1. THE GENOGRAM

2. GENOGRAMS PRIMARILY USED IN FAMILY THERAPY * BOWEN FAMILY THERAPY
FAMILY MAPS (FAMILY TREES)
MULTIGENERATIONAL (4 OR MORE)
RECORDS A WIDE VARIETY OF INFORMATION (MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS, DIVORCES, REMARRIAGES, SIBLING ORDER, PHYSICAL DISORDERS, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, PAST TRAUMA AND UNRESOLVED GRIEF ISSUES, ETC.)

3. THE GENOGRAM
HELPS TO IDENTIFY THE NATURE OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS.(TRIANGLES)
CAN BE UTILIZED AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL AND THERAPEUTIC TOOL
THE INFLUENCE OF THE PAST ON THE HERE AND NOW (HISTORICAL INFLUENCES)

4. THE GENOGRAM CAN BE DONE WITH FAMILY (OR AN INDIVIDUAL)
CAN BRING ABOUT STRONG FEELING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIGENERATIONAL PATTERNS AND THEMES (THUS A COUNSELOR MUST BE ABLE TO HELP CLIENT PROCESS HIS/HER FEELINGS)
CAN INSTILL HOPE

5. GENOGRAM ASSIGNMENT CONSTRUCT A GENOGRAM ON YOURSELF
INCLUDE AT LEAST FOUR GENERATIONS
AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE NAMES, AGES OR BIRTHDATES, DEATHS, DATES OF DEATHS, MARRIAGES OR UNIONS AND DATES OF MARRIAGE OR UNIONS THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF
INCLUDE OTHER INFORMATION AT YOUR DISCRETION
DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE A KEY AS TO THE MEANING OF THE SYMBOLS AND LETTERING YOU’RE USING
NEATNESS COUNTS
WILL BE DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH