N/NY-0110 - Effects of Art Therapy Interventions for Chronic Pain and Psychosocial Comorbidities
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Description
Chronic pain is a phenomenological experience, shaped by biopsychosocial factors. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a multidimensional, manualized art therapy intervention on participants' perceptions of chronic pain and psychosocial comorbidities. Overall findings support art therapy as a useful adjunct to traditional chronic-pain treatment.
Learning Objectives
- Implement an alternative or complementary chronic pain treatment approach that could be used in therapy settings and alongside traditional pain management regimens.
- Identify influential factors in pain perception and relevant therapeutic strategies that can be used to address such factors.
- Recognize the multidimensional quality of illness, along with common psychosocial conditions that accompany a diagnosis of chronic pain.
Dr. Molly O’Neill Haaga
Assistant Professor, Ursuline College
Dr. Molly O’Neill Haaga, Phd, ATR, LPC, is a registered art therapist, licensed mental health counselor, and college instructor. She currently works as an adjunct professor in Ursuline College’s Undergraduate Art Therapy Program as well as in Lesley University’s Expressive Therapies PhD Program. Molly earned her bachelor’s degree from Lesley University, where she majored in art therapy with a minor in psychology. After graduating from Ursuline College’s Counseling and Art Therapy Graduate Program, Molly then returned to Lesley University to earn her doctoral degree in Expressive Therapies. Her doctoral research focused on psychosocial implications of medical illness and the role of art therapy in assessment, treatment, and management of medically related issues. Her clinical experience has included work with individuals, families, and groups in community mental health, hospital, school, rehabilitation, and studio settings.
Molly’s areas of expertise are centered on using mind-body oriented art therapy approaches to identify, examine, and alter maladaptive thoughts and behaviors in an effort toward achieving wholeness and balance. Her current clinical and research interests include: arts therapies in healthcare and medicine; trauma-informed therapeutic practices; and the arts and human development.