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Using the Family Autobiography in School Counselor Preparation: An Introduction to a Systemic Perspective

Cheryl Holcomb-Mccoy

University of Maryland at College Park

School counseling professionals are recognizing the need to address family issues as an intervention strategy with children. Counselor educators can assist school counselor trainees in understanding the family systems’perspective by using the family autobiography as a course requirement. This article presents a description of the family autobiography as it was used in a family theories course specifically designed for school counselor trainees. School counseling trainees’ (N = 32) evaluation of the family autobiography assignment are presented and discussed.

Key Words: school counseling • family counseling • family-school relationship • counselor training • family autobiography

The Family Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1, 21-25 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1066480703258615
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