Short Courses

Ackerman Short Courses are multi-day intensive trainings for mental health professionals.

Short Courses

Ackerman Short Courses are multi-day intensive trainings that explore a variety of topics in the field of couple and family therapy.

Continuing education contact hours / CEUs are available for mental health practitioners who hold LCSW, LMSW, or LMFT licensure in New York State. 

Ackerman short courses explore a variety of topics in the field of couple and family therapy, including, childhood socio-emotional development, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples, working with teens and adolescents, and more. Class meetings are held throughout the year to help strengthen your professional knowledge and skills.

Upcoming Short Courses

Continuing Education

Continuing education contact hours / CEUs are available for mental health professionals who hold LCSW, LMSW, or LMFT licensure in New York State.

  • The Ackerman Institute for the Family is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0049.
  • The Ackerman Institute for the Family SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0052.
  • The Ackerman Institute for the Family is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0174.