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Dr. Martha Edwards, Director of the Ackerman Institute’s Center for the Developing Child & Family, visited China this month to implement Bright Beginnings parenting initiatives in Beijing. Bright Beginnings is a parenting program founded by Dr. Edwards that serves at-risk families with infants and toddlers. Dr. Edwards trained staff at the Educare Center in Beijing […]

The Ackerman Institute for the Family held its 12th Annual Moving Families Forward Gala on October 22nd at the JW Marriot Essex House. This annual fundraiser supports family therapy programs and services for children and families in crisis, and training programs in family therapy for mental health professionals. Over 300 Ackerman supporters gathered for a

The Ackerman Institute for the Family congratulates this year’s graduates of the Clinical Externship program in Family Therapy. This July, thirteen graduates were presented with certificates of completion of Ackerman’s Clinical Externship Program in Family Therapy. This annual ceremony held at the Ackerman Institute recognizes the work of graduating externs, who after completing an intensive

Ackerman’s Social Work and Diversity Program held its 2018 alumni class reunion on May 9th, where alumni enjoyed an opportunity to share professional accomplishments, network with former classmates, and meet the SWD Class of 2018.

The Ackerman Institute’s seventh-annual spring conference concluded an engaging full-day of learning with more that 140 mental health professionals in attendance. A keynote address by Shannon Sennott, Deepening Sexuality & Gender Expression: Couple Therapy in the 21st Century, presented challenges to popular assumptions about contemporary couple therapy practice. Practitioners in attendance were encouraged to think

New York, NY  —  President & CEO, Lois Braverman, has announced that she will be stepping down from her position as of August 1, 2018, after 12 years of leadership. Lois Braverman, LCSW, has announced that she will step down from the Ackerman Institute for the Family later this year after 12 years at the

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