Miguel Hernandez, LCSW who was dear to so many in our community has sadly passed in Puerto Rico. He was a gifted, extraordinary therapist, supervisor, writer, and a beloved mentor and colleague to so many. Miguel’s work was profound, centered in critical consciousness and emotional connection, and made a substantial contribution to the field of […]
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The Ackerman community is deeply concerned about the treatment of children and families who are being kept in poor conditions while seeking safe entry into the United States. These conditions add to the trauma that families have already endured. Children continue to be forcibly separated from their parents, which threatens the safety and mental health of
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Dr. Martha Edwards, Director of the Ackerman Institute’s Center for the Developing Child & Family, visited China this month to implement Bright Beginnings parenting initiatives in Beijing. Bright Beginnings is a parenting program founded by Dr. Edwards that serves at-risk families with infants and toddlers. Dr. Edwards trained staff at the Educare Center in Beijing
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On behalf of the Ackerman Institute for the Family we express our deepest sympathies to those in the Jewish community impacted by the shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. To all of the family, friends and colleagues of those affected, and to the entire Jewish community please know that you are in
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family held its 12th Annual Moving Families Forward Gala on October 22nd at the JW Marriot Essex House. This annual fundraiser supports family therapy programs and services for children and families in crisis, and training programs in family therapy for mental health professionals. Over 300 Ackerman supporters gathered for a
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The Ackerman Institute and the Gender & Family Project (GFP) condemn the suggestion that gender should be narrowly defined as genetic sex only. Gender has always been and will always be self-determined is not restricted by a binary. Ackerman and GFP also stand with our intersex community. We know that biological sex is not limited
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family congratulates this year’s graduates of the Clinical Externship program in Family Therapy. This July, thirteen graduates were presented with certificates of completion of Ackerman’s Clinical Externship Program in Family Therapy. This annual ceremony held at the Ackerman Institute recognizes the work of graduating externs, who after completing an intensive
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family condemns the United States’ immigration practice of separating children from their parents at the Mexican border. In the last 6 weeks, 2,000 children have been separated from their parents. We know that this kind of relational rupture significantly contributes to chronic mental health conditions for children. We, along with the
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