Part 1: Family Interviews and Genogram: you will need to create a family. No interviews are needed just create a family with some substance use disorders and some mental health issues. The family only needs to be 3 generations (my Grandparents, mother and father and my brother and me) PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GENOGRAM SEE BELOW.

For this assignment, you will create your own family history from a counseling perspective. You will interview as many of your family members as possible to obtain information about your family history. Based on your interviews, you will construct a genogram for your family and use the genogram as one way of “mapping” substance use disorders and other emotional and mental health issues in your family. . Please note, if your family does not have any substance use disorders or mental health issues talk to your instructor about the possibility of interviewing another family for this assignment.

• Interview as many family members as possible to obtain sufficient information to construct a genogram.
• In interviewing family members (and constructing information from direct personal experience), document information about known or suspected substance use disorders and emotional/behavioral issues. Identify how each person’s issues affected his/her personal and family life.This might include health issues, family dynamics, employment, legal history, treatment, and other social issues related to the person’s substance use and/or emotional functioning. Identify the emotional relationships among family members, using genogram symbols and notations.
• Draw a genogram that reflects the information gained through your interviews. The genogram should include as many generations as you can get information for (a minimum of three generations) and should include, at a minimum:
  • The legal and biological relationships between family members
  • Vital statistics (dates of birth, death, adoption, marriage, and divorce)
  • Occupations of family members
  • Other significant psychosocial information about family members, especially information about mental/emotional problems, substance use disorders, legal issues, etc.
  • If you are adopted, you may choose either your biological or your adoptive family, depending on which provides the most detailed information for your analysis.

Include health issues, family dynamics, employment, legal history, treatment, and other social issues related to the person’s substance use and/or emotional functioning. Identify the emotional relationships among family members, using genogram symbols and notations. Make sure to include and they suggest to use genopro for an example

• The legal and biological relationships between family members
• Vital statistics (dates of birth, death, adoption, marriage, and divorce)
• Occupations of family members
• Other significant psychosocial information about family members, especially information about mental/emotional problems, substance use disorders, legal issues, etc.
• If you are adopted, you may choose either your biological or your adoptive family, depending on which provides the most detailed information for your analysis.