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Dr. Adi Loebl, Ackerman’s New Medical Director, Receives Carl Kempner Award

Speaking to a full house in the Ackerman Institute Library, Dr. Adi Loebl, the Institute’s new Medical Director and recipient of this year’s Carl Kempner Award, focused on the care of the elderly as he delivered the annual Carl Kempner Memorial Lecture on December 2nd. The Kempner Award and Lecture are presented under the auspices […]

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Dr. Pedro Noguera Discusses Why People Really Do Need People

Dr. Pedro Noguera inaugurated the 2008-2009 Ackerman Institute Alumnae/i Workshop series on Thursday, October 23rd with a stimulating and timely talk on “Understanding the Nature of Risk: Building Support for Children and Families in Distress.” Dr. Noguera is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University and the Director of the

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Ackerman Honors 17 Extern Graduates

Family and friends filled the Ackerman library on July 24th when the Institute hosted its 2008 graduation ceremony. Seventeen externs took part in the celebration commemorating each trainee’s completion of the Ackerman Institute Core Curriculum. Trainees who complete the full Core Curriculum enroll in the Foundations in Family Therapy course and then participate in Live

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Ackerman One-Day Conference Focuses on New Immigrants

  Celia Falicov, PhD, an internationally known family therapy author, teacher and clinician presented a comprehensive view of “New Immigrants in Therapy: Transnational Journeys” at the Ackerman Institute’s one-day conference on June 6th. More than 150 professionals and students attended the event, which was held at the Hunter College School of Social Work. Celia Falicov

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Ackerman Theatre Benefit Sells Out

The 2008 Theatre Benefit, a preview performance of The Country Girl, starring Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher, raised more than $160,000 in support for the Ackerman Institute. The event, held on April 22, also included a pre-theatre dinner, held in the Manhattan Ballroom (designed by Ackerman Board member Arnold Syrop) in the New

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Gil Tunnell Presents Applying AEDP to Couple Treatment

Alumni and guests packed the Ackerman Institute library on Friday, March 7 for a presentation on Applying Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) to Couple Treatment by Gil Tunnell, PhD. Dr. Tunnell is pictured above (bottom left) sitting next to Candice Goldberg, Vice President of the Alumni Association, with Brenda Shrobe, President of the Alumni Association,

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