Family of Origin Outline Assignment Instructions (Read First)

Purpose:

This assignment provides a framework for students to outline their Family of Origin (FOO) paper, and it teaches them the value of prewriting outlines. Students will be ask to analyze final genograms for FOO patterns, and then evaluate these patterns through the lens of key theories and concepts learned in the course.

Grading Criteria:

15 Total Points

Rubric:

2 points- followed directions completely
3 points-has sufficient and necessary family background information
4 points-has genogram patterns/family characteristics with matching course concepts
4 points-has a well thought reflection of FOO
2 points-has a family anecdote/story to introduce FOO

Due Date:

December 6, 2020, by midnight

Resources

Required Resources

Suggested Resources

Download and read any resources that apply to your genogram and leave the rest.

FamilySystemsTheory.pdf Download FamilySystemsTheory.pdf
- Information on Boundaries and subsystems as well as the theory
emotional relationships table.docx Download emotional relationships table.docx
- Symbols, explanations, and examples of emotional relationships
DysfunctionalFamilyRoles.pdf Download DysfunctionalFamilyRoles.pdf
- This is the same one that you originally received earlier in the semester
john-henry-psychologist-Family Dynamics.pdf Download john-henry-psychologist-Family Dynamics.pdf
- This explores family functioning including adaptability
The Effect of Chronic Illness on the Psychological Health Of Families.pdf Download The Effect of Chronic Illness on the Psychological Health Of Families.pdf
- This focuses on how chronic and disabling heath problems affect the healthy family members who care for the ill member.
youngminds-mental-illness-family-1.pdf Download youngminds-mental-illness-family-1.pdf
- Explores the impact of mental illness on families.

Assignment Instructions:

Do not go overboard with either your personal stories or the theories/concepts. Pick a just a few important stories and theories/concepts that explain your FOO’s behaviors, patterns, values, and cultural practices.

For this assignment, you will create an outline for your paper by completing the table in Foo Outline. The outline is in FOO Paper Outline-1.docx Download FOO Paper Outline-1.docx

. You will upload the completed document in the next assignment.

Outline Document Direction

Complete introduction to your FOO and Key Concepts/Theories sections
- These sections are designed to connect your family’s attitudes, values, behaviors, relationships, addictions, and mental health issues can be understood through key concepts learned in class.
- Complete background section
Complete the two FOO roles
- Think about the role or different roles that you had growing up
  - These can be dysfunctional roles, gender roles, role based on cultural traditions and/or unique role that you identified
  - Then look to see if this role was in any other generations in your family and are part of a pattern in your family
- Then look at the different family roles in your immediate and extended family and do the same analysis that you did for your role(s).
Complete Family Crisis/Transition section. I have listed some possible experiences for this section. You can use one of these or any that you see as important in understanding your family.
- Immigration
- Divorce & Remarriage
- Parent leaving the family or forced to leave because of various factors.
- Unexpected death of a family member
- Severe addiction and/or mental health crises
- Physical health crises that led to incapacitation of family member
Complete 4 genogram pattern sections3
- Look at your genogram and decide what patterns you see and want to write about.
- Match key course concepts with each pattern
Complete Conclusion section
- Here is where you reflect on your FOO and what you learned from completing this assignment.
- It is also an opportunity to identify what you like about your family and what you want to change about you and your family.