PDF Ecomap Activity
[Pages:3]EcomapActivity
Creatinganecomapisagraphicandusefulwayofassessingfamiliesinwhichthefamilies themselvescanparticipate.Theassessmentprocessdependsuponthemutualengagement andparticipationofboththeAdoptionSpecialistandthefamilymembers.Thismethodof diagrammingdepictsthefamilyintheirdynamicecologicalsystem.Otherimportantsystems thatinfluencethefamilyareincludedintheecomap.Theecomapalsoprovidesapictureofthe importantnurturingorconflictladenconnectionsbetweenthefamilyandtheworld; demonstratestheflowofresources,orlacksanddeprivations;andhighlightsthenatureofthe interfacesandpointsofconflictstobemediated,bridgestobebuilt,andresourcestobe explored.
TheecomaplendsitselftothecreativityoftheAdoptionSpecialistandthefamily.Anindividual familymemberorthewholefamilycanbeinvitedtoproducethemap.Theprocesscanbe revisitedandthemapredrawnatvariousintervalsthroughouttheassessmentandmatching processtoillustratehowthe"picture"canchangeasthefamily"changes"andatthepossible introductionofnewmembersintothefamily.
InstructionsforEcomapping:
1.Drawalargecircleinthemiddleofthemap.Thisrepresentsthemembersofhousehold.
2.Insidethelargecircle,drawagenogramthatdescribesthemakeupofthehousehold.Itis oftenusefultoaddnamesandages.Limitedspacemaypreventaddingadditionaldescriptive information.
3.Inquireintowhatoutsidesystemsinfluencethefamilyunitanditsmembers.Examplesof
theseoutsidesystemsmayincludework,extendedfamily,church,school,healthcare,social
welfare,recreation,andfriends.
Drawsmallercirclesaroundthelargehouseholdcircleandlabelthemto
representtheoutsidesystems.
4.Thenextstepistobegintodrawtheconnectionsofthefamilyunitanditsindividualstothe
varioussystemsintheirenvironment.Theseconnectionsareindicatedbydrawinglines
betweenthefamilyandthecirclesrepresentingtheoutsidesystems.
Someoftheconnectionsmaybedrawntothefamilyunitasawholeortothe
individualmembers.Thisdifferentiationdemonstratesthewaythevarious
familymembersareconnectedtotheenvironment.
5.Next,indicatethedirectionoftheflowofresources,energy,orinterestbydrawingarrows alongtheconnectinglines. 6.Finally,writeawordortwobesidetheconnectinglinesorsmallercirclestofurtherdescribe, clarifyorhighlightinformationdrawnontheecomap.
Below,youwillfindanexampleofanecomapandakeytothesymbolsmostcommonlyused onecomaps.Afteryouhavefamiliarizedyourselfwiththeseitems,youwillhavethe opportunitytocompleteanecomapofyourown.
RelationshipKey
Examplesofsystems
Strong
ExtendedFamilyCulture
Stressful
HealthCare Church
Tenuous
Friends
Work
Broken/ended//////
SocialWelfareRecreation
School
Courts
Nowitisyourturntocreateanecomap.Utilizingtheinformationabove,interviewaco worker,friendorfamilymember(orworkwithanotherAdoptionSpecialisttointerviewa perspectiveadoptivefamily).
Family
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