Michele Baldwin
Satir
Step by Step: A
Guide to Creating Change in Families
The
Satir Approach to Communication
Born in
Paris, France, Michele Baldwin first came to the United States
as a Fulbright Scholar in 1956. She received a B.A. in Anthropology from
the University of Washington, a Diplome from the Institue de Sciences
Politiques in Paris, a M.S.W. from the Simmons College of Social Work
and a Ph.D. from the Union Graduate School. A skilled psychotherapist,
she first met Virginia Satir in 1969 and since then has studied
or worked with Virginia for part of every year. From 1971-83 she was a
full-time member of the faculty of the School of Medical Sciences at the
University of Nevada where she helped design, implement and teach in a
prototypical interdisciplinary program for health sciences students, as
well as teaching communication skills and family dynamics to medical students
and resident physicians. She is a former Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute,
has been certified by the Academy of Certified Social Workers as well
as the Nevada Board of Marriage and Family Counselors and has written
a number of articles for professional and lay journals. She now conducts
a limited practice of marital and family therapy, and is a trainer in
the AVANTA Network.
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