Genogram and Ecomap Flashcards

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What is a genogram?

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A genogram depicts inter-generational family maps to provide a picture of what is occurring across families and across generations, providing a broad framework with which to view family, emotional and social relationships.

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How does a genogram help a social service practitioner?

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  • identify and understand repetitive patterns of behavior - recognise hereditary tendencies
  • genograms are popular with healthcare professionals in areas such as social work, psychology, psychiatry, genealogy, genetic research, education
  • map the medical history of a family
  • hereditary patterns
  • genetics
  • psychological patterns
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What is an ecomap?

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a tool that shows the interaction of people with their environment.

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What is the use of an ecomap?

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  • a tool useful for depicting relationships of families and groups
  • clinical tool to portray the makeup of family social relationships and resources.
  • a research tool to map the care giving networks available to families
  • a simple assessment, planning and intervention tool, which depicts nurturing relationships or conversely, conflict-laden connections between the family and the world
  • demonstrate the flow of resources, or the lack thereof; they highlight the nature of the connections; the points of conflicts to be mediated and bridges to be built
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