SOCWK321R Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Genogram

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Work (Social Development Studies)
• Course: SOCWK321R
• Professor: John Boyd

Document Summary

Socwk 321 - lecture 5 - family data collection and assessment. Model of couple and fam. assessment to assist clinicians. Guide to clinical thinking regarding assessment and intervention includes assessment of ind. , immediate household, extended family, community and social connections, larger society intent of framework: to make enormous info. that"s relevant without diminishing complexity. Guide is suggestive and subject to clinical judgement and change according to needs of clients. Major tools for organizing complex info. on fam. patterns throughout life cycle. Social work"s answer to dsm, describes diagnostic categories to mental health problems. Constructing a genogram: square = male, circle = female, more legends (look at powerpoint) Successfully applies with immigrant with families, battered women, children, older people. A family assessment device (fad) focuses on six dimensions: problem solving, communication, rules, affective responsiveness, affective involvement, behaviour control. Symptoms/problems of inds. in families = directly related to dysfunctional fam. patterns. Whose organizational peculiarities cause mismanagement in fam. interactions.