The ecomap is as individual as the person and a positive is that it can show spiritual domains that are very important to the person to help cope with illness this can include transpersonal beings (angels, demons, ancestors).Įcomaps are now included in St. It is therefore used for assessment, planning & intervention. The systems theory is useful in looking at an individual’s systems (their support network) to recognise & promote strengths and to sustain relationships that are under strain, it is at the heart of person centred planning. clubs, societies & other groups that can provide support. If you’re looking for a simple social work genogram that also includes an ecomap for social work (friends & community connections are added), then you’ll want to check out the AGS Social Work Assessment & Planning Toolkit. Providing emotional support & advice.įormal systems e.g. AGS’s Combined Genogram & Ecomap Cloud Tool. It is underpinned by the Systems Theory as described by Pincus & Minahan (1973) The ecomap is a graphical representation of an individual or family and their interaction with other people & their environment. The genogram and ecomap both framed as an analytical tool in relation while performing family nursing assessment, which aims to understand how the family of a young person with chronic disease and new addition to the family, faces the disease and its implications, forming care, and creating support networks to help them through this process. The term eco is derived from the Greek ecology - the pattern of relationships between plants, animals & people to each other & their surroundings. Initially it was used as a tool to show family life but Dr Hartmann then recognised that it was a useful tool to show a diagrammatic picture of a person’s life and helped clients view their situation from an outside perspective. There will be times when the arrows point to both elements this means the influence flows in both parties.When doing good quality assessments for patients at St Joseph’s Hospice it was recognised that genograms did not tell the whole story – so I looked to Ecomapsĭr Ann Hartmann developed the ecomap as part of her social work practice in 1975. When the arrow points towards one or more elements from the center, it depicts the flow of interest from the centered person to the directed element or member.
When the arrow points to the main individual, it signifies the influence flow to the person in question. These lines have arrows that indicate directions and relationships towards something. The lines can also be broken to illustrate the source. These types of lines depict a negative relationship. These lines can appear in the ecomap as either curved or colored in red.
Two lines can be drawn to illustrate similar, positive, and strong connections. Thicker or darker lines mean stronger relationships between two elements of the line. If these lines are not thicker, they will appear darker. There are different line classifications used in an ecomap each line has its respective meanings. Besides shapes and sizes, various symbols, mostly lines, connect the centered person with the other members and elements.
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