Focused Genograms ─ Intergenerational Assessment of Individuals, Couples, and Families

Focused Genograms introduces and provides a guide to constructing focused genograms through the lens of attachment theory. A genogram is a graphic representation of an intergenerational family tree that displays the interactions of individuals, couples, and parents and family members through the multiple generations of family history. This updated volume includes new literature, paradigms of research, and evidence-based material. This title allows therapists and researchers to study the behaviors and tendencies of diverse intergenerational family constellations. It addresses a large range of clinical topics and provides a metaframework, the Intersystem Approach, for a systemic and comprehensive approach to assessment and intervention.

Rita De Maria, PhD, LMFT, LSW, is senior staff and faculty at Council for Relationships and assistant professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Gerald R. Weeks, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Markie L. C. Blumer, PhD, LMFT, is associate professor in the Human Development and Family Studies Department and Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout as well as professor in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.