Clinical graphology : an interpretive manual for mental health practitioners / by Annette Poizner ; with a foreword by Lois Vaisman, MSW, LCSW.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poizner, Annette, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graphology.

Writing--Psychological aspects.

Writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Faced with challenging economic times, contemporary clinicians require assessment tools which can accelerate the therapeutic process and facilitate brief psychotherapy. This text introduces graphology, or handwriting analysis, which has been used clinically in Europe for decades alongside other projective techniques. In Clinical Graphology: An Interpretive Manual for Mental Health Practitioners, this clinical application becomes accessible. The text provides a compelling rationale for the clinical evaluation of handwriting and demonstrates how therapists can access rich personal data by examin

Contents:

Graphology in psychotherapy

On seeing and knowing : an overview of the graphologist's craft

Anatomy of the page

Anatomy of the stroke

Symbolism in handwriting

Analyzing handwriting

Guidelines for sharing graphological findings with psychotherapy clients

Researching the clinical use of graphology using a qualitative research design / by Annette Poizner and Mary Alice Guttman.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08727-X

OCLC:

793996835