Today on Indigenous People’s Day, we honor and celebrate the achievements and incalculable contributions of Native Americans as well as their ancestral ties in the United States. Their cultures enrich the world. The Ackerman Institute for the Family also calls attention to the grievous history of their treatment by colonizers in the United States and […]
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A new docuseries brings the expertise of Ackerman faculty to a national audience. Faculty members Lois Braverman, Keren Ludwig, Jean Malpas, Fiona True, and Faculty Emeritus, Virginia Goldner consulted on the production of Showtime’s Couples Therapy, which brings viewers into the experience of authentic couples therapy sessions.
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of those who have a connection to Central and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Spain. We honor the contributions these communities have made towards social justice throughout the United States and the world over. The Institute values the tireless contributions the Latinx
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Ackerman’s upcoming Moving Families Forward gala is featured on Broadway World. The piece highlights the vast accomplishments our 2019 honorees and presenters, and the gala’s theme of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read more on Broadway World.
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Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our new faculty members and teaching fellows for the 2019-2020 Academic Year: Christiana Awosan Billy BensonGloria Lopez-Henriquez Jenn Murayama Christine Reynolds Edgar Galvis Alessandra Sabbatini Tara Starin-Basi ›› Read their faculty bios
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family is heartbroken over the mass shootings that took place in El Paso Texas, Dayton Ohio, and Gilroy California over the past several days. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and all those impacted by these senseless acts of bigotry. We condemn in the strongest terms
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Congratulations to the Ackerman Institute for the Family Class of 2019! This year we celebrate the accomplishments of 14 talented graduates who have completed their training in our clinical externship program. Joined by supervisors, family, and friends, the externs received certificates of completion at a ceremony held at the Ackerman Institute on July 17, 2019.
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After 40 years of service at the Ackerman Institute, our dear Erlyne Evans will retire from her post as Front Desk Receptionist in June 2019. Erlyne has been a fixture of the Ackerman community since she started with us in the 1970s at our former 78th street townhouse location. Over the years, she has welcomed
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We are thrilled to announce that Gap has launched a nationwide media campaign in partnership with Gender & Family Project Advisory Council member, Jodie Patterson. Jodie and her chosen family are featured alongside GFP Director, Jean Malpas in a creative campaign centered on gender diversity and family acceptance. The 2019 partnership comes ahead of the
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Ackerman’s Center for Families and Health is featured in Prevention.com in the article, How to Talk to Your Kids About Your Cancer Diagnosis. Prevention spoke with Ackerman alum and Center for Families and Health Member, Nell Shanahan, LCSW for her suggestions for ways parents can support their children while dealing with serious illness. Read the full
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family stands with people around the world in celebrating Pride Month. With the rest of the world, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that sparked a nationwide movement uniting for the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-Binary, Intersex, Queer, and Asexual people. Join us as we honor the trailblazers
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Congratulations to Ackerman’s 2019 Social Work & Diversity Program graduates! This talented group of trainees just completed their family therapy internship at Ackerman under the guidance of program directors and Ackerman Faculty Members Laurie Kaplan and Sippio Small. Welcome to the future of family therapy! Learn more about Ackerman’s Social Work & Diversity Program
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