(Not Your Typical) Bird Nest Drawing

            Interesting- Not your typical bird nest. This is a rendering ogf a client’s artwork. The client states that it was a humming bird’s nest.

            The bird nest drawing (BND) asks the client to draw a bird nest and to write a short story about it. The assessment measures attachment styles. The art work does not seem to suggest poor attachment; however, prior history suggests otherwise. I selected this assessment for this client because his charts indicate that there are strained family relationships. The client did not depict anything but the nest. It was a head-on view of the nest. It also was not a typical bird nest, it was a humming bird nest.

            The story describes how the nest was made and that the nest was “cozy.” Ut did not say anything about those who inhabit the nest. This would lead me to believe that the home may be comfortable but I also wonder why his charts indicate differently. During our next session, I will administer the KFD to examine family relationships and structure. I think that both of these assessments can work well together and lend support to each other when trying to understand family dynamics.