The Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS)

30 Years of Assessment through Art

Two-Day Training Intensive at the Sixth Annual

1601 Broadway at 48th Street • New York City

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Picture 1 (Free)

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Picture 2 (Tree)

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Picture 3 (Feeling)

Learn to Use the DDS

in Clinical Practice with Adolescents & Adults

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at the Expressive Therapies Summit

For art therapists and other mental health professionals who wish to incorporate drawings into their assessment options, familiarity with the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS), a standardized art interview of tested reliability and validity, is essential. The three-drawing DDS, originally designed for use by clinicians in adult psychiatric settings, has been studied continuously in an international collaborative research project for 30 years.

Graphic profiles typically seen in DDSs from different psychiatric groups will be emphasized in order to facilitate differential diagnosis between those with schizophrenia, major depression, borderline personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder, dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and others. Cross-cultural research will also be reviewed.

What You'll Learn

This intensive weekend workshop will teach participants how to administer and rate a DDS, and features a survey of research findings with an emphasis on their usefulness to the practicing clinician. The faculty will introduce a structure-based, trilevel approach to the image that enables participants to integrate research data with other information about the client’s pictures and art making process. A method of DDS report-writing for clinical settings will also be taught.

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FACULTY
Kathryn Johnson, PhD, ATR, is an art therapist and licensed psychologist in Seattle. She has over 20 years of experience working in both psychiatric and medical facilities with adolescents, adults, and elderly people. Kathryn is a full-time psychologist at the Everett Clinic, a regional medical center, where she provides therapy, psychological evaluation, and neuropsychological testing. She is also medical director of psychosocial services at the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership. An adjunct faculty member with Antioch University-Seattle, Kathryn is a Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) teaching associate, providing training and overseeing DDS research.