For many years there have been different ways for individuals to trace their history back multiple generations. Whether it is asking family members for information or using a website, people are always searching for new ways to trace their family lineage. One profession that believes family histories play an important role in practice are social workers. Social workers use tools such as an ecomaps or genograms to trace a client’s family history. A reason social workers uses this tool is to look for patterns repeated throughout generations. For this class, we are tracing our own family history as well as establishing if any traits, stressors, strengths, etc., were passed down through the generations (Connolly, 2005). I thought this would be
