Course commencing 26th of August 2010.

Sense of Place-Sense of Self
A Genogram is a map of the family system that offers a framework to understand family patterns. This course offers the opportunity for participants to discover their own family history and create a visual representation of important aspects of their family system. During the course participants will:

  • Research Family History
  • Clarify family values, beliefs, attitudes, standards and ideals
  • Ascertain religious, cultural, socioeconomic, political and migration history
  • Identify mental health issues, addictions and illnesses
  • Recognise qualities, virtues, merits and achievements
  • Gain deeper insight into intergenerational relationship dynamics
Using this historical information, participants will look at patterns, themes and recurring behaviours in the family of origin, current family system and next generation. Ones own life can be understood more clearly against the context of ones family history and intergenerational influences. Awareness of ones place within the generational web leads to being able to make new choices so dysfunctional cycles don’t keep being repeated; deeper understanding of ones place in life and how we arrived here leads to a greater sense of interconnectedness and belonging.

This course is for anyone interested in discovering their place in their family system. You do not need to have much knowledge about your family yet and even if you think there is not enough information available to start this process you will find that much surfaces once research begins. An additional session is available for people in the helping profession to learn the clinical use of genograms. You will learn how to research and present your genogram in the safety of a mutually supportive group environment.

Times and Dates:
8 Thursdays: 6-8.30pm,
26.8.2010 – 28.10.2010
Break: Thursdays 30.9 and 7.10 2010 (schoolholidays)
 
Venue:
Suite2 / 35 Hume Street
Crows Nest 2065
 
Contact:
m: 0419 80 923
e:
Sabina@WellforLife.net.au
w: www.WellforLife.net.au

Cost:
$500 for 8 Sessions
 Clinical Development:
4.11.2010 (add.$50.00)



Genograms-Mapping the Family System