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2023 Sandy Chernick Scholarship Award of Excellence

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.

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Raquel Willis and Derrick T. Jordan

Thank You for Celebrating Allyship, Advocacy, and Affirmation with The Gender & Family Project

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.

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Gender & Family Project FEAT

Apply Now: Free Clinical Training with Ackerman’s Gender & Family Project: Family Engagement and Acceptance Training (FEAT) 2023-2024

The Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project (GFP), The NYC Unity Project, and the Administration for Children Services (ACS) have joined forces to increase NYC’s capacity for family engagement and acceptance for TGNC youth. GFP is recruiting up to 6 NYC-based LGBTQ clinicians for the Family Engagement and Acceptance Training (FEAT).

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Racial Innocence Book

April Book of the Month | Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality by Tanya Katerí Hernández

Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for April is Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality by Tanya Katerí Hernández.

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Books In Library

February Book of the Month | The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing

The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing, was selected to offer a thought-provoking and provocative consideration of where racism and White supremacy come through the lens of a Black American Woman, educated and trained in the field of psychiatry.

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Ackerman Community Book Club

January Book of the Month | Tell me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli

This book was selected to help therapists consider the experience of of immigration, racism, and trauma while working with families. How can this book help us to deepen the connection between our clinical work and social responsibilities?

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How to Raise an Antiracist December Book Club

December Book of the Month | How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for December is, How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. This book was selected to help us understand the importance of having conversations about race with children and help them become critical thinkers.

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October Book of the Month - We Are Not Like Them

October Book of the Month | We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza

Our October book of the month was selected to help us continue to explore more complex questions of race and how systemic racism and racial trauma impacts our most intimate relationships.

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Apply Now: Free Clinical Training with Ackerman’s Gender & Family Project: Family Engagement and Acceptance Training (FEAT) 2022-2023

The Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project (GFP), The NYC Unity Project, and the Administration for Children Services (ACS) have joined forces to increase New …

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In Memory of Alice K. Netter

It is with great sorrow that the Ackerman Institute for the Family shares the peaceful passing of our esteemed member of the Board of Directors, Alice K. Netter.

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Christina Dunams, LMSW

Congratulations to Christina Dunams, Recipient of the 2022 Clinical Excellence Award

We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 Ackerman Clinical Excellence Award, Christina Dunams, LMSW, for her clinical excellence far beyond the standard.

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2022 Ackerman Moving Families Forward Gala

Announcing the Ackerman Institute’s 2022 Moving Families Forward Gala

We are thrilled to announce Ackerman’s 2022 Moving Families Forward Gala! Join us September 29th to celebrate our critical work helping families in need and training clinicians in family therapy.

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