Every year, Ackerman Institute faculty and alumni are involved in the American Family Therapy Association Conference. This year was no exception, with a long list of presentations by faculty and special awards going to Jorge Colapinto and Peter Fraenkel. To see a full schedule of events, click here.
Wednesday, May 16
• Welcome by Hinda Winawer
Thursday, May 17, 2012
• Presentation by Dee Watts-Jones entitled Back to Back: Keep on Pushing Treading, and Loving
• Interest group chaired by Peter Fraenkel on Community-Based Family Programs and Consultation, which included a presentation by Evan Imber-Black
• Interest group chaired by Martha Edwards on Couples Therapy
Friday, May 18
• Brief presentations on Conflict in Families, moderated by Lois Braverman, which included a presentation by Catherine Lewis and Andrea Blumenthal on Helping Parents Expand their Beliefs about their Children’s Problematic Behaviors
• Meet the Authors with Evan Imber-Black
• Brief presentation by Peter Fraenkel on Time and Technology in Family Life
• Brief presentations from Judy Grossman and Martha Edwards on A Comprehensive Parenting Program to Promote Child and Family Resilience
• Brief presentations moderated by Dee Watts-Jones on Healing Conversations
Saturday, May 19
• Keynote discussion involving Evan Imber-Black and Hilda Winawer on Positive Deviance, Social Complexity, and Generative Relationships
• Gender Dialogue chaired by Jean Malpas
• Brief presentations moderated by Peter Fraenkel on Building Collaborative Teams and Programs
• Brief presentations moderated by Andrea Blumenthal on Expanding Knowledge
• Brief presentations moderated by Laurie Kaplan on Couples Therapy
• Special presentation on Pearls of Wisdom that included Evan Imber-Black
Awards Ceremony
• 2012 Distinguished Contribution to Social Justice was presented to Jorge Colapinto
• 2012 Innovative Contribution to Family Therapy was presented to Peter Fraenkel