Teen client intake
Quick intake ecomap for a 15-year-old showing family, school, soccer peers, and therapist — drawn in under five minutes during a counseling session.
For the adolescent counselor
Scenario
A school-based counselor draws this ecomap during an initial intake session with Marcus, a 15-year-old referred for behavioral issues. The diagram takes under five minutes and immediately shows where Marcus's support is concentrated (peers, soccer team) and where it's fragile (divorced father, every-other-weekend contact).
Annotation key
center: client— the identified young person===— strong connection;---— tenuous connection-->— mentor/support flows toward client<->— reciprocal therapeutic allianceEOW weekends— edge label capturing the visitation schedule
How to read
Marcus's strongest systems are his mother (primary caregiver), school, and soccer peers — all strong ties (===). His father is a tenuous connection (---). The therapist and soccer coach have supportive directional relationships pointing toward Marcus. The soccer team appears to be the central protective factor in this adolescent's life.