Family History Worksheet
By
HappierTherapy
Author bio
The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Family History Worksheet?
Gathering information about a client’s family history is a crucial part of the history-taking process in therapy. It can provide valuable information about the nature of the client’s interpersonal relationships, cultural background, family dynamics, genetic conditions, upbringing, attachment styles and environmental influences among others. It is necessary to help the therapist gain an insight into how these influences play a role in the client’s current condition or can help in planning and implementing therapeutic interventions.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet will help provide a simple template for the therapists to write down all the information necessary to be noted in a client’s family history. They can use it to note down notable responses that can help them understand the client better. It will help to ensure they do not miss any important information.
How to use the worksheet?
This worksheet can be used to take the family history of clients of all ages. The therapist can choose to follow whatever order they view as best for their line of questioning. Important information can then be summarised in the given space.
