This scholarly ASSIGNMENT is an interpretive analysis of the comprehensive genogram illustration which highlights trends in family relationships, marital status, family issues, family patterns of mental illness, and substance abuse.

Develop a scholarly APA FORMATTED ASSIGNMENT that addresses the following criteria:

  1. Complete a 5-6 pageS in-depth analysis of the information gained in the family genogram.
  2. Three issues should be addressed in this narrative:
  3. Define what the term “family” means to you and describe how your definition of family influenced the content of the standard genogram. Include cultural, spiritual and ethnic influences in your response.
  4. Describe your family’s structure.  Include household composition, sibling constellations, unusual family configurations and multiple families, i.e., foster care, adoption, stepfamilies, and god-families.  Provide specific examples of open-type, closed-type, or random-type communication and the presence of boundaries, if any.  
  5. Discuss your reasons for excluding family members that may have been logical to include.
  6. Use key terms to interpret the family dynamics and communication and how it impacts the family.  
  7. Interpret the family’s patterns and functioning between and within generations.  Provide specific examples to explain the family’s relationship with each other i.e., relationship dynamics between generations and intergenerational and family member roles.  Use key terms to interpret life events like marriages, divorces, transitions, traumas, family secrets, and critical life changes.
  8. Use APA scholarly references, no website links, 3 sources should be within the past 5 years. 

Submission Instructions:

  • Complete and submit the assignment by 11:59 PM ET on Sunday.
  • Late work policies, expectations regarding proper citations, acceptable means of responding to peer feedback, and other expectations are at the discretion of the instructor.
  • You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.

This scholarly paper is an interpretive analysis of the comprehensive genogram illustration which highlights trends in family relationships, marital status, family issues, family patterns of mental illness, and substance abuse.

Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:

1. Complete a 5-6 page in-depth analysis of the information gained in the family genogram.

2. Three issues should be addressed in this narrative:

3. Define what the term “family” means to you and describe how your definition of family influenced the content of the genogram. Include cultural, spiritual and ethnic influences in your response.

4. Describe your family’s structure.  Include household composition, sibling constellations, unusual family configurations and multiple families, i.e., foster care, adoption, stepfamilies, and god-families.  Provide specific examples of open-type, closed-type, or random-type communication and the presence of boundaries, if any.  

5. Discuss your reasons for excluding family members that may have been logical to include.

6. Use key terms to interpret the family dynamics and communication and how it impacts the family.  

7. Interpret the family’s patterns and functioning between and within generations.  Provide specific examples to explain the family’s relationship with each other i.e., relationship dynamics between generations and intergenerational and family member roles.  Use key terms to interpret life events like marriages, divorces, transitions, traumas, family secrets, and criticallife changes.

8. Use APA scholarly references, no website links, 3 sources should be within the past 5 years, peer reviewed.

Submission Instructions:

· Complete and submit the assignment by 11:59 PM ET on Sunday.

· Late work policies, expectations regarding proper citations, acceptable means of responding to peer feedback, and other expectations are at the discretion of the instructor.

· You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.

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