Using Drawings Assessment and Therapy: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
This highly practical book provides useful drawing directives to clinicians involved in the assessment and treatment of individuals, families, and groups in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The authors present many case histories to show how the various aspects of drawing techniques can be integrated and applied in clinical practice. "Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy" is vividly illustrated with over 90 drawings, which are used to describe how the therapeutic interaction can be...
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This is an updated version of the very successful first edition which condenses and synthesizes a variety of drawing directives that aid clinicians in the assessment process, as well as in therapy. The new edition will update literature reviews, provide new case studies and art work. Its unique blend of assessment techniques and therapeutic uses of drawing make the book appealing to all mental health professionals, from therapists and counselors through to psychiatrists.
ForewordCh. 1Clinical uses of drawings1Expression through drawings1Alternative problem solving8Historical views of drawing14Development as seen through drawings17Drawings in the assessment process22Symbols of personal meaning in assessment26Psychotherapeutic advantages of drawing27Crisis-oriented interventions29The importance of other art media35Implications of color36Concluding images38Ch. 2Beginning assessment and treatment41Responding to referral questions41Answering referral questions46Drawings in the test battery49Drawings and cognitive development49Using drawings as projective devices60The importance of behavioral observations65Ch. 3Drawings in the diagnostic process71Diagnostic indicators71Goodenough-Harris drawing procedure73Machover's draw-a-person test75Draw-a-person-in-the-rain technique83Mother-and-child drawings89House-tree-person technique92Kinetic-house-tree-person technique115Family drawing procedures116Sexual abuse indicators in drawings130Ch. 4Using drawings during individual psychotherapy147Images of psychotherapy147Increasing spontaneity and self-discovery152Promoting maturity155Documenting progress160Draw-a-story game164Initial stages of psychotherapy165Techniques that assist therapeutic beginnings174How drawings impact therapy sessions179Enhancing the therapeutic relationship182Establishing relationships184Resolving emotional blocks186Working with dreams187Cathartic releases and regression191Portrayals to transference192Resolving conflicts195Therapeutic endings196Ch. 5Drawings in family evaluations205The family organization205The family therapy movement208The therapist as detective223Artwork in family sessions224Drawings in family assessment232Psychodynamic approaches to family intakes240Marital evaluative drawings242The family system245Family crises252Drawings as experiential techniques253Ch. 6Using drawings in group treatment259Interpersonal aspects of groups259Therapeutic goals of groups261The primary role of group leaders263Making plans for therapeutic groups263Stages of group process265Drawings within the group context268Enhancing the group through art directives274Specific directives for varying age groups284Groups with specific focus297
\ From the Publisher'Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy provides a comprehensive and practical overview of a variety of drawing methods used in evaluation and treatment. This revised edition cogently explains how simple drawing tasks assist and enhance work with children, adults, families, and groups and is a welcome addition to every clinician's library. Richly illustrated with case examples, this book covers everything mental health professionals need to use drawings in intervention and to facilitate meaningful communication and insight in their clients.' - Cathy A. Malchiodi, ATR, CPAT, LPCC, author of Understanding Children's Drawings and Handbook of Art Therapy\ \ 'Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy is an excellent educational and insightful book. I was impacted by vivid case descriptions, enriched by assessment guidelines and delighted with the visual images that made this text a highly stimulating and valuable resource. I strongly recommend this book to all mental health professionals who want to enhance their work by introducing drawings into their therapy sessions.' - Marcie Brooks, M.A., LPCC practices and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\ \ \
