The Center supports a wide range of educational activities, including:

• presentations and workshops at conferences;
• lectures for medical and mental health professionals in the NYC area;
• all-day workshops at Ackerman and at other locations nationally and internationally and as part of Ackerman’s workshop series; and
• supervision of Ackerman family therapy trainees.

Also in the planning stage is an advanced training track at Ackerman for mental health professionals interested in receiving in-depth instruction and supervision in family-based approaches to substance abuse treatment.

Examples of recent presentations by CSAF staff include:

• Grand Rounds lecture to the faculty, staff and trainees of the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse at NYU/Bellevue’s Department of Psychiatry
• Workshop session at the New York State Psychological Association Division on Addiction’s 2006 Annual Conference
• Lectures and workshops on the CSAF Systemic-Motivational Model of substance abuse treatment at the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London

Contact:
Center for Substance Abuse and the Family
212 879-4900, ext 316