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Genogram – Family Relationship Diagram

Published by Administration for Children and Families | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: September 06, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-09-05
Family relationship diagramming or genograms provide a visual tool for charting basic family structure and exploring family and case relationships across time. The genogram can be useful in gathering information about family members, understanding relationship dynamics and behavioral patterns, conducting assessments, exploring placement and family support options, and guiding casework to useful and needed interventions. Title IV-E agencies can use genograms as tools in both assessment and intervention. This webinar features Indiana and Ohio as they describe their experiences in using genograms to aid in child welfare practice. The states shared programmatic and technical challenges, risks, benefits and lessons learned integrating genogram functionality into their child welfare systems. Additionally, Ohio demonstrated their genogram functionality. The speakers were: Indiana Ohio Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

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