Write A Reflective Essay On Genograms

Many times when we ask children to describe their family they tend to mention only their parents and sibling and many attempt to include their grandparents, depending on the relationship they might have. At young ages many children do not understand the meaning of family structure; therefore many schools attempt to ask children to create a Family Tree. As we know a family tree can be described as a “tree” or diagram that shows the structure of a family from different types of generation. Family tree usually attempt to shows less generations than a genogram. As stated by Monica MsGoldrick (1985), genograms are part of the more general process of family assessment… In order to create a genogram there are three levels that we must keep in mind such as 1) mapping the family structure, 2) recording family information, and 3) delineating family relationships (MsGoldrick, 1985). …show more content…
While I was getting ready to start my genogram I was able to realize that there are many information about my family that I did not know. I found myself asking my parents and grandparents from both side for help. Which is something that surprised me because I couldn’t believe that I had no idea of important information such as ages, full names and etc. After I was able to gather as much information as I could from my family, I was finally able to start my genogram. My initial ideas was to start my genogram by including information from grandparents but later on I found myself wanting to include information about my great-grandparents too because it can help me to have a better understanding of different types of issues going on in between my