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THE USE OF COLOR‐CODED GENOGRAMS IN FAMILY THERAPY
Author(s) -
Lewis Karen Gail
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1989.tb00796.x
Subject(s) - genogram , color coding , coding (social sciences) , family therapy , psychology , women of color , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychotherapist , mathematics , sociology , gender studies , statistics , race (biology)
A variable color‐coding system has been added to the standard family genogram. Characteristics or issues associated with a particular presenting problem or for a particular family are arbitrarily assigned a color. The family is then asked to mark each family member with the colors that represent characteristics that fit. Advantages of the color‐coding are presented, followed by clinical examples of the color‐coding as an assessment tool and as a family task during treatment.