ABSTRACT
A genogram is a type of family tree, used by many social and health care professionals, to map out relationships within family groups. There are common conventions about layout and symbols to use, to facilitate clear communication between professionals. The main difference between a genogram and a family tree is that conventional ‘rules’ are used for drawing a genogram males are identified by a square box and females by a circle. Eva’s genogram was fairly simple; partly because aunts, uncles and cousins were not included due to lack of space, but Zac’s is even simpler because he knows so little about his family. Social services hold a great deal of information about Zac’s family, so he can access this if and when he wants to, and add information to his genogram.
