© Victory Support Group 2014
“VICTORY produces positivity & providence
through practicing in the precious present!”
(MJ Bishop, MD, Victory
Founder)
Facilitator
Thank You !
Victory Group Support develops and facilitates Victory, an expressive-arts and therapeutic humor based
support group for cancer patients, caregivers and family members.
Anne Curtis is a Drama Therapist/Healing Arts Specialist who
has brought interdisciplinary arts, creative imagination and
humor to patients and families in area hospitals, hospice,
retirement homes and support groups for 25 years.
Anne heads research and development of VICTORY Support
Group Sessions. Anne is a facilitator of this expressive-
arts/therapeutic humor based support group for cancer
patients, caregivers and family members.
Currently Anne works with Florida Hospital’s Parkinson’s
Outreach Center providing innovative support through
Cheer>Up. This Drama Therapy based intervention was
featured recently at the North American Drama Therapy
Association’s Conference and the World Parkinson’s Congress.
Anne Curtis creates stimulating HAPPY programs (Humor Arts
Prescription for a Positive You) that provide energizing
sessions to uplift seniors.
Anne developed the Trauma Drama Model, an antidote to
trauma that harnesses the arts, metaphor and imagination to
promote healing. Author of Circles of Life: a Creative
Curriculum for Healing Traumatic Loss in Childhood, Anne
presents interactive lectures on healing arts, therapeutic humor
and drama therapy for universities, community agencies,
hospitals nursing homes and conferences.
Registered Drama Therapist
MS Degree Interdisciplinary Arts
Certified Trauma Services
Specialist
Bereavement Educator
Healing Arts/Humor Specialist
Actress, Lecturer/Presenter
Anne M. Curtis MS, RDT, CTSS:
Dianne Young has spent the past15 years as a Healing Arts
Specialist in Orlando area hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Dianne combines her clinical training with her artistic talents in
order to help clients relax and reduce stress. Dianne focuses
on the use of expressive arts as a diversionary technique.
As an RN, Dianne’s experience has been in the clinical areas of
psychiatry and medical research with the National Institute of
Health. Dianne is co-founder of a local suicide support group.
Dianne Young provides educational demonstrations to the
Central Florida community. Through sharing painting and other
creative arts, Dianne provides participants with insights into
how to use the arts to heal themselves in mind body and spirit.
Dianne is committed to painting as a therapeutic medium.
Dianne’s paintings have achieved international attention and
can be found in private collections in the United States,New
Zealand & Italy.
Registered Nurse
Visual Artist
Portrait Artist
Bereavement Educator
Healing Arts Specialist
Educator/Interactive Presenter
Dianne Young, RN
