Art therapy assessments and rating instruments: Do they measure up?

Betts, Donna J.

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2006.08.001

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“…Initial and ongoing assessment is considered best practice in counseling. Significant efforts have been made to develop standardized methods of evaluating client artwork (Betts, 2006;Gantt, 2004) but much more standardization is needed in order to accurately utilize art assessment when considering diagnostic work with clients (Gantt, 2004). Assessment technique continues to be a much-debated topic in the field of art therapy.…”

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Draw-a-Person-in-the-Rain: Does Geographic Location Matter?

2013

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This pilot study examines an aspect of construct validity of the Draw-a-Person-in-the-Rain (DAPR) assessment utilizing a sample (N = 58) of third-grade public school children from three geographic regions of the United States (Great Plains, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Northwest) that differ in climate and frequency of precipitation. A scoring system was used to indicate the presence or absence of environmental elements depicted in the drawings. Results indicate a significant difference between the scores on drawings from the Great Plains and those from the Pacific Northwest sites, suggesting that the typical precipitation pattern of a given region may influence how a person responds to the DAPR task. Although findings are preliminary, they suggest that further examination of the validity of the DAPR is needed.

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Draw-a-Person-in-the-Rain: Does Geographic Location Matter?

2013

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“…Estes dados vão ao encontro dos obtidos na literatura vigente (1,2,8) , que esclarecem que o poder da ludicidade é um nutriente importante contra o estresse, para integração dos dois lados do cérebro, assim como para manutenção do eixo criativo da criança, pois favorece seu bem-estar e equilíbrio, sua alegria, conforto e mudança de comportamento.…”

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A arteterapia e a promoção do desenvolvimento infantil no contexto da hospitalização

Valladares

Silva

2011

Rev. Gaúcha Enferm.

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“…Betts (2006) also commented on the weaknesses of these two scales as needing refinement. It is of interest that the Perseveration scale, but not the Rotation scale, was found to have unacceptably low interrater reliability in a recent normative study of the FEATS (Bucciarelli, 2011).…”

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“…In a more recent review, Betts (2006) reported that 28 of 35 studies of art therapy assessments contained major methodological weaknesses such as insufficient interrater reliability, poor picture rating methods, and inappropriate use of statistical procedures. Gantt (2004) and Phillips (1994) criticized the inattention with which many art therapists approached the assessment process.…”

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“…In her comprehensive review, Betts (2006) identified three ways in which art therapists could improve the quality of assessment research: (a) creating studies that link character traits with artistic expressions, (b) replicating results based upon sufficient and random data, and (c) using standardized outcome measures that could align the clients' diagnosis with their artwork. These recommendations build upon the observations of Neale and Rosal (1993), who suggested that the accuracy of art-based assessment methods could be improved through the use of objective criteria to score variables, data collection from larger samples of subjects, focus on interrater reliability, and consistency in data collection and analysis to establish effectiveness and reliability of previously studied assessment methods.…”

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Applying the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) to Adults in an Asian Population

Nan¹,

Hinz

2012

Art Therapy

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Assessment is the foundation for conceptualizing effective interventions. Due to their nonverbal nature, art therapy assessments have an advantage over traditional verbal assessments in some populations and potentially across cultures. This pilot study provides preliminary reliability data to support the crosscultural use of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) as an art therapy assessment tool. A sample of 51 Chinese residents of Hong Kong completed the Person Picking an Apple From a Tree task, and their drawings were scored by two groups of art therapists and social workers in order to examine interrater reliability and to provide normative data for an Asian population. Results of the study showed high interrater reliability on the majority of the FEATS scales. Recommendations are offered to improve the rigor of art therapy assessment research and future normative studies.

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Art therapy assessments and rating instruments: Do they measure up?

Cited by 91 publications

References 32 publications

Draw-a-Person-in-the-Rain: Does Geographic Location Matter?

Draw-a-Person-in-the-Rain: Does Geographic Location Matter?

A arteterapia e a promoção do desenvolvimento infantil no contexto da hospitalização

Applying the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) to Adults in an Asian Population

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