Using Drawings in Clinical Practice: Enhancing Intake Interviews and Psychological Testing

Contents

• Chapter 1: DRAWINGS IN EVERYDAY PRACTICE
• Case study - Sarah E.
• Using drawings in clinical settings
• Why use drawings?
• Case study - Cheyenne R.
• Drawings can be reassuring
• Case study - Paul K.
• Case study - Alice W.
• Strengthening insight and problem solving
• Disclosing temperament
• Case study - Sam K.
• Identifying goals and motivation
• Talking through images
• Vital points
• Expansion of interpersonal engagement
• Stimulating inspiration
• Case study - Marcia T.
• Concluding remarks
• References
• Chapter 2: FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL DRAWINGSHistorical aspects of clinical drawings
• Images of psychological maturation
• Developmental sequences
• Cognitive maturation
• Case study - Paul B.
• Emotional indicators
• Case study - James D.
• Symbols of mental illness
• Freud and Jung
• Creative pursuits in psychotherapy
• Case study - Elizabeth G.
• Art therapy as a discipline
• Interactions of art therapy and psychology
• Case study - Lakandra F.
• Case study - Charlotte P.
• Controversies in drawing interpretation
• From psychology to art therapy assessments
• Silver drawing tests
• Diagnostic drawing series
• The person picking an apple from a tree
• Enhancement to assessment
• Cautionary tales
• Concluding comments
• References
• Chapter 3: HOUSE-TREE-PERSON AND VARIATIONSHuman figures and everyday objects
• House-Tree-Person
• House drawings
• Case study - Keli R.
• Case study - Karl C.
• The tree
• Case study - Sakura R.
• Case study - Sierra A.
• Human figures
• Case study - Joseph S.
• Case study - Melissa B.
• Case study - Monique W.
• Kinetic house-tree-person
• Case study - Mandy S.
• Draw-a-person-in-the-rain
• Case study - Toni N.
• Family drawing procedures
• Draw-a-family
• Case study - Marla B.
• Kinetic-family
• Case study - Arlene G.
• Family-centered-circle
• Case study - Eddie C.
• Mother-and-child
• Case study - Alice W.
• References
• Chapter 4: ALTERNATIVE DRAWING DIRECTIVESBroadening the interpersonal encounter
• Timelines
• Case study - Lauren F.
• Genograms
• Case study - Nosian H.
• Family shield
• Case study - Albert J.
• Draw your world
• Case study - Amku L.
• Draw yourself with friends
• Kinetic school drawings
• Case study - Kesandra B.
• Draw your "ideal" self
• Case study - Carla S.
• Draw your (current) mood
• Case study - Consuela L.
• Defining and resolving problems
• Case study - Alysha G.
• Before, during, and after crises
• Case study - Loren Y.
• Ending remarks
• References
• Chapter 5: USING DRAWINGS DURING CLINICAL INTERVIEWSInformation gathering
• Case study - Jacob D.
• Conducting an initial interview
• Case study - Lori S.
• Behavioral observations
• Case study - Eduardo L.
• Case study - Randall M.
• The crux of the interview
• Types of clinical interviews
• Intake interviews
• Case study - Marilyn C.
• Mental status exam
• Case study - Breanna P.
• Trauma interviews
• CAPS
• Case study - Kienna T.
• Trauma symptom inventory
• Case study - Nina F.
• Trauma symptom checklist for children
• Case study - Leyanna G.
• Sexual abuse indicators in drawings
• Case study - Louis T.
• Benefits and limitations
• Case study - Cheryl N.
• Family evaluations
• Sharing of conflicts
• Case study - Jason A.
• An enhancement to practitioners
• References
• Chapter 6: COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS
• Case study - Max T.
• Case study - Janette B.
• Psychological testing within the assessment process
• Requests from treating professionals
• Case study - Carlos B.
• Responding to referral questions
• Case study - Malcolm S.
• Identifying presenting problems
• The role of psychologists
• Case study - Deborah M.
• Case study - Charles L.
• Puzzles that need solutions
• Principles of psychological testing
• Components of psychological evaluations
• Selecting a test battery
• Intellectual assessment
• Academic achievement
• Neuropsychological testing
• Personality measures
• Behavior rating scales
• Projective techniques
• Drawings in the test battery
• Case study - Janice L.
• Case study - John R.
• The psychological report
• Summaries of psychological evaluations
• Marvin S.
• Allison T.
• Closing words
• References