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Focused genograms : intergenerational assessment of individuals, couples, and families / by Rita DeMaria, Gerald Weeks, Larry Hof.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeMaria, Rita.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family psychotherapy.
- Family psychotherapy--Technique.
- Behavioral assessment--Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Behavioral assessment.
- Genre:
- Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Brunner/Mazel, [1999]
- Summary:
- The interpersonal relationships that make up family life are a complex web between many individuals spanning several generations at one time. This is further complicated by the influence of other factors such as culture and gender. The therapist faces a daunting task unraveling this tangle to understand the specific dynamics and individual development within the family. The Multifocused Family Genogram (MFG) is a powerful tool that allows the therapist to record and structure these different elements that make up the family system. By combining the Basic Genogram. the Family Map, and several Focused Genograms, the MFG provides a clear picture or dynamic family history that individual and family assessment.
- Focused Genograms provides a thorough account of the use of MFGs in family therapy and practice. The authors present a clinically useful method for collecting the information in key areas of individual and family functioning needed to create Focused Genograms. In addition, they carefully explain the diagnostic use and the therapeutic applications of this tool. This is supplemented by extensive examples of Focused Genograms, Family Maps, and Time Lines used in MFG construction. Suggested readings listed at the close of each chapter provide links between techniques fully described in the book and other therapeutic techniques beyond the scope of this work. A thorough presentation of innovative techniques for using Focused Genograms makes this an important text for students of marriage and family therapy, as well as an indispensible resource for mental health professionals.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0876308817
- OCLC:
- 40417678
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