Virginia Satir is first presented in a biography by Barbara Jo Brothers that traces the origins of her pioneering ideas about family therapy. For example, Virgina had a recurrent dream which she resolved through her own Family Reconstruction process. Our Challenge now is to develop human beings with values: moral, ethical, and humanistic. For me, this means learning how to be congruent, and that leads to becoming more fully human. When we achieve that, we will be able to enjoy this most wonderful planet and the life that inhabits it. - Virginia Satir Her biography precedes accounts of nine of her colleagues: Jean McLendon, MSW, Satir consultant and trainer John Vasconcellos, renowned California legislator Bud Baldwin, M.D., Professor of Medicine Laura Dodson, Ph.D., Jungian analyst Bob Spitzer, M.D., author of View From Space Lori Gordon, Ph.D., originator of PAIRS Barbara Jo Brothers, MSW, therapist and author Margaret Suarez, RN, director of Avanta Maria Gomori, MSW, Satir teacher and author Virginia Satir's circle of influence continues to grow. The forthcoming Volume Two will describe the emerging Satir movements overseas, including Czechoslovakia, China, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, and Venezuela. |