Tamar Ackerman

Tamar Ackerman has filled a number of roles, both clinical and volunteer-based, throughout her developing career. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Art Therapy at New York University, she began teaching children about the value of art as a member of the staff at Camp Moshava in Pennsylvania. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, Ms. Ackerman taught art to eight-year-old girls in New York City. As an artist herself, Tamar Ackerman enjoys painting, clay modeling, drawing, collage, and photography and has exhibited her work in New York galleries. Ms. Ackerman has been interested in working with special child populations since graduating high school, spending one year in Israel aiding youths with disabilities. Over the next few years, she volunteered at a number of organizations throughout New York. At the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center, she provided volunteer assistance to an occupational therapist. During college, she also volunteered her time at Lenox Hill Hospital and interned at F.E.G.S. in New York City. After graduating, Ms. Ackerman spent one year volunteering at a Beth Israel Medical Center based helpline for survivors of rape, sexual abuse, and incest. As a graduate student, Tamar Ackerman's fieldwork has included intensive internships at Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center and The Ittleson Center, a day treatment and residential treatment facility in Bronx, New York. Ms. Ackerman is currently working as a summer staff member at the Rebecca School, a school in Manhattan for children with autism.