On May 14, 2013, Ackerman Institute’s friends, alumni, faculty, and staff attended a special performance of Tigers Be Still, a play addressing the profound impact of depression and grief on a family. A conversation with the producers, Sarah Nedwek, Phillip Chavira, the cast, and Ackerman President & CEO, Lois Braverman followed the performance at the […]

Our hearts go out to the families who lost loved ones, to the many who were injured, and to those who were there to help during the senseless bombings in Boston yesterday during the Marathon. We try to make sense of violence but the truth is that it is incomprehensible. We do know and do

Ackerman Institute for the Family is excited to announce that in August of 2013, we will be moving to a new location at 936 Broadway, in the Flatiron District. This is an exciting area of town, filled with many attractions and also easily accessible via public transit. It is within 1-3 blocks of N, R,

  The Gender and Family Project began a couple of years ago, and it has already been met with a lot of interest and enthusiasm because of the unique assistance and perspective it offers. The Project provides outpatient clinical services to families with gender nonconforming and transgender children and adolescents. The therapists involved in the

Social Work and Diversity students came together at the Ackerman Institute on Friday, February 22nd, for a class reunion and celebration dinner. The evening brought new interns into contact with alumni of the program, inaugurating them into the network of successful Ackerman graduates. Social Work and Diversity Faculty Laurie Kaplan and Sippio Small were in attendance helping

Please join us for our next Alumni Association Meeting on Friday, March 29th, 2013. Reception is from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m – 8:30 p.m. Our alumni presentation will bring world renowned meditation teacher, Sharon Salzberg, to Ackerman Institute. One of the Western world’s leading and most influential teachers

When incomprehensible things happen – like the shooting of 20 innocent children and 6 caring adults – people try to make meaning of the event. Since we know so little about the shooter, the media was quick to place blame on his alleged condition of Asperger’s Syndrome (high functioning autism). We may never know his

Our hearts and our prayers go out to the families of the children, teachers, and staff of the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A tragedy like this is impossible to comprehend. Parents and caring adults can help children process information in a way that is appropriate to their age. Martha Edwards, Ph.D., Director