Understanding Children's Drawings

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Dedication......Page 5
Foreword......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Preface......Page 11
Contents......Page 19
One. A Historical Perspective on Children\'s Drawings......Page 25
 Projective Tests: Drawings as Measures of Intelligence and Personality......Page 27
 Multidimensional Approaches to Understanding Children\'s Drawings......Page 40
 Conclusion......Page 52
Two. Children\'s Drawings in Context......Page 55
 What Motivates Children to Draw?......Page 57
 Drawing as a Process......Page 65
 The Importance of Materials......Page 68
 The Influence of Environment......Page 72
 Children\'s Drawing and the Therapeutic Relationship......Page 75
 A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Children\'s Drawings......Page 81
 Conclusion......Page 88
Three. Working with Children and Their Drawings......Page 91
 Drawings as Narratives......Page 94
 Personal Beliefs about Children\'s Drawings and Their Use in Therapy......Page 97
 The Role of the Therapist in the Drawing Process......Page 99
 Is Talking Necessary?......Page 102
 Making Sense of the Drawing and the Drawing Process......Page 112
 Resistance to Drawing......Page 117
 Responding to Sexual or Violent Content in Children\'s Drawings......Page 123
 Conclusion......Page 128
Four. Developmental Aspects of Children\'s Drawings......Page 130
 Developmental Levels in Children\'s Art......Page 131
 The Importance of Developmental Aspects of Children\'s Drawings......Page 186
 Drawings as Measures of Creative and Cognitive Capacities......Page 188
 Unusual Drawing Abilities......Page 194
 Conclusion......Page 199
Five. Emotional Content of Children\'s Drawings......Page 203
 Uses of Drawing in Diagnosis and Treatment......Page 204
 The Complexities of Emotional Content in Children\'s Drawings......Page 207
 Childhood Depression......Page 218
 Projective Drawing Tests, Art-Based Assessments, and Depression......Page 220
 The Importance of Themes and Narratives in Assessing Depression......Page 227
 Trauma......Page 240
 Child Abuse and Exposure to Family or Societal Violence......Page 248
 Sexual Abuse......Page 256
 Dissociative Disorder......Page 269
 Catastrophic Events......Page 272
 Resilience and Trauma......Page 280
 Conclusion......Page 285
Six. Interpersonal Aspects of Children\'s Drawings......Page 287
 Children\'s Drawings of Their Families......Page 288
 Drawings of Family Members......Page 298
 House Drawings and Interpersonal Perspectives......Page 306
 Interpersonal Relationship with the Therapist......Page 318
 Gender and Children\'s Drawings......Page 322
 Conclusion......Page 332
Seven. Somatic and Spiritual Aspects of Children\'s Drawings......Page 334
 Somatic Conditions Expressed in Children\'s Drawings......Page 336
 Color and Somatic Conditions......Page 343
 Children\'s Beliefs about Illness and Their Drawings......Page 347
 Special Considerations in Working with Children Who Have Physical Illnesses or Impairments......Page 352
 Spiritual Aspects of Children\'s Drawings......Page 356
 Children\'s Expressions of Terminal Illness, Death, and Dying......Page 360
 Concrete Expressions of Spirituality and Religion......Page 369
 Conclusion......Page 373
Eight. Ethical Considerations and Children\'s Drawings......Page 375
 Confidentiality and Display of Children\'s Drawings......Page 376
 Ownership......Page 385
 Safety......Page 389
 Storage of Art Expressions......Page 392
 Ethical Issues and the Use of Projective Drawing Procedures with Children......Page 393
 Legal Implications for Children\'s Drawings Made during Therapy......Page 397
 Conclusion......Page 399
 Paper......Page 402
 Drawing Tools......Page 403
 Resources......Page 405
References......Page 407
Index......Page 431
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