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THE CULTURAL GENOGRAM: EXPERIENCES FROM WITHIN A MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM
Author(s) -
Keiley Margaret K.,
Dolbin Megan,
Hill Jennifer,
Karuppaswamy Nithyakala,
Liu Ting,
Natrajan Rajeswari,
Poulsen Shruti,
Robbins Natashia,
Robinson Pamela
Publication year - 2002
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.1752-0606.2002.tb00354.x
Subject(s) - genogram , accreditation , family therapy , curriculum , class (philosophy) , set (abstract data type) , psychology , medical education , psychotherapist , pedagogy , medicine , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , programming language
The purpose of this article is to illustrate and demonstrate the use of the Cultural Genogram (CG) in a graduate‐level course in gender and culture for family therapists‐in‐training at a large Midwestern university's accredited program in family therapy. Although the importance of the CG as a training tool is delineated by Hardy and Laszloffy, very little information exists about the actual implementation and usefulness of this tool within a training program for family therapists. In this article, we present a qualitative research study of the lived experiences of a class of women from diverse cultures as they constructed and presented their CGs. We discuss the basic curriculum and structure of the course in which the CG was used, the process the class members developed to create and present their CGs, the effects of presenting the CGs, and a set of recommendations and ideas for further exploration.