title: A visual representation system for drug abuse counselors.
abstract: Node-link mapping is a technique that consists of drawing spatial-verbal displays to visually represent interrelationships between ideas, feelings, facts, and experiences. These multirelational maps are drawn during ongoing counseling sessions to represent a variety of personal and nonpersonal topics. This article provides an overview of this technique, including rationale, related and supporting research, and an example of its use during counseling. In addition, this article describes the potential impacts of mapping and comments on practical considerations related to the effective use of this tool in drug abuse counseling.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth 76129.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dees
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Dansereau
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D008377:Maps as Topic; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*