Art is not just for kids to keep them engaged rather it is an assessment tool for all age group people as well as an intervention modality which is now being used to treat peoples suffering from various illness and disorders.

1. ART
AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL
AND
AS AN INTERVENTION

2. WHAT IS ART
 Art is a feeling, an aura, a pleasant memory. Art is
an expression of self, and a state of mind.
 Basically in art there is no failure, there is only the
release of creativity.
 Through creating art and using art products and
process, people can increase awareness of self
and other cope with stress and traumatic
experiences, enhance cognitive abilities, and enjoy
the life affirming pleasures of making art.

3. ART
AS
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL
ART
AS
AN ASSESSMENT TOOL

4. WHY TO USE ART AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL
 Art is a mean of communication, and is an
important means of expression of any
experience, or of any aspect of the human
condition.
 Art help to explore the unconscious mind of
a person.

5. THE CONCEPT OF THE
CONSCIOUS, SUBCONSCIOUS, AND UNCONSCIOUS
MIND
 Sigmund Freud, created a useful model of the
mind, which he separated into 3 tiers or sections:
the conscious mind,
the subconscious, and
the unconscious mind.
 The conscious mind communicates to the outside
world and the inner self through
speech, pictures, writing, physical movement, and
thought.

7.  The subconscious mind, on the other hand, is in
charge of our recent memories, and is in continuous
contact with the resources of the unconscious mind.
 The unconscious mind is the storehouse of all
memories and past experiences, both those that
have been repressed through trauma and those that
have simply been consciously forgotten and no
longer important to us. It’s from these memories and
experiences that our beliefs, habits, and behaviors
are formed.

8. The Unconscious mind
↓via subconscious mind communicate to
The Conscious mind
↓ that provide us
The meaning of all our interactions with the world.
It communicates through
feelings, emotions, imagination, sensations, and
dreams.
 The client in art session feel free communicating with
the therapist both verbally and visually.

9. MEANS
OF
ASSESSMENT

10. TEST
MATERIAL
ADMINSTRATI
ON
INTERPRETAT
IONS
BENEFITS
Diagnostic
Drawing Series
(DDS)
•colored chalk
pastels.
•18 x 24 inch
piece of paper
•“Make a picture
using these
materials.”
•“Draw a picture
of a tree.”
• “Make a picture
of how you are
feeling using line,
shape, and
colors.”
Interpretation is
based on color
types/usage,
blended colors,
use of line and
shape, and
placement on
page.
The DDS is the
most research-
based
assessment, and
many drawings
from this
assessment have
been archived.

11. TEST
MATERIAL
ADMINSTRATI
ON
INTERPRETAT
IONS
BENEFITS
Mandala
Assessment
Research
Instrument
(MARI)
•a deck with
different
mandalas
•oil pastel color
• Select a card
from a deck with
different.
mandalas.
• Choose a color.
• The person is
then asked to
draw the mandala
from the card
they choose with
an oil pastel of
the color of their
choice.
• This test
assesses and
gives clues to a
person's
psychological
progressions and
their current
psychological
condition.
•Spiritual Growth
•Personal
Transformation
•Gaining Access
to Inner Wisdom
•Identifies/Unblo
cks Blockages .

12. TEST
MATERIAL
ADMINSTRATI
ON
INTERPRETAT
IONS
BENEFITS
House–Tree–
Person (HTP)
• Three pieces of
plain white
8.5x11 paper.
• Pencil
The patient is
asked to draw
three separate
images; a house,
a tree, and a
person
•The branches of
the Tree
overextended
upward or
outward
frequently mirror
the subject's over
striving for
achievement.
•Use of very faint
lines are a
combination
found in subjects
who are deeply
depressed.
The figure gives
some indication
of how the person
perceives himself
of herself in the
world. (the figure
is usually
considered to be
a reflection of the
self).

13. TEST
MATERIAL
ADMINSTRATI
ON
INTERPRETAT
IONS
BENEFITS
Road Drawing •White sheet
•Pencil
The patient is
asked to draw a
road.
Used to create a
graphic
representation of
the person's "road
of life.“ that
represents the
client's origins,
the history of his
or her life
process,
experiences to
date, and intent
for the future.
It offers a
massive amount
of very personal
insight .

14. ART AS AN
INTERVENTION
OR
ART THERAPY

15. WHAT IS ART THERAPY
 The American Art Therapy Association describes “Art
therapy is the therapeutic use of art making, within a
professional relationship, by people who experience
illness, trauma or challenges in living, and by people
who seek personal development.
 Art therapy offer an important way for individual to gain
a sense of control and mastery of their environment and
to grow in self-expression, self-awareness and self-
esteem.

16.  In the philosophy of the school of Reggio Emellia “ Art is
seen as a way
- to reflect and interpret individual experiences,
- to evoke memories,
- to create a sense of history, and
- to communicate ideas to others.

17. ART ACTIVITIES TO BE USED
OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
1.
SPRAY
ART
•Experience color
mixing.
•Explore with water
colors.
•Be introduced to
the secondary
colors.
•Practice labeling
colors
•Markers.
•One large sheet
of paper per
child.
•Water colors.
•A spray bottle.
• Figure ground
perception.
• Concept
development.
• Perceptual
motor skills.
• Fine motor
skills.

18. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
2.
MARBLE
JAR
•Experience color
mixing.
•Follow directions.
•Practice skills,
such as holding
objects and rotation
in hand.
•Learn about
transparent colors.
•Assorted
bottles.
•Paint
•Lots of
newspapers.
•Paintbrushes
• Concept
development.
•Fine motor
skills.
• Form
discrimination.
• Eye contact.
• Perceptual
motor skills.
• Tactile
awareness

19. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
3.
PETAL
PICTURE
•Practice fine
motor skills.
•Follow
commands.
•Experience the
various textures
with touch.
•Color
recognition.
•Flower petals.
•Small leaves.
•Drawing
colors or
crayons.
•White sheets.
•Glue.
• Fine motor
skills.
• Directionality.
•Eye contact.
•Perceptual
motor skills.
• Figure ground
perception.
• Spatial
relationship.

20. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
4.
TIE DYE
MASTERP-
IECE
•Understand color
concept.
•Practice fine motor
skills like coloring.
•Filter paper.
•Markers.
•Water- either in
spray bottle or a
small cup or an
eye dropper.
• Concept
development.
• Fine motor
skills.
• Perceptual
motor skills.
• Tactile
awareness.
• Eye hand
coordination.
• Spatial
relationship.

21. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
5.
CLAY
SCULPTU-
RE
•Improve fine
motor skills.
•Improve eye-hand
co-ordination.
•Clay.
•Paintbrush.
•Molding tools.
•Paints.
• Fine motor
skills.
•Tactile
awareness.
•Eye hand
coordination.
• Form
discrimination.

22. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
6.
FINGURE
PAINTING
•Increase fine
motor skills.
• Explore art
materials and
process.
•Explore the sense
of touch.
•Gain self-
awareness.
•Build color
recognition skills.
• Finger paint.
• White sheet.
• Crayons.
• Fine motor
skills.
• Tactile
awareness.
• Concept
development.
• Directionality.
• Eye contact.

23. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
7.
SAND
PAINTING
•It has calming
effects.
•Art sand has the
ability to soothe
and inspire.
•Enhances the
sense of touch,
building and
improving fine
motor skills.
•White sheet.
•Dry colors in a
variety of
colors.
•Sand (from the
playground).
•Pencils.
•Glue.
• Figure ground
perception.
• Fine motor
skills.
• Concept
development.
• Tactile
awareness.
• Eye contact.

24. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
8.
SPONGE
PAINTIN-G
•Get the tactile
stimuli.
•A white sheet
•Water colors
•Sponges
•Containers for
water
•Containers for
paint
•Scissors
•A covered work
area
• Tactile
awareness.
• Eye hand
coordination.
• Spatial
relationship.
• Perceptual
motor skills.
• Directionality.

25. OBJECTIVES MATERIAL
REQUIRED
BENEFITS
9.
VEGETA-
BLES
PRINTS
•Follow directions.
•Experience the
patterns found
within food.
•Use the patterns to
create an artwork.
•Paint.
• Water.
•Paint tray.
•Potatoes and
ladyfinger.
•White sheet .
•Marker.
•Newspapers.
• Concept
development.
• Spatial
relationship.
• Eye hand
coordination.
• Tactile
awareness.
• Perceptual
motor skills.

26. IN WHAT CONDITIONS ART THERAPY IS USED
 People under lots of tension and pressure.
 Someone who have mental health problems.
 Someone with learning disabilities.
 People with serious issues like autism, brain injuries,
post traumatic stress disorder and depression.
 Someone who want to explore themselves.
 Children suffering from behavioral or social problems.