Cathy A. Malchiodi, ATR, LPAT, LPCC, an art therapist, expressive art therapist, and clinical mental health counselor, is an internationally recognized authority on art therapy with children, adults, and families. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) and past editor of [i]Art Therapy: Journal of the AATA.[/i] She has received numerous honors for her work, including recognition from the AATA, the Kennedy Center for the Arts, Very Special Arts, and the China Association for the Handicapped. The author of [i]Understanding Children's Drawings[/i], Ms. Malchiodi has also published several other authored or edited books as well as over 60… articles and chapters, and has given more than 160 presentations on art therapy. She currently serves as editor of [i]Trauma and Loss: Research and Interventions[/i] and is on the faculty of the National Institute for Trauma and Loss and the Graduate Program in Expressive Therapies at the University of Louisville.