Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Mental health professionals are often confronted with the problem of establishing an effective therapeutic relationship with resistant patients who are unable to release their inhibitions & defenses during treatment. One valid solution is to use drawings as "clinical tools" to help patients express their fears, wish fulfillments, & fantasies - & to help professionals in the diagnostic & therapeutic processes. In either instance, Using Drawings in Assessment & Therapy is an indispensable reference, as one of the few books to span the two areas. More than 90 drawings vividly illustrate how clinicians can enhance the therapeutic interaction, covering individual psychotherapy, the family system, group treatment, & more.Oster, Gerald D. is the author of 'Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy A Guide for Mental Health Professionals', published 1987 under ISBN 9780876304785 and ISBN 0876304781.