Main description:

Thought-provoking contributions from the world of the Rorschach - including a special section exploring projective methods and collaborative and therapeutic assessment

This latest volume of Rorschachiana illustrates the diversity of ideas and applications that projective methods offer. In a general section, we see how the Rorschach method can be applied to different client groups: in the study of neural and cognitive aging, in the assessment of complex trauma in youth, as well as in the clinical assessment of migraine patients. A case study examines the psychodynamic assessment of psychosis in adolescence using the French School Method.

A special section explores one of the most important advances in the field of psychological assessment: Collaborative and Therapeutic Assessment (CTA). This brief therapeutic intervention uses psychological assessment to put the client at the center of the process. Written by leading authors from around the world, contributions explore the role of CTA and projective methods from a variety of perspectives, including: the Thurston Cradock Test of Shame, contemporary integrative interpersonal theory, and using the Rorschach in an evidence-based setting or with adolescents in a group setting, as well as with clients with trauma and oppositional defiant disorder.

Contents:

Issue 1
Original Articles
The Application of the Rorschach Inkblot Test in the Study of Neural
and Cognitive Aging
by Eamonn Arble, Steven W. Steinert, and Ana M. Daugherty
Rorschach Assessment of Complex Trauma in Youth
by David Ephraim
Research Article
The Value of the Rorschach Method in Clinical Assessment of
Migraine Patients
by Margaux Bouteloup, Rose-Angelique Belot, Andre Mariage,
Magalie Bonnet, and Fabrice Vuillier
Case Study
Psychodynamic Assessment of Psychosis in Adolescence: A Test-
Retest Case Study With the French School Projective Method
by Haya Sleiman Haidar and Manuella De Luca

Issue 2
Special Issue: Projective Methods and Collaborative/Therapeutic
Assessment
Editorials
We Invite You to Submit to Rorschachiana: Topics of Interest and
What to Expect
by Filippo Aschieri
Projective Methods and Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment (CTA)
by Lionel Chudzik
Original Articles
The Rorschach As a Window Into Past Traumas During
Therapeutic Assessment
by Anna Elisa de Villemor-Amaral and Stephen E. Finn
Implementation of the Rorschach in an Evidence-Based Setting:
A Sisyphean Task?!
by Inge M. L. Van Laer, Maarten Vanhoyland, and Hilde De Saeger
Using the Rorschach as a Group Intervention to Promote the
Understanding of Adolescents by Staff Members in Inpatient
Residential Programs
by Filippo Aschieri and Carlo Vetere
Case Studies
The Thurston Cradock Test of Shame as a Crucial ''Empathy
Magnifier'': A Therapeutic Assessment of a Teenager and
Her Parents
by Julie Cradock O'Leary, Noriko Nakamura, and Stephen E. Finn
Horseshoe Crabs and Stingrays: A Case Study of Interpersonal
Theory and Multimethod Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment
by Alana Harrison Fondren and Sharon Rae Jenkins
From Swallowing to Savoring Emotions: A Therapeutic Assessment
Case Study Using the Thurston Cradock Test of Shame as an
Assessment Intervention
by Julie Cradock O'Leary, Donna Kelley, IHM, and Cassandra Parrish
The Use of Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment With Oppositional
Defiant Disorder: A Longitudinal Case Study
by Maria del Carmen Espinoza