Dr. Bellak was referred to as Leo the Lion

The CAT is published in the following countries:

Spain, Brazil, India, France, South Korea, Mexico, Germany, Poland, Romania, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, France, and Croatia

(Photo of Dr. Henry Murray and Dr. Leopold Bellak)

CEO – Kerin Bellak Adams
with Dr. Erik Erickson 1970 NYC Conference

Member of Association of Test Publishers – Global
Member of Therapeutic Assessments


We have had an opportunity to review the sample assessments that you provided, as well as the film on your website. My review has given me an appreciation for the scope of your father’s accomplishments.

Curemark is currently focused on drug development and conducting studies that meet FDA’s drug development criteria. One aspect of FDA’s oversight is the requirement that any testing regimens used in a clinical study are developed from validated instruments. 


The value of  the CPS assessments that are  novel  and   could be to use the test in a clinical trial to demonstrate drug product effect/efficacy. As per the FDA Guidance however, the test data would need to be from a validated instrument. Anticipating that we may want to incorporate the Apperception test, Curemark will re-review the Apperception tests you provided, prior to undertaking any clinical trials in Autism, ADHD and  Schizophrenia. There seems to be inflamation and a missing chromosome. 

Thank you for your interest in developing tools that will help in the assessment and development of treatments for these difficult to treat conditions, in which we have a shared interest.

All the best, William 
Curemark, Rye New York 2023
 
“Congrats on the beautiful press on Dr Bellak’s work and yourself in the french newsletter of Pearson.”
Dr. Selma  Belghiti -Morroco – Psychologia
 

” Kerin, we consider that the work you are doing continuing your father’s legacy is very important for Psychology and specifically for Psychological Assessment around the world. The tests published by you bring very important contributions to all professionals who use them and to the people who benefit from the results. We thank you for all the dedication and all the work you do. We are also very grateful to have you and CPS as partners.”
Vetor Editora, Brazil – 8/2022

Kerin, your extremely practical, and it really shows in all your work
Dr. David Abrams

Art Therapy

The Bird’s Nest Drawing is an effective modality used by art therapists to measure attachment security (Assessing Attachment with the Bird’s Nest Drawing: A Review of the Research, by Donna Kaiser and Sarah Deaver). In this article there is reference to the objective and relational theories that are based on the Children’s Apperception Test. (please see www.cpspublishinginc.com for CAT)

Likewise, the CAT & BAT can be used to inspire children to express their feelings through drawing and painting.

Students writing dissertations can benefit from the CAT and BAT.

  • They can serve as “can-openers” for communication between assessor and subject. The therapist can note behaviors, and then establish theories, goals, and objectives. The subject can select the cards that are most relatable. The assessor can use their own criteria as a basis for sitting with a subject, and then compare that with the outcome of the session.
  • One topic for a dissertation: to compare the interpretations of the stories told by the subject after seeing the CAT monochrome and CAT color editions.
  • Autistic individuals, who are unsuited for Silicon Valley employment can work in an art setting.

They can they display their art in senior citizen settings.

(See The Sky is the Limit) –hyperlink to the tab

  • The assessor, presented with criteria for a specific diagnosis, can define the criteria by asking the subject to draw or paint their interpretation of the cards, and then encourage the subject to describe the drawing.