Dear Ackerman Community, It is with great sadness that we share with you that our friend and colleague Evan Imber-Black, PhD, passed away early May 30th. She has influenced generations of family therapists through her teaching, training, and scholarship and she will be sorely missed. Evan was a longtime faculty member at the Ackerman Institute […]
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Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for December is They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Dr. Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers.
Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for October is Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.
October Book of the Month | Born a Crime by Tanya Trevor Noah Read More »
In Loving Memory of Stephen Sokoloff
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We are horrified and heartbroken by the violence against children and families in Israel and Gaza, and we denounce the atrocities inflicted by Hamas that have caused widespread fear, pain, and death. These acts will not result in liberation, but in more hate and more lives lost. There is never justification for terrorism and it
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In Loving Tribute to Doris “Dorie” C. Kempner, Honored Board Member
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Congratulations to the 2023 winner of the Sandy Chernick Award of Excellence, Priya Bhanderi! Priya was nominated for demonstrating the humanity, skill, and exemplifying qualities we seek in an Ackerman-trained family therapist.
2023 Sandy Chernick Scholarship Award of Excellence Read More »
Thank you for being part of the Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project Benefit! It was truly a night to remember, as we came together to celebrate Allyship, Advocacy, and Affirmation, in support of the Gender & Family Project’s work to empower youth, families, and communities with gender affirmative services, therapy, training, and research.
