The Family Ecomap: A Visual Representation of the Family Environment

  The family ecomap is an instrument for quickly and synthetically visualizing the relationships that a family has with their environment and the cultural context. This helps to identify the extrafamilial network of resources. Moreover, it’s an instrument that’s easy to prepare and that offers relevant information. One of the main contributions of the ecomap is that it recognizes the shortcomings of the family system. Furthermore, in many cases, it helps to detect conflicts that require mediation. It also specifies the resources that must be sought and mobilized and any bridges that are worth building. There are some extra family resources…