N/NY-MS-29 - Group Art Therapy in an Outpatient Setting for Teens with Chronic Pain
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This presentation explores group art therapy treatment with teens with complex pain. Mindfulness-based group art therapy instills coping strategies for anxiety for this population. MiPAIN is an intensive outpatient program comprised of a trans-disciplinary treatment team through University of Michigan Medicine’s Mott Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Julie Moreno
Senior Art Therapist
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Dr. Julie Moreno, PhD, ATR, LPC graduated with a Master of Counseling/Art Therapy degree from Wayne State University and completed her PhD in Counseling with a cognate in Rehabilitation Counseling. As a graduate student in the College of Education program she maintained a 4.0 GPA and received Graduate Professional and College of Education Scholarships. She is currently employed as a senior art therapist for C.S. Mott Children's hospital for University of Michigan Health System and is also part time faculty in the College of Education Counseling and Art Therapy Divisions at Wayne State University. She has been awarded University of Michigan Health System "Making a Difference" acknowledgements for her work in outpatient pediatrics.
In the past and present, Julie has worked with children with autism, visual impairments, cognitive and emotional impairments, and severe multiple impairments. In addition, Julie has used counseling and art therapy with adults with developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and traumatic brain Injury. Julie hopes to continue to explore the effects of counseling and art therapy on overall functioning. She feels fortunate to witness the positive outcomes of counseling, creativity and therapeutic expressive arts based interventions on the quality of life of individuals with physical, emotional and cognitive challenges.