Re: Assessments for inpatient psychiatry

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Hi Sharon,I have had great success with the Draw A Story Assessment and PPAT., MS, ATR Hello, I am hoping to find some suggestions/ideas about useful creative arts therapy assessments for inpatient psychiatry. If anyone cares to share their thoughts/experiences, it will be very much appreciated. Thanks, Sharon , ATR-BC, LCAT Sent from my iPhone

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I used a kinetic house tree person for most of my assessments. It found it extremely helpful in getting to know my client and setting up groups. I was thinking about this yesterday and thinking that if I were in the same situation again, I would also do a quick genogram when possible. Kathy Masone LCAT

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Hi Sharon,

I recommend using the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS;

http://www.diagnosticdrawingseries.com/). It has a lot of research backing it

up that supports its validity and reliability both as an assessment tool as well

as a diagnostic tool. There is also a listserv where you can communicate with

other practitioners using this tool, as well as with the DDS creators and the

DDS archive manager (The National Archive is based in the DC area). The link to

the yahoo group is:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DiagnosticDrawingSeries/join.

You do not have to know how to " score " or rate the assessment in order to

administer it. Additionally, there will be a DDS training (for those interested

in better learning about the history, background and applications of this tool)

at the Expressive Therapies Summit in NYC in November 2012.

http://summit.expressivemedia.org/.

Hope this helps.

Best,

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> Hello,

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> I am hoping to find some suggestions/ideas about useful creative arts therapy

assessments for inpatient psychiatry.

> If anyone cares to share their thoughts/experiences, it will be very much

appreciated.

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> Thanks,

> Sharon , ATR-BC, LCAT

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> Sent from my iPhone

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