Portfolio 1: Genogram & Ecomap
Goal: Gain skills in exploring structural and developmental components with the family you are interviewing.
To prepare for this assignment, read the following in Shajani and Snell (2019):
Chapter 5: Family Nursing Interviews: Stages and Skills
Chapter 6: How to Prepare for Family Interviews
Chapter 7: How to Conduct Family Interviews
Chapter 8: How to Use Questions in Family Interviewing
Chapter 9: How to Do a 15-Minute Family Interview
Use a genogram and an ecomap to diagram the family’s structure. See the references and resources in the Module 1 Preparation for examples and how-to guidance on creating genograms and ecomaps.
Explore how structural issues are related to the developmental stage of the family. First, identify their developmental stage, then focus on an aspect of their family structure, for example, subsystems, extended family, culture/ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, and explore that one aspect with the family and how it impacts the family system.
