Reflection On Genograms

Reflection The career and educational backgrounds of my family members are topics that have often been discussed with my parents and I over the years. Therefore, the most difficult aspect of constructing the genogram was illustrating it in a word document. However, the project did give me an opportunity to further reflect upon the differences between my parents’ families, such as differences in work roles, life roles, and the importance of education. My mother’s family placed a greater emphasis on education and was more progressive regarding the importance of higher education and careers for women than my father’s side of the family. Conversely, my father’s family applied a lot of pressure upon him to fill work in careers they chose and obligations …show more content…
This exercise could be particularly useful in a private practice setting. Rather than have the client write a paper for submission, they could be provided with questions to reflect upon and encouraged to write about it in a journaling exercise at home. The results could then be discussed and processed with the counselor. While this exercise can be difficult to complete due to the death or estrangement of some family members, adults may still find it useful. Because this exercise can evoke a variety of emotions, a career counselor in a private practice setting can assist the client in processing these emotions. This may be particularly useful in this setting because many adults who seek career counseling in a private practice setting may be there because of work problems that are intertwined with other problems, as well as issues related to their life roles (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2013). Therefore, the private practice counselor can use this as a tool to address a variety of factors that may be affecting the client’s career development decisions in a holistic