Depict Your Family of Origin with the Use of a Genogram and a Few Paragraphs: Family Systems Therapy Assignment, CAE, Singapore

Part 1: Genogram and a brief overview of the family of origin.

Depict your family of origin with the use of a genogram and a few paragraphs. Give a brief overview of the family structure, some family history, and your perception of how well members relate to one another on an emotional and cognitive level e.g. was it easy to talk about uncomfortable issues within the family? How do members usually manage conflicts? Do they tend to solve problems as a collective unit or do they function more independently?)

Part 2: Family of Origin reflection

Based on your completed family genogram and brief overview, discuss your family of origin. Describe and analyze, using specific examples of events, situations, and issues based on the following themes:

1. Issues of culture, ethnicity, religion, occupation, and education.
2. Transactions, past and present, between family members. For example, has the pattern of communication remained similar, or has it evolved over time? If it has evolved, explain why and how so? Was it easy to talk about uncomfortable issues within the family, why?
3. Family values, family rules, and problems, and responses to problems. Explain, in your perception, the origins of the above, how it was maintained, and the function it served. How were conflicts usually resolved and whether the family tends to come together as a collective unit in trying times or do they tend to solve problems independently.
4. The smaller subsystems within the family and the integrity of the boundaries and how it has been respected/ disrespected and handled appropriately or inappropriately.