The Ackerman Institute for the Family held its 11th Annual Moving Families Forward Gala at the JW Marriot Essex House this week. This annual event raises critical funds in support of the programs and services the Institute provides for children and families in distress. Tamsen Fadal, award-winning journalist and PIX 11 News Anchor returned to […]
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family congratulates this year’s graduates of the Clinical Externship program in Family Therapy. Ackerman class of 2017 was presented with certificates of completion of the Clinical Externship Program in Family Therapy on July 19th at an intimate ceremony attended by friends, families and clinical supporters. This annual ceremony held at
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Jean Malpas, Director of Ackerman’s Gender and Family Project is quoted in Vogue Magazine’s August 2017 feature article, “How the Parents of Trans Teens are Fighting for their Kids Lives.” “[Being a parent of a trans child] is an opportunity for growth,” says Malpas, “It can divide a family, or you can see parents grow
Lois Braverman, Ackerman President and CEO is featured in Guernica Magazine in Interrogating the Limits of Trauma Language, a conversation on sexual abuse narratives in art making and storytelling with artist Rowan Renee and filmmaker and feminist scholar Mila Zuo. View the full article on guernicamag.com.
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The Ackerman Team laced up their running shoes in Central Park last weekend to run the 2017 New York Road Runners Retro 5-Miler. Together, our team set out to promote our important work, Creating Community to Help Families, and to raise support in the process.
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The Ackerman Institute’s Gender and Family Project hosted its 4th annual Night of a Thousand Genders celebration this April, with over 300 guests in attendance at City Winery. This year, this sold-out event raised awareness and critical funds that support gender expansive youth and their families with a lively celebration marked by high-energy performances, and
Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project is featured in Vogue with coverage of Night of a Thousand Genders 2017. View the slideshow and writeup of GFP’s annual fundraising celebration on vogue.com.
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The Ackerman Institute for the Family opened its doors to prospective trainees this March at the 2017 Spring Open House, where mental health professionals were offered a unique opportunity to learn about the Institute’s continuing education courses and post-graduate training program in family therapy.
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