En este libro, Virginia Satir analiza un caso clnico con una familia y reproduce, a gran detalle, la entrevista inicial. Cada reflexin e intervencin de Satir expone las motivaciones de la lgica y el entendimiento de la terapeuta acerca de las relaciones que se establecen en el ncleo familiar. Despues de zambullir al lector en la prctica clnica, Satir explica su modelo del proceso de validacin humana, cuya idea central es que las personas son capaces de grandes transformaciones y la misin del terapeuta es ayudarlas a encontrar la energia necesaria para el cambio, as como brindarles herramientas para solucionar situaciones difciles.

In this book, Virginia Satir analyzes a family's clinical case and reproduces the dives into their initial interview in detail. Each reflection exposes the logic of the therapist about the relationships that are established in the family nucleus. After immersing the reader in clinical practice, Satir explains what she calls "the human validation process", whose central idea is that people are capable of great transformations and the mission of the therapist is to help them find the necessary energy for change, as well as provide them with tools to solve difficult situations.