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Family Drawings as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technique
Author(s) -
Sherr Claire,
Hicks Henry
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1973.00439.x
Subject(s) - constructive , family therapy , psychology , inclusion (mineral) , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , process (computing) , computer science , operating system
This article concerns a family whose son was treated for two years by chemotherapy, the parents participating for part of that time in a parents' group, without any significant changes in behavior. Family therapy was initiated, with the inclusion of family art therapy, which immediately provided highly significant diagnostic data not otherwise observable. It also served as a dramatic catalytic agent for constructive change as evidenced by other family sessions.