1. (A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT)
ECOMAPS
(A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT)

2. ECOMAP EXAMPLE

3. DEFINING ECOMAP
AN ASSESSMENT AND THERAPY TOOL IN WORKING WITH FAMILIES DIAGRAMMING THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE, OR CAN, IMPACT OR INFLUENCE THE FAMILY SYSTEM.
EDUCATIONAL ,RELIGIOUS, HEALTH, WORK, LEGAL, RECREATIONAL, SUPPORT GROUPS, ETC.

4. DEFINING ECOMAP LOOKING AT THE FAMILY IN THE GREATER SOCIAL CONTEXT
IDENTIFIES SOURCES OF STRESS AND POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY.
A PICTURE OF THE “HERE AND NOW.”

5. DEFINING ECOMAP
CAN HELP IN DEVELOPMENT OF GOALS IN TREATMENT PLANNING.

6. ECOMAP ASSIGNMENT
CONSTRUCT AN ECOMAP ON ONE OF THE THREE FAMILY CASE STUDIES HANDED OUT TO YOU
INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE LINES INDICATING THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS
DON’T FORGET THE ARROWS TO SHOW FLOW OF ENERGY
INCLUDE WORDING AS TO THE NATURE OF WHY THE RELATIONSHIP LOOKS THE WAY YOU’VE INDICATED
INCLUDE A KEY AS TO SYMBOLS USED
NEATNESS COUNTS