SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION-THEORY AND THE SATIR MODEL - TOWARD A SYNTHESIS

This article synthesizes social construction theory and the Satir appr oach to family therapy in terms of therapy as a process of cocreation of reality, the use of language and narrative, and the therapist's rol e as a participant-facilitator. Social constructionism has a tremendou s impact on the present ideological shift in family therapy. The Satir model is a powerful approach to family therapy and has had a wide inf luence on generations of therapists. Although existing literature has well documented the influence of social construction theory on the pos tmodern school of thinking in family therapy, there is no literature e xploring the compatibility of the Satir model with social construction theory. This research presents a theory-building process of the Satir approach to family therapy.