How are the cultural ecogram and the spiritual ecogram similar and different from the traditional ecomaps?

Learning Goal: I’m working on a social work discussion question and need a reference to help me learn.

It is anticipated that the initial discussion post should be in the range of 250-300 words. Response posts to peers have no minimum word requirement but must demonstrate topic knowledge and scholarly engagement with peers. Substantive content is imperative for all posts. All discussion prompt elements for the topic must be addressed. Please proofread your response carefully for grammar and spelling. Do not upload any attachments unless specified in the instructions. All posts should be supported by a minimum of one scholarly resource, ideally within the last 5 years. Journals and websites must be cited appropriately. Citations and references must adhere to APA format.

CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION
Students are expected to address the initial discussion question by Wednesday of each week. Participation in the discussion forum requires a minimum of three (3) substantive postings (this includes your initial post and posting to two peers) on three (3) different days. Substantive means that you add something new to the discussion supported with citation(s) and reference(s), you are not just agreeing. This is also a time to ask questions or offer information surrounding the topic addressed by your peers. Personal experience is appropriate for a substantive discussion, however should be correlated to the literature.

All discussion boards will be evaluated utilizing rubric criterion inclusive of content, analysis, collaboration, writing and APA. If you fail to post an initial discussion or initial discussion is late, you will not receive points for content and analysis, you may however post to your peers for partial credit following the guidelines above.

INITIAL RESPONSE
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please choose one of the articles below and write a well-constructed post analyzing the benefits / risks of incorporating these tools into your practice. Optional: share your ecomap with your peers and provide feedback on similarities and differences.

These are PDF articles available in the Herzing library:

Hodge, D. R. (2005). Spiritual Ecograms: A New Assessment Instrument for Identifying Clients’ Strengths in Space and Across TimeLinks to an external site.. Families in Society, 86(2), 287-296. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2467.
Yasui, M. (2015). The Cultural Ecogram: A Tool for Enhancing Culturally Anchored Shared Understanding in the Treatment of Ethnic Minority FamiliesLinks to an external site.. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 24(2), 89. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2014.991980.
After reading the articles, write a discussion post analyzing the additional information from the articles.

How are the cultural ecogram and the spiritual ecogram similar and different from the traditional ecomaps?
Describe the benefits to using these additional tools?
Are there any downfalls to using them?
Discuss how you will implement this knowledge into your practice with the specific population that you want to work with.
What risks might be involved with using these tools?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Your initial response is due by Sunday at 11:59 pm CT.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

PEER RESPONSE
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read and respond to at least two peers’ initial postings. Consider the following questions in your response:

In what ways are your ideas similar?
What points did the posts raise that you hadn’t considered?
How does the information they described change your position?
What questions do you have after reading their posts?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

All peer responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 pm CT.

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour