Family Reconstruction: Inside the Process
SESSION 1 : THE MATERNAL SCULPT
➤ Dates: March 18 - 19, 2027
➤ Time: 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET daily (with a 30-minute break)
➤ Location: Live via ZOOM
➤ NBCC Continuing Education: 8 clock hours available
About This Session
Every person carries their mother's world within them — her history, her rules, the survival patterns she passed down without knowing it.
This session focuses on the maternal segment of a Family Reconstruction — using both family mapping and sculpting to bring the mother's family of origin into view. Family mapping creates a visual picture of the system; sculpting brings it to life. Together, they make visible the patterns, relationships, and dynamics she grew up in, and how those shaped the person she became.
Jean and Regina use Jean's recorded Family Reconstruction as a shared teaching text. You'll watch the maternal family map and sculpt unfold in real time — then unpack it together.
What You'll Do
Through video observation, instruction, and group dialogue, you'll explore:
☑️ How to build a family map — and what it reveals about the maternal system
☑️ How sculpting brings the map to life in felt, embodied form
☑️ How to set the stage — preparing the star, creating safety, entering the process
☑️ What to watch for as a facilitator — pacing, emotional shifts, key decision points
☑️ How the mother's inherited patterns flow forward into the next generation
About Family Reconstruction
In the Satir Growth Model, Family Reconstruction is a structured, experiential process that helps people understand and transform the patterns they inherited from their family of origin. Family mapping and sculpting are two of its core tools — mapping creates a systemic picture of the family, while sculpting enacts it physically, making the invisible visible.
The maternal segment is where the process begins: with the world the mother came from.
Your Teachers
Jean McLendon, LCSW, LMFT — Trained directly under Virginia Satir for nearly 20 years. One of the foremost living practitioners of Family Reconstruction.
Regina Taggart, MSW, LCSW — Licensed clinical social worker, 30 years of experience, leading Satir trainer worldwide.
Cost & Registration
Attend Session 1: Maternal Only for $250
~or~
Attend all 3 sessions for $600 (save $150) - View full series
⚠️ This session will be recorded. By registering, you consent to being recorded for potential future educational use by the Virginia Satir Center.