An ecomap is a structural diagram of a client's most important relationships with people, groups, and organizations. Social workers use this tool to show the coalition of resources that seem likely to affect a client's efforts to achieve personal goals. Below is Carla Washburn's ecomap.
Click here for a PDF of an ecomap template you can print out to draw your own.
An ecomap depicts sources of conflict and support for the client, represented by shapes connected by different types of lines.