2014 Moving Families Forward Gala

On October 20th, 2014, Ackerman Institute for the Family celebrated its Annual Moving Families Forward Gala at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City. With more than 285 guests in attendance, the evening was a great success, raising over $500,000 for the Ackerman Clinic to advance the treatment of families and children, and to further

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Don Bloch, A great man of vision

Don Bloch, Director of the Ackerman Institute for the Family from 1972 – 1991, passed away Thursday, September 18th in New York City. After making valiant efforts to overcome complications from a hip fracture, he died peacefully accompanied by his wife, Joan Rappaport and his children. He began work with Nathan Ackerman in 1965, He

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Pauline Boss on “ambigious loss” or grief with no closure

Ackerman workshop presenter, Pauline Boss, coined the term “ambiguous loss” to describe grief that has no closure or trying to mourn those who are missing. This article addresses the Malaysian Airline catastrophe and highlights Dr. Boss as an expert on mourning the missing. “It’s against human nature not to know,” she says, “especially when we

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