MARIA BARDASH, PSY.D., LMHC
EDUCATION
October 2008 Psy.D. in School Psychology
Graduate school of Applied and Professional Psychology,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
May 2006 NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor
May 2000 New Jersey School Psychologist Certification
June 1997 B.S. in Elementary Education; B.S. in Child Development.
Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN.
Academic Honors:
- Academic Scholarship
- Dean’s List
- Magna Cum Laude
APPLIED AND COUNSELING EXPERIENCE
July 06 – Present Psychotherapist; Private Practice Brooklyn, NY
Provide individual, family, and couple therapy to inner city population from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, adults and children
Feb 12 – Present Program Director of School-based services,
Guidance Center of Brooklyn, Brooklyn NY
Provide administrative and clinical oversight for 2 school-based programs
April 06 – Feb 12 Associate Clinical Director;
Guidance Center of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
February 04 – April 06 Program Director; Center for Students, Teachers, and Families at IS220
Guidance Center of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
November 03 – Psychotherapist; Interborough Developmental and Counseling Center
July 02 – February 04 Psychologist; Mobile Crisis Team
Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
July 01 – July 02 Psychology Intern; Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Sep 00 - May 01 Consultant; Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, New Brunswick, NJ
June 00- June 01 Program Coordinator; Goals 2000 Professional Development School
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Sep 99 – June 00 Extern; School Based Youth Services;
South Brunswick High School, South Brunswick, NJ
Jan 98 – June 99 Extern; Middletown Township School System; Middletown, NJ
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Professional Workshops / Presentations / Grand Rounds / TV Appearances
Guest Speaker on Ask the Doctor program
Professional Development workshops on:
- Suicide Prevention
- Bullying Prevention
- Managing Stress and Anxiety
- Teenage Brain Development
- Best Practices in Adolescent Mental Health
- Mental Illness in Childhood and Adolescence
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Aug 98 Editorial Assistant; Krayn, A. S. (1998). The art of therapy and the therapy of art. New Jersey: Crane Publishing .
GRANTS
Feb 00 Assistant Principal Investigator; Graduate School of Education
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
LANGUAGES English, Russian