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Activity1: GENOGRAM

A genogram or family tree is a useful tool to gather information about

a person's family. This visual representation of a family can help us to
Despite the changing lifestyles and ever-increasing personal mobility that identify patterns or themes within families that may be influencing or driving a
characterize modern society, the family remains the central element of contemporary life. person's current behavior.
Families offer companionship, security, and a measure of protection against an often-
uncaring world. But family structure, like society at large, has undergone significant changes Symbols for drawing the genogram or family tree
in the years since World War II. While the nuclear family -- with Dad, Mom, and offspring
happily coexisting beneath one roof-remains the ideal, variations in family structure are Female symbol - name, age
plentiful -- and often successful. Whatever your particular family situation, it will have
tremendous influence upon your baby's happiness, development, and future. Male symbol - name, age6

Unknown gender
What’s In
Married - add the year or ages
Activity 1. MY FAMILY TREE

Direction: Fill in the boxes with your corresponding answer. Write the names of what is De facto relationship - commencement date or ages
being ask. If there are two or more siblings, write it down inside the box below the others.
Separation - date or ages
According to Lucidchart Content Team How to Make a Family Tree Chart

“A family tree is a visual representation of a person’s lineage, tracing relationships to Divorce - date or ages
common ancestors.
List children in birth order and put names and ages either within the symbol
or underneath.

Death - a small cross in the corner of the Symbol (record date if

known)

Dotted circle - this can be used to enclose the members living

together currently, for example, who the young person is living with.

Conflictual relationship

Very close

Distant relationship

SAMPLE Genogram 1:

What is It
Family structure, the traditional family structure is considered a family support
system which involves two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological
offspring. However, this two-parent, nuclear
family has become less prevalent, and alternative family forms have become more
common. The family is created at birth and establishes ties across generations. Those
generations, the extended family of aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, can all hold
significant emotional and economic roles for the nuclear family.
Different kinds of family structure:
• Nuclear family: A family unit consisting of at most a father, mother and dependent
children. It is considered the “traditional” family.
• Extended family: A family consisting of parents and children, along with grandparents,
grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins etc. In some circumstances, the extended family
comes to live either with or in place of a member of the nuclear family.
• Step families: Two families brought together due to divorce, separation, and remarriage.
• Single parent family: This can be either a father or a mother who is singly responsible for
the raising of a child. The child can be by birth or adoption. They may be a single parent by
choice or by life circumstances. The other parent may have been part of the
family at one time or not at all.
• Adoptive family: A family where one or more of the children has been
adopted. Any structure of family may also be an adoptive family.
• Bi-racial or multi-racial family: A family where the parents are members
of different racial identity groups.
• Trans-racial adoptive family: A family where the adopted child is of a
different racial identity group than the parents.
• Blended family: A family that consists of members from two (or more)
previous families.
• Conditionally separated families: A family member is separated from the
rest of the family. This may be due to employment far away; military service;
incarceration; hospitalization. They remain significant members of the family.
• Foster family: A family where one or more of the children is legally a
temporary member of the household. This “temporary” period may be as
short as a few days or as long as the child’s entire childhood.
• Gay or Lesbian family: A family where one or both of the parents’ sexual
orientation is gay or lesbian. This may be a two-parent family, an adoptive
family, a single parent family or an extended family.
• Immigrant family: A family where the parents have immigrated to another
country as adults. Their children may or may not be immigrants. Some family
members may continue to live in the country of origin, but still be significant
figures in the life of the child.
• Migrant family: A family that moves regularly to places where they have
employment. The most common form of migrant family is farm workers who
move with the crop seasons. Children may have a relatively stable
community of people who move at the same time - or the family may know
no one in each new setting. Military families may also lead a migrant life, with
frequent relocation, often on short notice
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Assessment 1
Direction: Take a look at the pictures below and identify what kind of family structure the
pictures have. Explain your answer in 3 sentences only. Write in on the space provided.
Your explanation will be check using the criteria below:
1. __________________________
EXPLANATION
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2. __________________________________
EXPLANATION
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3. __________________________________
EXPLANATION
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Assessment 2
Direction: True or False: Read the following statements. Write the word
TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong then
underline the word that make the statement wrong.
____________1. Bi-racial or multi-racial family is a family where the parents
are members of different racial identity groups.
___________2. Migrant family is a family that moves regularly to places
where they have employment. The most common form of migrant family is
farm workers who move with the crop seasons. Children may have a
relatively
stable community of people who move at the same time - or the family may
know no one in each new setting. Military families may also lead a migrant
life, with frequent relocation, often on short notice.
____________3. Adoptive family is a family where one or more of the
children has been adopted. Any structure of family may also be an adoptive
family.
_____________4. Trans-racial adoptive family is a family where the adopted
child is of the same racial identity group of the parents.
_____________5. Blended family is a family that consists of members from
only one previous families.
_____________6. In the conditionally separated families, family member is
separated from the rest of the family. This may be due to employment far
away; military service; incarceration; hospitalization. They remain significant
members of the family.
_____________7. Gay or Lesbian family is a family where one or both of the
parents’ sexual orientation is gay or lesbian. This may be a two-parent
family, an adoptive family, a single parent family or an extended family.
_____________8. Immigrant family is a family where the parents have
immigrated to another country as adults.
____________9. Foster family is a family where one or more of the children
are illegally a temporary member of the household. This “temporary” period
may be as short as a few days or as long as the child’s entire childhood.
____________10. Step families are two families brought together due to
divorce, separation, and remarriage.