Family Reconstruction: Inside the Process
SESSION 2: THE PATERNAL SCULPT
➤ Dates: April 1 - 2, 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
Behind every father is a child shaped by his own family's rules, silences, and expectations. The paternal segment brings that history into view — and with it, a clearer understanding of how his world became part of yours.
This session uses both family mapping and sculpting to explore the father's family of origin. The map externalizes the system; the sculpt enacts it — making visible what is often unspoken in the paternal line.
Jean and Regina use Jean's recorded Family Reconstruction as a shared teaching text. You'll observe the paternal family map and sculpt as they unfold — then dig into the facilitation together.
What You'll Do
Through video observation, instruction, and group dialogue, you'll explore:
☑️ How to build the paternal family map — and what it surfaces about the father's system
☑️ How sculpting brings the paternal map into embodied, felt form
☑️ The unique dynamics that often emerge in the paternal line
☑️ Facilitation nuances — how to stay present, responsive, and grounded
☑️ How the father's history quietly shapes children's safety, identity, and worth
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 paternal segment is the second major movement of the process — exploring the father's world before the two family lines are brought together.
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.