השוואת שיטות

	McMaster Family Assessment	Genogram Analysis
תחום	Social Work	Social Work
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1983	2008
הוגה השיטה	Nathan B. Epstein, Duane S. Bishop & colleagues (McMaster University)	Monica McGoldrick & Randy Gerson (standardized notation); Murray Bowen (theoretical roots)
סוג	Theory-based assessment of family functioning across defined dimensions	Graphical, qualitative family-assessment tool
מקור מכונן	Epstein, N. B., Baldwin, L. M., & Bishop, D. S. (1983). The McMaster Family Assessment Device. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 9(2), 171–180.	McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R., & Petry, S. (2008). Genograms: Assessment and Intervention (3rd ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN: 9780393705096
כינויים	McMaster Model of Family Functioning, McMaster Family Assessment Device, MMFF, McMaster Approach to Family Assessment	Genogram, Family Genogram, Family Diagram, McGoldrick Genogram
קשורות	4	3
תקציר	McMaster family assessment is a theory-driven approach to evaluating how a family functions, organized around the McMaster Model of Family Functioning and operationalized in the widely used Family Assessment Device. Developed by Nathan Epstein, Duane Bishop, and colleagues at McMaster University, it assesses families on six dimensions — problem solving, communication, roles, affective responsiveness, affective involvement, and behavior control — plus an overall general-functioning scale, each scored from family-member self-report against clinical cutoffs that distinguish healthy from unhealthy functioning.	A genogram is a graphical map of a family across at least three generations that uses standardized symbols to record its structure, key biographical and medical events, and the quality of relationships among members. Genogram analysis is the practice of constructing such a map with a client and then interpreting it to reveal intergenerational patterns — of illness, relationships, roles, conflict, and resilience — that shape the presenting situation. Standardized by Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson and grounded in Bowen family-systems theory, it is a staple qualitative assessment tool in social work and family therapy.