Accommodating the Satir Model Within Context - 2024 Conference

Session Description

The Satir Model continues to be an innovative systemic theory that is taught at the graduate level and used in clinical practice. However, one of the many barriers to implementation include both the practical implementation of the model, as well as concerns that it is not culturally responsive, especially as it relates to emotional expression. Satir’s goal to move families from hierarchy to growth is an obvious deviation from how many see themselves in relationship with one another, and proves difficult to operationalize where overt cultural rules might perpetuate this dynamic. There is increasing support in the literature that accommodating westernized practices can be an effective approach with cross cultural application, and systems theories are a natural fit for this practice due to the foundations of working with relationships in context. This presentation examines both research and clinical perspectives that support cross-cultural implementation of the Satir Model and…