Assignment: Creating Genograms
Clients often come to counseling because they are having difficulty with circumstances and situations, as well as the feelings associated with these events. Many times these events have to do with their families. A genogram is an easy, usually nonthreatening, way to create a visual representation of the family structure of a client.
This assignment will help you define family structures and understand how these definitions affect issues causing clients to seek counseling. You will then explore how a genogram can be used to enable a client to discuss family dynamics in a visual and nonthreatening way.
In this assignment, complete the following tasks:
Develop a genogram representing your place in your family and one representing your place in the community.
Describe three insights you gained about yourself as a counselor-in-training as you developed these genograms.
Describe three advantages of using these two genogram techniques with future clients.
Discuss how you might feel in helping an actual client complete a genogram. Provide an explanation for how you might address the feelings that might come up in this process-both the client's and your own.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.