University of the Basque Country, Spain

Child psychological assessment by means of drawing

Carmen Maganto Mateo is a Professor of Child Psychodiagnostics at the University of the Basque Country and specialized in Clinical Psychology. Among her research projects there are: The design of assessment instruments and the assessment of intervention programs (Basque Government), Sexism and psychological variables (MICINN), Eating disorders and Body image in teenagers and adolescents (UPV). She has collaborated in the design and publication of several assessment instruments. Some of her recent articles are: Empathy and resolving conflicts during childhood and adolescence (Latin American Journal of Psychology, 2011); Gender differences in socioemotional developmental factors during adolescence and effects of a violence prevention program (Journal of Adolescent Health, 2009). She has been awarded with First prize in the 5th National Competition of TEA for the PICTA Program (2002), and with the Award for the best Audiovisual Educational Material, given by the Social Board of the National University of Distance Education, Madrid.