Virginia Satir is one of the key figures in the development of family therapy. She believed that a healthy family life involved an open and reciprocal sharing of affection, feelings, and love.
Virginia Satir has composed a list of behaviors that help a person "deal in a relatively competent and precise way with the world". She says that such persons will
- be clear when they deal with others
- be aware of their own thoughts and feelings
- be able to see and hear what is outside themselves
- behave toward other people as separate from themselves and unique
- treat differentness as an opportunity to learn and explore, rather than as a threat or a signal for conflict
- deal with persons and situtations in their context, in terms of how it is rather than how they wish it were or expect it to be
- accept responsibility for what they feel, think, hear, and see, rather than denying it or attributing it to others
- have open techniques for giving, receiving, and checking meaning with others
From Weinberg, Gerald M.
Becoming a Technical Leader - An Organic Problem Solving Approach, New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1986.
ISBN 0-932633-02-1
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