- Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; 2nd Revised edition edition (21 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0393702944
- ISBN-13: 978-0393702941
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 17 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 553,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Using famous families as case studies, this book explains how to draw, interpret and apply the genogram, a graphic way of organizing information gathered during a family assessment. It explains how the use of genograms can bring to light a family's history of divorse, suicide, or estrangement, revealing inter-generational patterns that are more than coincidental. Widely used in the training of health and mental health professionals, this work is an introduction to the principles of family systems theory. This edition has been updated and expanded to include developments in genogram use.
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Understanding relationship patterns in your family
5 May 2001
Format:Paperback
This book came not only highly recommended by my counselor but from my graduate school as well so you know this is a good book for someone getting into the field. I also think this book could be helpful because it is written in layman's terms but it depends on what you are looking to gain out of the book.
This book looks at repetitive patterns that happen over the multigenerational transmission process. Patterns that seem to repeat themselves over time and are passed on. Why they happen, what to look for and what questions to ask. Genograms can be extremely revealing even if all you have are only facts. Correlations and assumptions can be made and drawn upon.
I'd recommend this book to psychology type students and maybe individuals in the therapy process.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Great tool for a wide range of clients.
20 Oct 2003
Format:Paperback
This was an assigned book in my graduate program. I thought it was a nice tool but way too time intensive for the majority of work I do. I have found that it is a wonderful tool for working with people who have an organic impairment or concrete thinking paterns. I have drawn the geno-gram on a white board during the first few sessions with the client. It helps me get a clearer history from the client and gives them a visual, which can be helpful in processing information.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
A Map for Counseling
25 May 2000
Format:Paperback
If you're a Marriage and Family Therapist, or a counselor or psychologist this book will help you. It teaches you how to map out families and family patterns. It helps you to understand the family connection to your client's problems. Your client will also gain a better understanding of themselves and their family during the process of mapping. This book is a great tool.
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