Saturday, February 19, 2011

Summary : " Tracking Longitudinal Sequences "

              Narratives About Changes Over Time ♣                           

                       In gathering information about developmental progress across different stages of family life, it is often helpful to diagram a horizontal time line that illustrates the family's story during significant time periods of their life at the macrolevel of observation. 


                                 






   Uses a timeline to opmental roots of their presenting problems.


Genogram -- >  a graphic representation of the personalities and interplay of 
generations within a family, used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior; a psychological family tree.




                       
              Provide examples of time - oriented circular 


questioning exploring changes and transitions in the past 


that may be affecting the present.


                The advantages of using time line are similar


 to those using a genogram, these cluster may be 


developmental times at which certain themes in the family 


developed. 
              By tracking the sequences of these events through 


time, the therapist is able to broaden the family's 


perception of how they came to be stuck and to summarize 


important information in a graphic manner.




  

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