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SOME SUGGESTED READING ON GENOGRAMS, ECOMAPS AND FAMILY SYSTEMS

Ackerman, N. The Psychodynamics of Family Life. New York: Basic Books, 1958.

Adler, A. (Brett C. and Bartholow, R., (Eds.) Understanding Human Nature. New York: Hazelden, 1998.

Bahr, K. Student Responses to Genogram and Family Chronology. Family Relations, 7/1/90.

Balswick, J. and Balswick, J. Families in Pain. Baker Book House, 1999.

Bateson, G., Jackson, D., Haley, J. and Weakland, J. Toward A Theory Of Schizophrenia. Behavioral Science, 1956, 1, 251-254.

Bateson, G. Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays on Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution and Epistemology. Northvale, NJ: Aronson, 1987

Beck, R. The Genogram as Process. American Journal of Family Therapy. 1987, 15, 343-351.

Becvar, D. and Becvar, R. Systems Theory and Family Therapy: A Primer. Lanham: University Press of America, 1999.

Bennett, C. The Incest Cycle Across Generations. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 1992.

Berg, A. Genograms, Generalizability, Quantities and Qualities. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 1991, 4, 468-469.

Blossom, H. The Personal Genogram: An Interview Technique. Family Systems Medicine, Summer, 1991.

Blouin, B., et al. Labors of Love: The Legacy of Inherited Wealth, Book II. The Inheritance Project - Trio Press, 2003.

Boszormenyi-Nagy, I. and Spark, G. Invisible Loyalties. New York: Harper and Row, 1973.

Bowen, M. Family Therapy in Clinical Practice. New York: Aronson, 1978.

Bowen, M. Key to the Use of the Genogram. In Carter, E.A. and McGoldrick, M. (Eds.) The Family Life Cycle: A Framework for Family Therapy. New York: Gardner Press, 1980.

Bradbury, T.N. (Ed.). The Developmental Course of Marital Dysfunction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Bradshaw, J. Bradshaw on the Family: A Revolutionary Way of Self Discovery, Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications, 1988.

Bradshaw, J. Family Secrets, What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, New York: Bantam Books, 1995.

Bradshaw, J. Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child, New York: Bantam Books, 1990.

Brann, J.R. Genograms: A Unique Way to View Your Family Tree. NGS/CIG Digest, 7/1/1992.

Bridges, J. WonderWare Offers Genogram Software for the PC. NGS/CIG Digest, October November December 1992.

Briggs-Meyers, I. (with Meyers, P.) Gifts Differing. Consulting Psycholgists Press, 1980.

Brody, L. Gender, Emotion, and the Family. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999.

Campbell, D., Draper, R. (Eds.) Applications of Systemic Family Therapy: The Milan Method. New York: Grune and Stratton, 1985.

Carder, A., Henslin, E. Townsend, J., Cloud, H., and Brawand A. Secrets of Your Family Tree: Healing for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families. Chicago: Moody Press, 1991.

Carter, B. Love, Honor and Negotiate: Making Your Marriage Work. New York: Pocket Books, 1996.

Cearley, S. and Coe, J. Genograms and Ecomaps: Increasing Graduate Student's Facility and Comfortability with Computerized Assessment Tools. Presentation Paper, Technology for Social Work Education and Practice, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, August 1998.

Cheung, Monit, RELATIVITY(TM) Software Review, Computers in Human Services, Vol 10(3) 1994.

Compton, B. and Galaway, B. Social Work Processes (3rd Ed.) The Dorsey Press, 1984, 375-382.

Coupland, S. Reliability in Constructing Genograms: A Study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 7/1/95.

Coupland, S. and Serovich, J. Alliance and Session Impact: A Growth Curve Analysis. Contemporary Family Therapy, 1999, 21(4), 551.

Cournoyer, B, The Social Work Skills Workbook, Belmont, California: Wadsworth, 2000.

Cox, M. and Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.) Conflict and Cohesion in Families: Causes and Consequences. Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum, 1999.

Crosby, J. Museum Tours in Genogram Construction: A Technique for Facilitating Recall of Negative Affect. Contemporary Family Therapy, 1989, 11(4), 247-258.

Crouch, M. A Putative Ancestry of Family Practice and Family Medicine. Family Systems Medicine, 1989, 7(2), 208-212.

Crouch, M. and Roberts, L. (Eds.) The Family in Medical Practice: A Family Systems Primer. New York: Springer/Verlag, 1987.

Daus, C. and Homer, J. Past Imperfect: How Tracing Your Family Medical History Can Save Your Life. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 1999.

DeMaria, R., Weeks, G. and Hof, L. Focused Genograms: Intergenerational Assessment of Individuals, Couples and Families. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel, 1999.

Dobson, S. Genograms and Ecomaps. Nursing Times, Nursing Mirror, December 26, 1989, 85(51), 54.

Donn, L. Freud and Jung: Years of Friendship, Years of Loss. New York: Macmillian, 1988.

Dunn, A. and Dawes, S. Spirituality-Focused Genograms: Keys to Uncovering Spiritual Resources in African American Families. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1999, 27(4), 240.

Dunn A., Levitt M. The Genogram: From Diagnostics to Mutual Collaboration. The Family Journal. July 2000, 8(3), 236-249.

Ebell, M. Development And Evaluation Of A Computer Genogram. The Journal of Family Practice, 11/1/88.

Erikson, E. Childhood and Society. New York: Norton, reissued 1993.

Erlanger, M. Using the Genogram With the Older Client. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 7/1/90.

Estrada, A. and Haney, P. Genograms in a Multicultural Perspective. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 1998, 9(2), 55.

Feinberg, J. Sexual Orientation and Three Generational Family Pattern. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, 1994.

Fink, A. More on Genograms: Modifications to a Model. Journal of Child and Adolescent Growth, 12/1/93.

Frame, M. The Spiritual Genogram in Training and Supervision. Family Journal, 2001, 9(2), 109-115.

Frame, M. The Spiritual Genogram in Family Therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2000, 26(2), 211.

Framo, J. Explorations in Marital and Family Therapy. Selected Papers of James L. Framo. New York: Springer, 1982.

Freud, A. The Writings of Anna Freud, New York: Int. Univ. Press., 2000.

Friedman, E. Friedman's Fables. New York: Guilford Press.

Friedman, E. Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue. New York: Guilford Press, 1985.

Friedman, E. A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix. In press.

Friedman, H. Learning to Draw and Interpret Standard and Time-Lines. Journal of Family Psychology, 9/1/92.

Friedman, H. The Time-Line Genogram: Highlighting Temporal Aspects... Family Process, 9/1/88.

Galindo, I. Family Systems Theory and Christian Education. In Christian Educator, June, 1997.

Garrett, R., Klinkman, M, and Post, L. If You Meet Buddha on the Road, Take a Genogram. Zen and the Art of Family Medicine. Family Medicine. 1987, 19, pp. 225-226.

Gerson, R. Teaching Systems Psychotherapy with Micro-Computers: A Creative Approach. In Computers and Family Therapy, Sussman, M. (Ed.) Marriage and Family Review, 8(1-2) Spring, 1985.

Gerson, R. The Family Life Cycle: Phases, Stages and Crises. In R. H. Mikesell, Lusterman, D. and McDaniel, S. (Eds.) Integrating Family Therapy: Handbook of Family Psychology and Systems Therapy, 1995, 91-111, Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Gewirtzman, R. The Genogram as a Visual Assessment of a Family's Fugue. Australian Journal of Sex, Marriage and Family, 1988, 9, 37-46.

Gilbert, R. Extraordinary Relationships. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992.

Gilbert, R. Connecting With Our Children. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.

Gottman, J. Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.

Granello, D, Hothersall, D, Osborne, A. The Academic Genogram: Teaching for the Future by Learning From the Past. Counsellor Education and Supervision 2000, 39(3), 177.

Greenwald, J. Grant, W. Haas-Cunningham, S. The Genogram Scale as a Predictor of High Utilization in a Family Practice. Families Systems and Health. 1998, 16(4), 375.

Guerin, P. (Ed.) Family Therapy: Theory and Practice. New York: Gardner, 1976.

Gurman, A. and Kniskern, D. (Eds.), Handbook of Family Therapy. New York: Bruner/Mazel, 1981.

Halevy, J, A Genogram with an Attitude. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 1998, 24(2), 223.

Haley, J. Problem-Solving Therapy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1977.

Hardy, K. The Cultural Genogram. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 7/1/95.

Harper-Stiffler, L. Synchronicity and Reunion: The Genetic Connection of Adoptees and Birthparents. Hobe Sound, Fla.: FEA Publishing, 1992.

Harter, S. The Construction of the Self: A Developmental Perspective. New York: Guilford Press, 1999.

Hartman, A. Diagrammatic Assessment of Family Relationships. Social Casework, October 1978.

Hartman, A. Finding Families: An Ecological Approach to Family Assessment in Adoption. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1979.

Hartman, A. and Laird, J. Family Centered Social Work Practice. New York: The Free Press, 1983.

Hawley, D.R., & DeHaan, L. Toward a Definition of Family Resilience: Integrating Life-Span and Family Perspectives. Family Process, 1996, 35, 283-298.

Herth, K. The Root of it All: Genograms as Nursing Assessment Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Deember 1, 1989.

Herth, Kaye Genograms: Application in Hospice Care. Home Healthcare Nurse, 07/01/1996

Hockley J. Psychosocial Aspects in Palliative Care-Communicating with the Patient and Family, Acta Oncologica, November 12, 2000, 8(), 905-916.

Hodge, D. Spiritual Ecomaps: A New Diagrammatic Tool. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 4/1/2000.

Hodge, D. Spiritual Genograms: A Generational Approach to Assessing Spirituality. Families in Society, 2001 82(1), 35-48.

Hoffman, L. Foundations of Family Therapy: A Conceptual Framework for Systems Change. New York: Basic Books, 1981.

Howe, K. Daughters Discover Their Mothers Through Biographies. Women and Therapy, 1990.

Huber, C. (Ed.) Transitioning from Individual to Family Counseling. Alexandria, Va.: American Counseling Association, 1994.

Imber-Black, E. Roberts, J. and Whiting R. (Eds.) Rituals in Families and Family Therapy. New York: Norton, 1988.

Ingersoll-Dayton, B. Uses of the Genogram with the Elderly and Their Families. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 1990.

Jolly, W.M., Froom, J. and Rosen, M.G. The Genogram. Journal of Family Practice, (10)2, 251-255.

Jung, C.G. transl. by R.F.C. Hull, Synchronicity. Bollingen Series, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1973.

Kaslow, F. Projective Genogramming, Sarasota, FL.: Professional Resources Press, 1995.

Katz, S. How Genograms Chart Family Problems. Chatelaine, 4/1/92.

Kent-Wilkinson, A. Forensic Family Genogram: An Assessment and Intervention Tool. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 1999, 37(9), 52.

Kerr, M. and Bowen, M. Family Evaluation: An Approach Based on Bowen Theory. New York: Norton, 1989.

Krasner-Khait, B. Focusing Beneath the Surface: Genograms Add Insight to Family Research, Ancestry, Jan/Feb 2000, 18(1), 28-31.

Krista, A. Stress Survival. (Includes the Social Readjustment Rating Scale by Holmes, T. and Rahe, R.) New York: Fireside/Simon and Schuster, 1986.

Kuehl, Bruce P. The Solution-Oriented Genogram: A Collaborative Approach. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 7/1/95.

Lambie, R. and Daniels-Mohring, D. Family Systems within Educational Contexts: Understanding Students with Special Needs. Denver: Love Pub. Co., 1993.

Laing, R. The Divided Self. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1965.

Laird, J. and Hartman, A., A Handbook of Child Welfare, New York: The Free Press, 1985.

Larson, R., and Almeida, D. Emotional Transmission in Daily Lives of Families: A New Paradigm in Studying Family Process. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1999, 61, 5-20.

Lerner, H. The Dance of Anger. New York: Harper-Collins, 1985.

Lerner, H. The Dance of Intimacy, New York: Harper Collins, 1989.

Lewis, K. The Use of Color-Coded Genograms in Family Therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 4/1/89.

Like, R., Rogers, J. and McGoldrick, M. Reading and Interpreting Genograms: A Systemic Approach. Journal of Family Practice, 1988, 26(4), 407-412.

Madanes, C. Strategic Family Therapy. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991.

Magnuson, S. The Professional Genogram: Enhancing Professional Identity and Clarity Family Journal, 2000, 8(4), 399-401.

Marchetti-Mercer, M. and Cleaver, G. Genograms and Family Sculpting: An Aid to Cross-Cultural Understanding in the Training of Psychology Students in South Africa. Counseling Psychologist, 2000, 28(1), 61.

Marinelli, R. The Genogram in Health Education. Journal Of Health Education, 7/1/95.

Marlin, E. Genograms: The New Tool for Exploring the Personality, Career and Love Patterns You Inherit. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989.

Mattaini, M. More Than a Thousand Words: Graphics for Clinical Practice. Washington, DC: NASW Press, 1993.

Mauzey, E. Let the Genogram Speak: Curiosity, Circularity. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 1995

McDaniel, S., Hepworth, J. and Doherty, W. Medical Family Therapy: A Biopsychsocial Approach to Families and Health Problems. New York: Basic Books, 1992.

McGoldrick, M. You Can Go Home Again: Reconnecting with Your Family. New York: Norton, 1995.

McGoldrick, M. and Gerson, R. Genograms in Family Assessment. New York: Norton, 1985.

McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R. and Shellenberger, S. Genograms: Assessment and Intervention. New York: Norton, 1999.

McGoldrick, M. Pearce, J.K. and Giordano, J. Ethnicity and Family Therapy. New York: Guilford Press, 1982.

McIlvain, H, Crabtree, B, and Miller, W. Using Practice Genograms to Understand and Describe Practice Configurations. Family Medicine, 1998, 30(7), 490.

McMillen, J. Using Placement Genograms in Child Welfare Practice. Child Welfare, 7/1/94

Mead, M. Male and Female: A Study of the Sexes in a Changing World. New York: W. Morrow, 1975

Menninger, K., Mayman, M., and Pruyser, The Vital Balance. The Life Process in Mental Health and Illness. New York: Viking Press, 1963.

Milewski-Hertlein, K. The Use of a Socially Contructed Genogram in Clinical Practice. American Journal of Family Therapy, 2001, 29(1), 23-38.

Minuchin, S. Families and Family Therapy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1974.

Moon, S. Using the Genogram to Facilitate Career Decisions. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 1993.

Myers-Walls, J., Somlai, P. and Rapoport, R. (Eds), Families as Educators for Global Citizenship, Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate, 2001.

Nerin, W. Family Reconstruction. Long Day's Journey into Light. New York: W.W.Norton, 1986.

Newman, B. and Newman, P. Development Through Life: A Psychosocial Approach. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Wadsworth, 1999.

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Palazzoli, M., Boscolo, L., Cecchin, G., and Prata, G. Paradox and Counterparadox. New York: Aronson, 1978.

Papero, D. Bowen Family Systems Theory, Allyn & Bacon, 1990.

Papadopoulos, L., Bor. R. and Stanion, P. Genograms in Counselling Practice: a Review (Part 1). Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 1997, 10(1), 17.

Pardeck, J. and Yuen, F. (Eds) Family Health: A Holistic Approach to Social Work Practice. Westport, Conn: Auburn House, 1999.

Paul, N. and Paul, B. A Marital Puzzle, New York: Gardner, 1986.

Peck, M.S. The Different Drum. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.

Pistole, M. The Genogram in Group Supervision of Novice Counselors, The Clinical Supervisor, 1995.

Poot, F. and Onnis, L. The Merits of a Systemic Vision and the Usefulness of the Genogram in Psychosomatics: Application to Psychodermatology. Dermatology and Psychosomatics, 2001, 2(2) 77-81.

Precey G. Assessment issues in working with mothers who induce illness in their Children. Child & Family Social Work, November 1998, 3(4), 227-237.

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Richards, W. Genograms: A Psychosocial Assessment Tool for Hospice. The Hospice Journal. 1993.

Richardson, R. Creating a Healthier Church, Augsburg Fortress Press, 1996.

Robertson, T. and Turner, B. (Eds.) Talcott Parsons: Theorist of Modernity. London: Sage Publications, 1991.

Rogers, J. Can Experts Predict Health Risk from Family Genograms. Family Medicine, 3/1/92.

Rogers, J. Can Physicians Use Family Genogram Information to Identify Patients at Risk of Anxiety or Depression? Archives of Family Medicine, 1994, 3, 1093-1098.

Rohrbaugh, M. How Do Experts Read Family Genograms? Family Systems Medicine, Spring 1992.

Santa Rita, E. The Genogram: Plotting the Roots of Academic Success. Family Therapy. 1993.

Satir, V. Conjoint Family Therapy. Palo Alto: Science and Behavior Books, 1974.

Schilson, E. Use of Genograms in Family Medicine. Family Systems Medicine, Summer, 1993

Sheafor, B., Horejsi, C. and Horejsi, G. Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

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Shellenberger, S. and Hoffman, S. The Changing Family Work System. In Mikesell, D. Lusterman, D. and McDaniel, S. (Eds). Integrating Family Therapy: Handbook of Family Psychology and Systems Therapy. Washington DC: American Psychological Association, 1995.

Shore, W. Family of Origin Genograms: Evaluation of a Teaching... Family Medicine, 4/1/94.

Simon, F., Stierlin, H., and Wynne, L. The Language of Family Therapy. A Systemic Vocabulary and Sourcebook. New York: Family Process Press, 1985.

Simon, L. The School Ecomap, Guidance and Cousneling, March 1. 1992, 7(4), 23.

Smoyak, S. The Use of Genograms as an Assessment Tool. In Clements, I. and Buchanan, D. (Eds.) Family Therapy in Perpsective. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1982.

Spoljar-Vrzina, S. Genograms of Exile and Return Families in Croatia - A Medical Anthropological Approach. Collegium Antropologicum, 2000, 24(2), 565-578.

Sproul, M. and Gallagher, R. The Genogram as an Aid to Crisis Intervention. Journal of Family Practice, 1982, 14(55), 959-60.

Stanion, P., Papadopoulos, L. and Bor, R. Genograms in Counselling Practice: Constructing a Genogram (Part 2). Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 1997, 10(2), 139.

Stanton, M. The Time Line and the "Why Now?" Question, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1992, p. 331-343.

Starkey, P.J. Genograms: A Guide to Understanding One's Own Family System. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 19, 164-173.

Steinke, P. How Your Church Family Works. Bethesda, Md.: The Alban Institute, 1993.

Steinke, P. Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, Bethesda, Md.: The Alban Institute, Inc., 1996.

Stoop, D. and Mastellar, J. Forgiving our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves: Healing Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families. Ann Arbor: Vine Books, 1991.

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Visscher, E. The Genogram: A Strategy for Assessment. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 11/1/92.

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Wachtel, E.F. The Family Psyche over Three Generations: The Genogram Revisited. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 8(3), 335-343.

Walsh, Froma. Normal Family Processes. New York: Guilford. 1993.

Walsh, F. The Timing of Symptoms and Critical Events in the Family Life Cycle. In Liddle, H. (Ed.) Clinical Implications of the Family Life Cycle, Rockville, Md.: Aspen.

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Walters, M., Carter, B., Papp, P, and Silverstein, O. The Invisible Web: Gender Patterns in Family Relationships. New York: Guilford, 1988.

Walton, E; Smith, C. The Genogram: A Tool for Assessment and Intervention in Child Welfare. Journal of Family Social Work, 1999, 3(3), 3.

Watts C., and Shrader E. How to Do (or Not To Do)....The Genogram: A New Research Tool to Document Patterns of Decision-making, Conflict and Vulnerability within Households, Health Policy and Planning, December 1998, 13(4), 459-464.

Watts-Jones, D. Toward an African American Genogram. 1997, 36(4), 375.

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Wimbush, F. and Peters, R. Identification of Cardiovascular Risk: Use of a Cardiovascular-Specific Genogram. Public Health Nursing, May 2000, 17(3), 148.

Woolf, V. Family Network Systems in Transgenerational Psychotherapy: The Theory, Advantages and Expanded Applications of the Genogram. Family Therapy, 1983, 10, 219-237.

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