This guide is for COUC 601 Week 5 Family Genogram Project, start to submission. A three-generation genogram of your family made in GenoPro, with a 5-page APA paper analyzing it.
COUC 601 is Theories of Family Systems, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as COUC601; it is the same course.
| Course | COUC 601 Theories of Family Systems |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 5 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | A genogram of at least 3 generations and a 5-page paper |
| Sources | McGoldrick and family information |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | GenoPro genogram; current APA paper |
What COUC 601 Week 5 Family Genogram Project asks for
You use GenoPro and the McGoldrick text to prepare a family genogram of at least 3 generations of your family system, and write a 5-page paper in current APA analyzing it. It is due in Module/Week 5 with Goldenberg chapters 10 and 11 and Ripley and Worthington chapters 23 to 27. Worth 150 points.
Where it fits in COUC 601
In the published schedule, Family Genogram Project is one of 8 graded written assignments in COUC 601. It follows Week 4 Group Discussion Board Forum 4 and comes before Week 6 Group Discussion Board Forum 5.
How COUC 601 Week 5 Family Genogram Project is graded
Liberty grades Family Genogram Project with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in COUC 601 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The COUC 601 Week 5 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Work through the Family Genogram Project calculations or software steps first and save the output. The written part interprets those numbers, so they have to be right before you explain them.
Show the method
Name the method and the reason it fits. One or two sentences are enough, but they must be there.
Report the results plainly
Give the key figures in a labeled table and mention each in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Explain what the results mean for the decision or question in COUC 601, in plain terms. The interpretation is where the analysis points are earned.
Name the limits
State what the analysis cannot tell you: assumptions, data limits, or what would change the answer.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Submit every file requested and check that formulas, output and the write-up agree (A genogram of at least 3 generations and a 5-page paper).
Gather information from relatives where possible, build the genogram in GenoPro with a legend, then organize the paper by patterns rather than by person. Use initials or general terms to protect relatives' privacy.
A structure for COUC 601 Week 5 Family Genogram Project
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,400 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Genogram | Three generations with standard symbols. | ~480 words |
| Patterns | Relationships, triangles and repeated patterns. | ~480 words |
| Reflection | Meaning for you as a counselor. | ~310 words |
| Format | APA and length. | ~140 words |
A topic angle that works
McGoldrick's conventions include symbols for relationships (close, conflicted, cut off), life events and patterns across generations. Look for repeated themes, such as divorce, addiction, caretaking roles or cutoffs, and how they have shaped you.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Across three generations, the eldest daughter has taken on a caretaking role: my grandmother raised her siblings after her mother's illness, my mother cared for her parents, and I became the family's go-between in conflicts. McGoldrick describes such roles as multigenerational patterns that families transmit. Recognizing it helps me notice when I over-function for clients rather than empowering them.
- A pattern.
- Its transmission.
- A counselor insight.
Mistakes that cost points on COUC 601 Week 5
- Person-by-person description.
- Missing symbols or legend.
- Fewer than three generations.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: A genogram of at least 3 generations and a 5-page paper
- Sources: McGoldrick and family information
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What software does the COUC 601 genogram use?
GenoPro.
How many points is COUC 601 Week 5 Family Genogram Project worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for COUC 601, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is COUC 601 Week 5 the same in every section of COUC 601?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for COUC 601. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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