Question: The FOO paper is a 3 generational examination of the student's own family of origin. The student his/herself represents the 3rd generation, his/her parents represent the 2nd generation, and his/her grandparents represent the 1st generation. The student's family of procreation (children/spouse) is NOT included in this paper. The FOO paper provides an opportunity for the counselor trainee to examine his/her own family of origin in such a way as to facilitate conceptualization of the family systems principles and to promote increased awareness of the familial/personal issues which the counselor brings to the counseling relationship. CACREP 2016 Core 1.k., 2.d.