptual resources of the Satir Model and Chinese cultural traditions that go back in recorded history to more than two thousand years. Data for the study was specifically drawn from two four-day Personal Growth Workshops in Hong Kong attended by a total of 53 (42 female and 11 male) ethnic Chinese secondary school teachers. Participants were found to employ strategies to assert their individual needs without leaving the collectivist framework. Elements of a new framework based on the I Tao (as found in the classical Chinese I Ching) were identified and found to be useful to explain personal growth and reconstruction of family rules within the Chinese hierarchical collectivist culture. Use was made of the “guas” of the I Ching to describe change as experienced by the participants. Finally, suggestions are proposed for an effective use of the Satir Model within the Hong Kong cultural context and within an I Tao framework in four major counseling situations. This article first appeared in Satir Journal, Vol. I, no.1, 2006, and is with permission of the author.
Evolving to become more fully human-Early contributors of the Satir Model
(Satir International Journal, 2013) Bentheim, Steven Simon
Virginia Satir benefitted from many predecessors, such as Emerson, Mary Baker Eddy, Martin Buber and Gregory Bateson, who advanced experiential spirituality with healthy human relating and communicating. Her concern was similar to the American philosopher Emerson that one’s self-worth is not guaranteed from one’s family, church or workplace and thus advocated taking the inner journey to “trust thyself.” From her mother’s faith in Christian Science, Satir aligns with Mary Baker Eddy’s assertion that genders are of equal value, along with the importance of human affection in the home. From the philosopher Martin Buber, Satir focused on connecting with the divine in one another. Gregory Bateson, one of Virginia’s closest contemporaries, offered a technical understanding of communication processes from exploring South Pacific Islanders and cybernetic research that are just beginning to be understood. These approaches continue to find ways to heal the individual and the family.
Applying the Satir Model of counseling in Mainland China: Illustrated with 20 case sessions
(Satir International Journal, 2013) Li, Yang; Lou, W. Q. Vivian
Counselling services in Mainland China are now beginning to be provided as part of their health care system due to the growing awareness of needs associated with mental health. Furthermore, the need for a higher quality of counseling services has been steadily increasing. The Satir Model has shown tremendous vitality in its acceptance as a treatment modality ever since it was introduced to China in 2003, and given its compatibility with Chinese culture and tradition. Along with this compatibility, it provides therapeutic solutions to mental health problems that are particularly associated with the negative influences of Chinese culture and tradition. Here, the authors analyze several possible negative influences in the culture; such as invalidation of self, high expectation towards self and incongruence when expressing feelings. The authors then illustrate how the Satir Model helps people to recover their wounded selves through this transformational counseling process. This study is illustrated by an of 20 sessions of counselling experiences in Beijing, China. With its strength-orientation and change-directed therapeutic approach, the Satir Model has shown its effectiveness in helping Chinese people experience higher self-esteem, take more personal responsibility, increase their ability for choice making and for personal congruence. (First printed in Satir Journal: Transformational Systemic Therapy, Vol. 4, no. 1, 2010, pp. 24-52, by permission of author)
“Good” verses “right:” Awareness of self in counsellor training
(Satir International Journal, 2013) France, Honoré; Rodriguez, Carmen
Training in the field of counselling is meant for sharpening the personal skills of therapists, but it is also there for the trainees’ own self-empowerment. Counsellors are continuously exposed to other people’s issues and problems, and these intense encounters often have an effect on the helper’s own internal health. Therapeutic practitioners need to be aware of how the very issues their clients are struggling with can have an impact on themselves as caregivers. The article offers the example of the “Wounded Healer” to illustrate this dilemma. The case illustration is of a counselling student who has already experienced that her clients have had a romantic attraction to her.
A “Wheel of Resources” for emergency first responders
(Satir International Journal, 2013) Carlock, C. Jesse
The Wheel of Resources and other tools developed by Virginia Satir are useful in a wide variety of crisis-related contexts, including the attack on the United States on 9/11, the more recent Hurricane Sandy or the tragedies of recent school shootings. Here the author describes applications of Satir’s tool, The “Wheel of Resources” or “Mandala of Resources” (Satir, 1982) as the centerpiece for a brief psycho-educational intervention. It was aimed at preparing technical workers assigned to help with reconstruction efforts in New Orleans following the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. Current thinking in the area of crisis debriefings emphasizes accessing client resiliency and teaching coping skills. The Satir Model is especially useful since it is a healthoriented approach, focusing on accessing resources rather than focusing on symptoms. Also, the actual methods used to teach the theory involve participants at multiple levels (sensory, affective, behavioral, cognitive) so that they fully engage participants and create dynamic learning experiences. Finally, since the various tools are free of professional jargon, they are easily accessible to individuals at all educational levels. (Revised from "Wheel of Resources: Assistance for Hurricane Katrina Workers" in Satir Journal: Transformational Systemic Therapy, Vol. I, 2006, pp. 81-94, by permission of author)
Blessings for all beings
(Satir International Journal, 2014) Harmon, Nancy; Harmon, Roger
I am
(Satir International Journal, 2014) Gabriel, Chrisine
Say It StraightTM - From breakdowns to breakthroughs
(Satir International Journal, 2014) Golden, David E.; Englander-Golden, Paula
Say It StraightTM ("SIS") is a research-based action oriented experiential training program with cognitive reinforcement that transforms relationships of submission-dominance to relationships of equal value. It uses Virginia Satir’s communication approach, combined with action-oriented behavioral skills practice. SIS has been conducted in diverse settings and cultures, with adults and children. The article describes basic philosophy and components of the program and cites our research to demonstrate its efficacy in various settings, especially in schools and institutions in the United States. In particular it notes statistically significant reductions in alcohol/drug-related school suspensions, juvenile police offences, and self-discharge against medical advice in adult addictions treatment, as well as increases in the use of empowering communication, behavior and quality of life in participants of all ages.
A Life Lived: Remembering Steven Simon Bentheim April 24, 1948 – October 2, 2013
(Satir International Journal, 2014) Carlock, C. Jesse; France, Honoré; Buckbee, Stephen; Robinson, Marion
To honour Steve Bentheim, we have put together a group of four stories of how we remember the first editor and initiator of the Satir International Journal. Steve was an innovative and “out of the box” thinker who wanted to make a difference in the world. He also wanted to fulfill a long standing dream of bringing together those people around the world interested in the theory and practice of therapy of Virginia Satir.
Virginia Satir Global Network
(Satir International Journal, 2014) Loeschen, Sharon
About this issue
(Satir International Journal, 2015) Carlock, C. Jesse
Enriching your relationship program through the lens of empirical research
(Satir International Journal, 2015) Loeschen, Sharon; Jendrusakova, Dasa
The Enriching Your Relationship with Yourself and Others (Enriching) program is an experiential and psycho-educational brief intervention program based on the skills of Virginia Satir which has been applied to a broad spectrum of populations. The premise of the program is that the skills that Satir used therapeutically could be modified and taught to the general public to enrich their lives. The skills include: Making Contact, Validating, Becoming Aware, Opening to Greater Understanding and Acceptance, Making Conscious Choices and Changes and Seeking and Giving Support. Although the Enriching program is being recognized around the world for its effectiveness by those receiving it, the empirical validation of the program has not been provided yet. Therefore, this is an initial attempt for a literature review of empirically based approaches and their connection to elements in the Enriching program.
The Solo Parts party
(Satir International Journal, 2015) Carlock, C. Jesse
Virginia Satir’s Parts Party method was originally designed as a way to manifest externally through the use of role-playing, what was happening internally with the dynamics between and among the parts that comprise the self. The method is useful for differentiation and integration of the self. The Parts Party is generally conducted in a group setting and requires a minimum of 12 active participants to effectively produce desired results. Over the years, practitioners have adapted the method for use with children using figurines, puppets, and the like. Other adaptations have been made as well for use with couples, families, and organizations, although little is documented in the Satir literature. Presented here is an adaptation of Virginia Satir’s Parts Party method as a learning tool for use with adults in an educational, clinical, growth or training setting. The author suggests that this paper may be used as a guide to help individuals to: identify their personality parts and resources, learn to use their internal resources more effectively, study the dynamics of their system of parts, assume greater leadership of their system of parts, increase assimilation of positive resources, transform parts you consider negative, and learn how to deal with internal conflicts more effectively This solo parts party method might be used as an adjunct to therapy, as a tool for self-discovery in growth settings, as a project in educational classes or as an activity for therapists in training. The author posits that papers such as this combined with other methods may enhance outcomes for those willing to actively use them.
A recursive frame analysis of Virginia Satir’s “Of rocks and flowers” session
(Satir International Journal, 2015) Fix, Lauren W; Sutton, Jana P.
Utilizing both the transcript and video, this article tracks the analysis of the 1970s Virginia Satir therapy session “Of Rocks and Flowers” in which Satir is working with a family whose children have been physically abused. Readers can access the full transcript, video, and partial video of the session at (AVANTA, 1998; Golden Triad Films, 1986; PsychotherapyNet, 2014) respectively. The session depicts a family consisting of a husband, a wife who is expecting a child, and two young boys, who are the biological children of the husband. The wife fears that her husband’s biological children will harm her unborn child if she remains in the home. She would rather leave the family than risk this danger (AVANTA, 1998). Given Satir’s success with this common presenting family complaint, the authors utilized Recursive Frame Analysis (RFA) (Keeney, 1990) to analyze her systemic participation in assisting the family from moving from an impoverished problem-saturated context to a resourceful context. RFA was selected due to its lineal and circular focuses of analysis. It is lineal in the sense that it can assist in tracking lineal movement during a session by dissecting the session into frames, galleries, and/or acts (or therapeutic contexts). It is circular in that all elements of the interaction can be analyzed and dissected as a whole (Keeney, 1990; Keeney & Keeney, 2012). The readers will then be introduced to Satir’s therapeutic approach, RFA, and to utilizing both to enhance awareness of their own therapeutic behaviors and impact on clinical outcomes.
A world touched by Virginia
(Satir International Journal, 2015) Strider, Eileen
Bruce H. Lipton & Steve Bhaerman, Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future and A Way To Get There From Here. Reviewed by
(Satir International Journal, 2015) Leslie, Mary
Don't just walk it - swim in it
(Satir International Journal, 2015) Hepis, Leo
Widening our lens, deepening our practice: An exploration of energy within the teachings of Virginia Satir
(Satir International Journal, 2016) Leslie, Mary
This article seeks, through a deeper examination of Virginia Satir’s meditations, tapes, and writing, to bring greater attention to her concept of energy and how she applied this to her own practice. Satir frequently talked about centering and energy and acknowledged her unique way of seeing and being to a few close colleagues. Her meditations and comments about how she uses meditations provide a clearer picture of her way of centering, and con-necting with the universal life energy, which was foundational to her way of being and engaging with clients and students. The article also draws from the teachings of Carl Rogers, Eugene Gendlin and colleagues, and Dora Kunz and Dolores Krieger (founders of Therapeutic Touch) to explore the under-lying assumptions of an energetic framework and more fully illuminate this aspect of Satir's work. Through this review of her ideas and meditations, and excerpts from the author’s own experience with an energetic perspective, the goal will be to deepen awareness of therapists and their comfort with engaging clients through a more energetically focused lens.

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