, PYC4808 Assignment 3
Semester 2 2025
DUE 17 September 2025
Use this document as a guide and for references to answer your assignment
Question 1:
Draw an ecomap to illustrate the current family dynamics in the Jackson family. You can
hand draw the ecomap, or you can use a free family genogram programme). (20)
A genogram shows family structure and history;
an ecomap shows the family’s current relationships and connections with each
other and with external systems (school, work, friends, etc.), and also whether the
connections are strong, weak, or stressful.
Steps to Draw the Ecomap for the Jackson Family
1. Draw the family system in a large central circle
Inside the central circle put:
David (45)
Laura (41)
Jake (17)
Lily (13)
Nearby but slightly outside the circle:
George (71) and Evelyn (65)
Peter (Laura’s father, 70)
2. Around the central circle, draw other systems
Examples for this case:
Jake’s School / Counsellor
Laura’s Workplace (school)
David’s Workplace (engineering firm)
Semester 2 2025
DUE 17 September 2025
Use this document as a guide and for references to answer your assignment
Question 1:
Draw an ecomap to illustrate the current family dynamics in the Jackson family. You can
hand draw the ecomap, or you can use a free family genogram programme). (20)
A genogram shows family structure and history;
an ecomap shows the family’s current relationships and connections with each
other and with external systems (school, work, friends, etc.), and also whether the
connections are strong, weak, or stressful.
Steps to Draw the Ecomap for the Jackson Family
1. Draw the family system in a large central circle
Inside the central circle put:
David (45)
Laura (41)
Jake (17)
Lily (13)
Nearby but slightly outside the circle:
George (71) and Evelyn (65)
Peter (Laura’s father, 70)
2. Around the central circle, draw other systems
Examples for this case:
Jake’s School / Counsellor
Laura’s Workplace (school)
David’s Workplace (engineering firm)
