Portfolio 1: Genogram & Ecomap
For this part of the portfolio assignment, you will hold your first interview with a family that has a health concern or problem.
Read the following in Shajani and Snell (2019):
Chapter 5: Family Nursing Interviews: Stages and Skills
Chapter 6: How to Prepare for Family Interviews
Chapter 7: How to Conduct Family Interviews
Chapter 8: How to Use Questions in Family Interviewing
Chapter 9: How to Do a 15-Minute (or Shorter) Family Interview
Use a genogram and an ecomap to diagram the family’s structure. See the references and resources in the Module 1 Preparation for examples and how-to guidance on creating genograms and ecomaps.
Explore how structural issues are related to the developmental stage of the family. First, identify their developmental stage, then focus on an aspect of their family structure, for example, subsystems, extended family, culture/ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, and explore that one aspect with the family and how it impacts the family system.
Observe attachment patterns in order to provide a description or diagram in the paper.
Keep notes of your interview, including your initial impressions of the family.
