Julie Caverne Moreno Dr. (bk1346)

Ph.D. in counseling with a cognate in rehabilitation counseling: Wayne State University

M.A. in counseling with a specialization in art therapy: Wayne State University                                                                                                          M.A. in Art Conservation, specialization in paintings conservation: Queen's University                                                                                              B.A. in studio art/art history with minors in chemistry and business, Olivet College.

NCC (Nationally Certified Counselor)

ATR-BC (Board Certified Art Therapist)

Clinical Coordinator of the Wayne State art therapy program.

Assistant Faculty-Teaching in the graduate counseling and art therapy programs, College of Education, Wayne State University..

•     CED 7015 2209 002-Counseling Practicum 

•     AT 7890 2209 001-Clinical Counseling Roles: Consultation Collaboration and  

•     Coordination 

•     AT 7890 2209 001- Art Therapy Internship 

•     AT 7310 2301 001- Art Therapy with Groups 

•     CED 6025 2301 001- Counseling Theories Philosophies and Techniques 

•     AT 7500 2301 001- Cultural and Social Diversity in Art Therapy 

•     AT 6360 2106 802- Trauma, Neuroscience and Art Therapy 

•     CED 6005 2209 001 Professional Counseling: Orientation  

          AT 6320 2209 001- Art Therapy: Introduction & Ethics 

 Dr. Julie Moreno’s professional journey has focused on the acquisition of knowledge and insight via education, practice, and research in the fields of arts and science to strive to positively impact others as a counselor, art therapist and educator.  She is currently employed as an Assistant Teaching Faculty member in the Counseling and Art Therapy Graduate Programs in the College of Education at Wayne State University. Prior to accepting the faculty position, she was employed as a senior counselor and art therapist at University of Michigan’s outpatient centers for Pediatric Neuro-rehabilitation within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) department of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI.  In this position, Julie utilized counseling and art therapy as part of a rehabilitative therapy team of OTs, PTs, TRs, rehab psychologists, and speech pathologists to assist children, young adults and their families in the acquisition of strategies during rehabilitation.  In this position, Julie also facilitated group sessions through PMR for teens with complex pain and their parents, as well as with U of M’s STEPS program for children with autism. Julie has also previously been employed and interned as a counselor and art therapist at various agencies, public schools, and non-profit organizations working with adults with severe mental illness; traumatic brain injury; teens and adults with developmental disabilities; children with visual impairments, emotional and cognitive impairments, autism, and severe multiple impairments; and with older adults with Alzheimer’s disease.  Julie received her PhD from Wayne State University’s College of Education counseling program with a concentration in rehabilitation counseling.  She enjoys and is grateful to have the opportunity to instruct and supervise graduate students as well as providing therapy to individuals with mental health challenges.

Office Hours:By appointment as they vary by semester

323 Education Bldg.

Teaching, research and mental health counseling and art therapy with various age groups and populations.

Multidisciplinary treatment protocols including mental health counseling and art therapy for acquired injuries and congenital conditions involving Individuals with autism, traumatic brain injury and complex pain issues.

Graduate Professional Scholarship, Wayne State University

Academic Dean's Award, Queen's University

Mentor of the Year, awarded by University of Michigan-Dearborn Internships, Co-ops and Careers Office for supervision of interns

DMUM Grant for art therapy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2015-2022

 Service-Learning facilitation for AT 6320 at various community sites including Mack Alive, Brilliant Detroit and  Hannan House etc.

Presenter of “Culturally Inclusive Forms of Creative Supervision in Art Therapy” at the American Art Therapy Association Annual Conference in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Presenter of “Reconnecting with Self: Using Art Therapy with Acquired Injury and Illness” at the American Art Therapy Association Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia.

Defense of dissertation entitled “Re-connecting with Self: Using Metaphor and Arts-based Inquiry with Acquired Injury and Illness”   College of Education, Wayne State University.

Co-presenter of  “ArtsCorpsDetroit: The Research Component” at the American Art Therapy Assocation Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia.

Co-presenter of lecture at Detroit Design Festival at Wayne State entitled “ArtsCorpsDetroit: The Research Component” 

Co-presenter of lecture entitled “ArtsCorpDetroit: The Research Component” at the Assessment in the Arts Conference at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver, CO.

Co-presenter of lecture entitled “An Examination of the Materials and Methods Used in the Creation of Tintoretto’s The Dreams of Men” at the Louvre, Paris France.

Presenter of lecture entitled “The Use of Moisture Barriers in Panel Painting Conservation” at the Art Conservation Student Conference at Harvard University in Boston, MA.

Co-Author/Researcher “Social Work Research Using Arts-Based Methods” Edited by Ephrat Huss and Eltje Bos for chapter entitled “Murals and Photography in Community Engagement and Assessment” Holly Feen-Calligan, Elizabeth Barton, Julie Moreno, Emma Buzzard and Marion Jackson. 2022.

Co-Author/Researcher “Art Therapy, Community Building, Activism and Outcomes,” published in Frontiers in Psychology September 2018