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Widely used to train health and mental health professionals, the genogram is a graphic way of organizing information gathered during a family assessment and identifying patterns in the family system. This popular text -- updated and expanded to highlight new developments in genogram use -- thoroughly explains how to draw, interpret, and apply the genogram. Using genograms of famous families as examples -- including those of Sigmund Freud, the Kennedys, Bill Clinton, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few -- the authors examine the principles of family systems theory and systemic interviewing. Clinical applications of genograms in both family therapy and family medicine are described, and new frontiers of research are explored, particularly the use of computer-generated genograms. Entertaining and instructive, Genograms is the ideal guide for introducing all those involved in family treatment -- family therapists, physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, and trainees in these fields -- to this essential assessment and intervention tool.

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[A]n almost overwhelming array of riches .I recommend it highly.

[G]odmother of genograms has triumphed again....[P]ractical applications of community genograms....[and] mapping relationships with work colleagues have broad appeal.

[H]ighly recommend this book for all who would like to supplement their practice with this valuable therapeutic tool. [S]eminal...While aimed at psychologists, family therapists, and social workers, this book is not overly scientific and certainly not too technical for the lay reader...Genealogists may find this book valuable on several levels. [G]odmother of genograms has triumphed again...[P]ractical applications of community genograms...[and] mapping relationships with work colleagues have broad appeal. [A] seminal work...new edition has been expanded to incorporate slightly modified symbols to enhance the usefulness...in clinical and research settings. [A]n almost overwhelming array of riches...I recommend it highly.

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Monica McGoldrick, MSW, PhD, Director of the Multicultural Family InstituteTeacher and on the Clinical Faculty of the Psychiatry Department of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is the “godmother of genograms.” She has an international reputation as a trainer and author, and lives in Highland Park, New Jersey. Randy Gerson, Ph.D., was Director of Atlanta College for Systemic Thinking until his death in 1995. Sueli Petry, Ph.D., is an Associate Faculty Member of the Multicultural Family Institute and is in private practice.

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