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Training Module FOR Multi-Generational Genogram and Cultural Trauma Research
Training Module FOR Multi-Generational Genogram and Cultural Trauma Research
Training Module FOR Multi-Generational Genogram and Cultural Trauma Research
Multi-Generational
Genogram
TRAINING MODULE
FOR
MULTI-GENERATIONAL GENOGRAM
AND CULTURAL TRAUMA RESEARCH
Cultures that focus on family and team functioning rather than on the
individual
Distancing and Cut Off
Exist in all cultures
Analyzing distancing and cut off is essential for tracking the systemic
process
Jockeying for an optimal position in relation to one family member over
another
Cutting off by physical or emotional distance does not end the
emotional process
Triangles
A typical way for two-person systems under stress to stabilize
◦ A triangle is a third person or thing (TV, Internet, or alcohol)
Bob
Carol 46
Married
45 4/05/1982, Divorced 10/09/1998
Notations, continued
Connect the children to the parents, constructing a
family of origin for them.
Identical Twins Fraternal Twins Adopted Child Foster Child Stillbirth Miscarriage
Notations, continued
It is also often appropriate to describe the “quality” or “nature” of
family relationships using specific symbols
A conflictual relationship