Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a group counseling program using Satir's family reconstruction model. The goal of this group is to extend self awareness and to handle interpersonal conflicts. 18 members attended to the four-day marathon group. The program is divided into three parts: pre-group exercise, family reconstruction procedure, and sharing part. One of the group members who wants to handle his/her family relationship would become star and proceed family reconstruction procedure. This procedure has seven steps: introduction, sculpturing family of origin, sculpturing father's and mother's family of origin, sculpturing parent's marriage process, sculpturing star's family after parent's marriage, re-sculpturing family of origin, and closing procedure which is sharing the experience. One session of reconstruction procedure goes approximately three to four hours. A case example of family reconstruction procedure is presented. During the session, star experienced impacts of his past and reconstructed his family sculpture. As a result, he could have new perceptions of his family relationship and himself. Three months after, he reported positively directional change has been sustained. There was no significant change of social support and self-esteem of group members between before and one week after the group. However, there was significant change of those two measures between before and one month after the group. It shows that family reconstruction method may have long term effect on person's change.