ABSTRACT
Art therapists and psychologists can potentially benefit from collaborating in the clinical assessment and treatment planning process using drawing-based measures. The present chapter addresses this intersection. Recommendations for further refinement of respective approaches across these two disciplines are presented. Discussion of psychology’s influence on the development of art therapy in the United States, and the influence of psychological assessment approaches in art therapy set the tone for the chapter. Mutually beneficial ways in which art therapists and psychologists can learn from each other in the context of assessment are explored, including a description of global ratings and formal elements as applied to scoring artwork, and consideration of important moderating variables such as artistic ability and experience with drawing.
