Education:
C. G. JUNG INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK 2001 - 2009
CERTIFICATE IN JUNGIAN ANALYSIS, ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY OF C.G.JUNG
2009 1989
M.S.W., School, Social Work
New York University
M.S.W, Clinical Social Work
Skills:
Spanish, Jungian Analysis, Adults, Faculty of the C.G. Jung Foundation, Developed the Dream Art Workshop, Conduct Dream Art Workshops during the year., Guest Lecturing, Dreams, Analysis, Art, Adolescents, Painting, Self-esteem, Treatment of depression, Post Traumatic Stress, Anxiety Disorders, Creative Process Development, Jungian Dream analysis, Group Therapy, Psychoanalysis, Art Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Life Transitions, Clinical Supervision, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Dual Diagnosis, Grief Counseling, Treatment, Play Therapy, Counseling Psychology, Mindfulness, Therapists, Psychological Assessment, Google Groups, Individual Counselling, Behavioral Health
Honor & Awards:
My "Dream Art" sculpture "Transformation of the Feminine" received the 2004 Gradiva Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis for best work of art to advance the future of psychoanalysis.
Articles about Maria Taveras:
Valerie Lum, "Maria Taveras: Sculpting the Psyche," Ins&Outs Magazine (November 2007): 41-3
Francis V. O'Connor, "Dreamwork: An Exhibition," http://fvoconnorsbooks.com
Taveras thesis Transformation of the Femnine: The Woman, The Serpent, and the Voice was awarded the 2010 Gradiva Award for Best Student Paper by the National Association for the Advancement of Psycholanalysis (NAAP). The Gradiva is awarded for the best published, produced or publicly exhibited work that advances psychoanalysis.
Certifications:
Jungian Psychoanalyst, The C.G. Jung Insitute of New York