7 Examples
Academic & Teaching Genogram Examples
Templates and theory-based examples for counseling, social work, and psychology coursework. Includes Bowen family systems, Minuchin structural therapy, and basic symbol guides.
Bowen Family Systems Theory Example
A teaching genogram designed to illustrate Murray Bowen\'s eight interlocking concepts of family systems theory: differentiation of self, triangles, nuclear family emotional system, family projection process, multigenerational transmission process, sibling position, emotional cutoff, and societal emotional process. Each family member and relationship demonstrates specific Bowen concepts for clinical training purposes.
Structural Family Therapy Example (Minuchin)
A teaching genogram illustrating Salvador Minuchin\'s structural family therapy concepts: enmeshed and disengaged subsystems, cross-generational coalitions, parentified child, boundary violations, and dysfunctional family hierarchy. Depicts a family presenting for therapy with a symptomatic adolescent, revealing how structural dysfunction maintains the symptom. Shows the before-therapy pattern that a structural therapist would seek to restructure.
Basic 3-Generation Template
A clean, simple three-generation genogram template designed for teaching basic genogram construction. Features grandparents, parents, and three children with standard symbols, straightforward relationship lines, and minimal clinical content. Ideal as a student or beginner reference for learning genogram notation conventions, layout principles, and fundamental family mapping skills.
Nuclear Family Symbols Guide
A comprehensive teaching genogram demonstrating all standard genogram person symbols and connection types. Includes living male (square), living female (circle), deceased (X), pregnancy (triangle), miscarriage (small filled symbol), stillbirth (X through small symbol), marriage, divorce, separation, cohabitation, engagement, and all child connection types: biological, adopted, foster, and step. Designed as a visual reference guide for students learning genogram notation.
Relationship Lines Reference
A comprehensive teaching genogram focused on demonstrating all emotional relationship line types used in genogram notation. Each emotional connection between family members is annotated with an explanation of the line style, its clinical meaning, and when it would be used in practice. Includes close, fused, conflict, hostile, distant, estranged, cutoff-repaired, abuse, focused-on, and additional line types. Pure visual reference for students and clinicians.
Medical Genogram Tutorial
A teaching genogram demonstrating how to document and visualize medical conditions across a family using modern medical categories with color-coding. Covers all major medical categories: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, mental health, substance use, neurological conditions, respiratory illness, autoimmune disorders, genetic conditions, reproductive issues, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and PTSD. Shows how hereditary conditions cluster in families across generations for genetic risk assessment.
Clinical Supervision Countertransference
A therapy trainee's personal genogram created during clinical supervision to explore countertransference patterns. Maps a 3-generation family where emotional suppression, parentification, and conflict avoidance in the trainee's family of origin create blind spots when working with clients who present similar dynamics.
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