false 504321 0 0 1210194 0415950155 9780415950152 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181898823m/1210194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181898823s/1210194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1210194.Aggression_and_Depression_Assessed_Through_Art_Using_Draw_a_Story_to_Identify_Children_and_Adolescents_at_Risk 5.00 1 Recently, Dr. Rawley Silver began investigating a possible use of her Draw a Story Test (DAST) as a screening test for aggression and depression in children. The study compares drawings done by children who have already exhibited violent behavior with those who have not, allowing for a controlled experiment from which to define an expected range of responses to the DAST. The results, based on work with a sample of over 200 children ages 8 to 19, are summarized by discussing the test procedures, collected data, and implications of the findings. Chapters in the book explore the changes in emotional state related to aggression and depression, as expressed in a child's responses to the standard art assessment tests employed by Dr. Silver and her colleagues. The book then explores the exciting potential of the test being used as an early identification of children and adolescents at risk for depression or inappropriate aggression. This volume came about as a result of a pilot study, but its intended scope is considerably broader, aiming to investigate the connections between a child's expression through drawing and his or her violent behavior. The potential use of the DAST in the early indicator of abnormally aggressive and/or depressive behaviors in children and adolescents will have wide-ranging implications, hopefully providing a useful tool in the identification and treatment of disturbed children.

]]> 504321 3.00 2 0 2004 1323163 0415955343 9780415955348 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182754891m/1323163.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182754891s/1323163.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1323163.The_Silver_Drawing_Test_and_Draw_a_Story_Assessing_Depression_Aggression_and_Cognitive_Skills 1.00 1 Art can be an invaluable means of communication. It can bypass language and impairment and allow for the expression of thoughts or feelings too difficult to communicate with words. In The Silver Drawing Test and Draw a Story, Rawley Silver draws on her years of experience using therapeutic art with hearing-impaired children, stroke patients, and others with learning disabilities or emotional disturbances. The book's original art assessments use stimulus drawings to elicit responses that provide access to a patient's emotions and attitudes toward themselves and others, while also testing for the ability to solve problems and convey ideas. Offering tools to assess cognitive skills that often escape detection on verbal tests of intelligence or achievement, the book helps in identifying those at risk for violent behavior or masked depression. Thoroughly updated from Silver's earlier works, this new book includes techniques to assess aggression and depression that may lead to violence in schools and suicide among children and adolescents. It also addresses important gender and age differences, incorporating new information and updated studies, and it offers an in-depth look at the developmental procedures involved in these art assessments. As education for mental health professionals now includes art therapy more regularly, Silver has provided an invaluable resource for assessing emotional and cognitive content.

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]]> 504321 3.00 2 0 2001 1004403 1583913521 9781583913529 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180149484m/1004403.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180149484s/1004403.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1004403.Three_Art_Assessments 0.0 0 Finally, all three time-tested Silver art assessments are compiled in one comprehensive resource. The Silver Drawing Test is a tool for assessing cognitive skills without the use of language. It is uniquely suited to use with clients who have difficulty understanding others and making themselves understood Draw-A-Story focuses on the use of art to uncover and treat depression in children, while the Stimulus Drawings assessment is used to assess personal associations and fantasies. Coverage of each test includes administration and scoring, studies of reliability and validity, and use with various populations, as well as the test materials themselves.

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