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.
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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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