ART THERAPY ASSESSMENTS –
ATCBE CORRECT 100%
Person Picking an Apple from a Tree (PPAT)/ Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale
(FEATS) - ANSWERGantt
all ages
felt tipped markers (Mr.Sketch), 12x18 paper
purpose: self concept/ability to cope
directive - "Draw a person picking an apple from a tree"
Family Art Evaluation - ANSWERKwiatkowska
all ages
hard edge crayons
purpose - help therapist and family understand the family dynamics
directive - family is asked to complete a series of tasks
1. free drawing
2. family portrait
3. abstract family portrait
4. scribble drawing
5. joint family scribble
6. free drawing
Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD) - ANSWERBurns & Kaufman
all ages
pencil, 8x11 paper
purpose - development, self-concept & interpersonal
directive - "Draw a picture of everyone in your family, including you, doing something.
Try to draw whole people, not stick figures or cartoons."
Kinetic House-Tree-Person (KHTP) - ANSWERall ages
pencil, 8x11 paper
purpose - self-concept & environment
directive - include action
1. draw a house
2. draw a tree
3. draw a person
Stimulus Drawings/Draw-a-Story/Silver Drawing Test - ANSWERSilver
all ages
pencil, stimulus cards
, purpose - cognitive, emotional, self-image, screen for depression and aggression
directive - stimulus cards are presented (duck, queen, tree, dinosaur, etc). "Choose two
or more of these drawing ideas and imagine something happens between them. Draw
what is happening"
Magazine Photo Collage Assessment (MPC) - ANSWERLandgarten
all ages
collage materials
purpose - reveal clinical issues such as depression or psychosis, relatedness, and
overall functioning
directive - make 4 collages, following therapist prompts
1. select any images of interest and free write on collage
2. select 4-6 images of people and write what each person is thinking and saying
3. select 4-6 images and label them as GOOD or BAD
4. select 1 image of a person. Write or tell what is happening to that person. Do you
think the situation will change? If so, select another image depicting that change to add
to collage
Attachment Potential Art Therapy Assessment (APATA) - ANSWERall ages
purpose - identify attachment style, insight into past attachments
paper, colored pencils, markers
directive - draw a nest and then a bridge on separate pieces of paper
Art Therapy Projective Imagery Assessment (ATPIA) - ANSWERgrey paper, markers,
oil pastels, colored pencils, crayons, pencils
purpose - identify developmental level, problem areas, strengths, defenses, diagnostic
impressions, and potential for productive therapeutic relationships.
directive - 6 drawing tasks
1. projective scribble drawing
2. favorite weather drawing
3. HFD
4. KFD
5. Reason for being here drawing
6. free drawing
Belief Art Therapy Assessment (BATA) - ANSWERadults
purpose - assessing spiritual dimension of client
directive - 2 art-making tasks
1. draw, paint, or sculpt what God (or what you believe in) means to you
2. draw, paint, or sculpt the opposite of God (or what you believe in)
ATCBE CORRECT 100%
Person Picking an Apple from a Tree (PPAT)/ Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale
(FEATS) - ANSWERGantt
all ages
felt tipped markers (Mr.Sketch), 12x18 paper
purpose: self concept/ability to cope
directive - "Draw a person picking an apple from a tree"
Family Art Evaluation - ANSWERKwiatkowska
all ages
hard edge crayons
purpose - help therapist and family understand the family dynamics
directive - family is asked to complete a series of tasks
1. free drawing
2. family portrait
3. abstract family portrait
4. scribble drawing
5. joint family scribble
6. free drawing
Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD) - ANSWERBurns & Kaufman
all ages
pencil, 8x11 paper
purpose - development, self-concept & interpersonal
directive - "Draw a picture of everyone in your family, including you, doing something.
Try to draw whole people, not stick figures or cartoons."
Kinetic House-Tree-Person (KHTP) - ANSWERall ages
pencil, 8x11 paper
purpose - self-concept & environment
directive - include action
1. draw a house
2. draw a tree
3. draw a person
Stimulus Drawings/Draw-a-Story/Silver Drawing Test - ANSWERSilver
all ages
pencil, stimulus cards
, purpose - cognitive, emotional, self-image, screen for depression and aggression
directive - stimulus cards are presented (duck, queen, tree, dinosaur, etc). "Choose two
or more of these drawing ideas and imagine something happens between them. Draw
what is happening"
Magazine Photo Collage Assessment (MPC) - ANSWERLandgarten
all ages
collage materials
purpose - reveal clinical issues such as depression or psychosis, relatedness, and
overall functioning
directive - make 4 collages, following therapist prompts
1. select any images of interest and free write on collage
2. select 4-6 images of people and write what each person is thinking and saying
3. select 4-6 images and label them as GOOD or BAD
4. select 1 image of a person. Write or tell what is happening to that person. Do you
think the situation will change? If so, select another image depicting that change to add
to collage
Attachment Potential Art Therapy Assessment (APATA) - ANSWERall ages
purpose - identify attachment style, insight into past attachments
paper, colored pencils, markers
directive - draw a nest and then a bridge on separate pieces of paper
Art Therapy Projective Imagery Assessment (ATPIA) - ANSWERgrey paper, markers,
oil pastels, colored pencils, crayons, pencils
purpose - identify developmental level, problem areas, strengths, defenses, diagnostic
impressions, and potential for productive therapeutic relationships.
directive - 6 drawing tasks
1. projective scribble drawing
2. favorite weather drawing
3. HFD
4. KFD
5. Reason for being here drawing
6. free drawing
Belief Art Therapy Assessment (BATA) - ANSWERadults
purpose - assessing spiritual dimension of client
directive - 2 art-making tasks
1. draw, paint, or sculpt what God (or what you believe in) means to you
2. draw, paint, or sculpt the opposite of God (or what you believe in)
