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Children in Distress: A Guide for Screening Children's Art
Children in Distress A Guide for Screening Children's Art Author:Linda Whitney Peterson, Milton Edward Hardin A step-by-step demonstration of how to screen children's drawings for indicators of trauma. Children who have been traumatized but cannot talk about their experiences--either because they have pledged their silence or because they do not know the words--subconsciously call for help through their art. The authors have developed a simple, one-page... more » art screening form for use with the "human figure drawing" (HFD) and the "kinetic family drawing" (KFD), which has brought a standardization to the interview of these children and the interpretation of their art. This is invaluable to front-line clinicians, private practitioners, trauma centers, child protective services, and the legal system. * Step-by-step instructions and self-tests help readers easily learn this important technique. * Contains scoring forms and illuminating case examples * Includes color art« less