Understanding Children’s Drawings ppt

[...]... Interpersonal Aspects of Children’s Drawings Children’s Drawings of Their Families Drawings of Family Members House Drawings and Interpersonal Perspectives Interpersonal Relationship with the Therapist Gender and Children’s Drawings Conclusion SEVEN Somatic and Spiritual Aspects of Children’s Drawings 22 Somatic Conditions Expressed in Children’s Drawings Color and Somatic Conditions Children’s Beliefs about... Multidimensional Approaches Children’s Drawings to Conclusion TWO Children’s Drawings in Context What Motivates Children to Draw? 19 Understanding Drawing as a Process The Importance of Materials The Influence of Environment Children’s Drawing and the Therapeutic Relationship A Phenomenological Children’s Drawings Approach to Understanding Conclusion THREE Working with Children and Their Drawings Drawings as Narratives... about Children’s Drawings and Their Use in Therapy The Role of the Therapist in the Drawing Process Is Talking Necessary? Making Sense of the Drawing and the Drawing Process Resistance to Drawing Responding to Sexual or Violent Content in Children’s Drawings 20 Conclusion FOUR Developmental Aspects of Children’s Drawings Developmental Levels in Children’s Art The Importance of Developmental Aspects of Children’s. .. about Illness and Their Drawings Special Considerations in Working with Children Who Have Physical Illnesses or Impairments Spiritual Aspects of Children’s Drawings Children’s Expressions of Terminal Illness, Death, and Dying Concrete Expressions of Spirituality and Religion Conclusion EIGHT Ethical Considerations and Children’s Drawings Confidentiality and Display of Children’s Drawings Ownership Safety... overview of the multidimensional aspects of children’s drawings Numerous books and articles have been published over the last several decades on the use of drawings for the purpose of evaluation and therapy Although there is a great deal of material describing the use of children’s drawings, it is difficult for therapists who simply want a broad overview of children’s drawings to obtain the information they... a basic text on children’s drawings, I have integrated my own experiences with historical and contemporary research, distilling this material into practical information for therapists who want to enhance their understanding of children through their drawings In addition to information on the variety of meanings of children’s drawings, special attention has been given to explaining drawings from different... counselor, understanding children’s art has been a process of personal evolution In all my encounters with children, I have been repeatedly fascinated and surprised by what they communicate through their drawings and have learned a great deal about them through their art expressions As a result of these fortunate encounters, I discovered that drawings offer therapists a potent tool for understanding children’s. .. Levels in Children’s Art The Importance of Developmental Aspects of Children’s Drawings Drawings as Measures of Creative and Cognitive Capacities Unusual Drawing Abilities Conclusion FIVE Emotional Content of Children’s Drawings Uses of Drawing in Diagnosis and Treatment The Complexities of Emotional Content in Children’s Drawings Childhood Depression Projective Drawing Tests, Art-Based Assessments,... aspects of children’s drawings All of these viewpoints can provide the professional who uses drawings in therapy with children with a more complete foundation for responding to the form, style, and content of children’s art expressions, a more accurate and complete perception of children, and can greatly enhance and inform the use of drawings with children in treatment 26 PROJECTIVE TESTS: DRAWINGS AS... century The intuitive consensus became that children’s drawings of humans provide important information about themselves and about their perceptions of other people In addition to the use of children’s drawings of human figures in assessment of intelligence (Burt, 1921; Goodenough, 1926; Harris, 1963), other theorists and researchers began to look at children’s drawings as indicative of development (Koppitz, . Perspective on Children’s Drawings Projective Tests: Drawings as Measures of Intelligence and Personality Multidimensional Approaches to Understanding Children’s Drawings Conclusion TWO. Children’s Drawings. Environment Children’s Drawing and the Therapeutic Relationship A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Children’s Drawings Conclusion THREE. Working with Children and Their Drawings Drawings. enhance their understanding of children through their drawings. In addition to information on the variety of meanings of children’s drawings, special attention has been given to explaining drawings