The Family Genogram Tonya Jernigan Walden University March 31‚ 2013 THE FAMILY GENOGRAM A genogram can be a valuable tool‚ for a counselor who is trying to figure out family issues and how family members relate to one another. It can help the counselor narrow down or pinpoint exactly where certain dysfunctional characteristics began in a family. “The genogram is a tool used to collect and organize important data over at least three generations (Bitter‚ Long‚ & Young‚ 2010). This is
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knowledge of one family it can help the student assist other understand how to help their clients. However‚ genograms backbone is a graphic depiction of how different family member are biologically‚ legally‚ and emotionally related to one another from one generation to the next (McGoldrick‚ Gerson &Petry‚ 2007‚ p.21). A genogram display “family information graphically in a way that provides a quick gestalt of complex family patterns; as such they are a rich source of hypotheses about
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PSYC 2103 Genogram Project A genogram is a type of family tree‚ but with more detailed information. It is often used as a diagnostic and assessment tool by physicians or counselors to obtain individual and family history in order to help in the establishment of a diagnosis and treatment plan. This semester‚ you will have the opportunity to construct a family genogram for informational purposes. You will develop a genogram‚ documenting information from both sides of your family (maternal
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Marielle Peji Genogram Analysis Creating a three generation genogram of my family’s health history allowed me to realize and understand the patterns of these diseases‚ illnesses‚ and health-related conditions. Listing all the health information for the people in family made me recognize that Urinary Tract Infection and High Blood Pressure were both common on my mother’s side of the family‚ while HBP is also the most common on my dad’s side of the family along with two people who also have UTI
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Genogram Paper In the midst of memories within a person’s childhood‚ one cannot truly find out everything at a young age. Using a genogram however‚ allows me to figure out more about my family. Surprisingly‚ I found out so much about my roots that I never knew before. I also noticed a few health patterns and relationships I never knew where there. Nevertheless‚ I wanted to include my cousins but that would take more time and a few more paper. Let me take you on my journey in finding out what’s
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Genogram Essay My whole entire family‚ on both my mom and dads side‚ consists of Catholics. Yet‚ not all of them practice their faith as they claim to. I have a pretty average relationship with my family. Starting off on my mom’s side‚ I have a more than awesome relationship with my grandmother. She is my favorite person in this entire world. She is the one that raised me and taught me everything I know. I love her more than anything. Totally opposite to her‚ is my grandfather in which I have a
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The objective of doing the genogram is to get to know the patient by gaining understanding of his/her family background. Assessing the family using systemic approach enables health care providers to learn about the ways in which family members interact‚ what are the family expectations and norms‚ how effective is the members communication‚ who makes decisions and how the family deals with life time stressors (Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2007). This paper outlines the assessment and analysis of the three
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1. Title of Assessment: Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson developed the genogram in 1985 in the book Genograms: Assessment and Intervention. A genogram is a pictorial diagram which can show anything from family relationships to medical history. Genograms allow individuals to identify patterns of behaviors and hereditary tendencies. 2. Primary Purpose: The primary purpose of genograms is to engage the family in visually summarizing and illustrating familial relationships and patterns of behavior
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The class Race and Ethnicity was a class about different racial‚ ethnic‚ gender‚ religious groups‚ etc… The class was about hate crimes‚ discrimination‚ and immigration. The course was about diversity in American and how people have to deal with it every day. It is a course that every Human Service worker needs to be aware of. During my life I knew growing up and learning about history that racism and prejudice existed. However in the class Race and Ethnicity I was made aware of how in the human
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In social work‚ genograms can be an important too when working with children and families. Genograms are a practical tool in social work practice‚ it is useful in gathering information‚ understanding relationship dynamics and behavioral patterns‚ promoting the client’s self-understanding‚ conduction assessments‚ and guiding the practitioner to interventions (Pope & Lee‚ 2016‚ para. 3). The genogram invites the client to talk about the family dynamics‚ culture and other relationships that may not
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