Our October book of the month was selected to help us continue to explore more complex questions of race and how systemic racism and racial trauma impacts our most intimate relationships.
October Book of the Month | We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza Read More »
The FEAT program is grant funded by the Administration for Children Services (ACS) to train New York State licensed LGBTQ+ mental health practitioners in couple and family therapy. FEAT trainees participate in Ackerman’s one-year Dual (Foundations of Family Therapy and Live Clinical Supervision) program tuition-free. The Live Clinical Supervision course is focused specifically on transgender,
It is with great sorrow that the Ackerman Institute for the Family shares the peaceful passing of our esteemed member of the Board of Directors, Alice K. Netter.
In Memory of Alice K. Netter Read More »
We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 Ackerman Clinical Excellence Award, Christina Dunams, LMSW, for her clinical excellence far beyond the standard.
Congratulations to Christina Dunams, Recipient of the 2022 Clinical Excellence Award Read More »
We are thrilled to announce Ackerman’s 2022 Moving Families Forward Gala! Join us September 29th to celebrate our critical work helping families in need and training clinicians in family therapy.
Announcing the Ackerman Institute’s 2022 Moving Families Forward Gala Read More »
Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for June is How to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald Walker, a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award. The title comes from a famous quote by Fredrick Douglass: “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall how a slave was made a
June Book of the Month | How to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald Walker Read More »
Ackerman’s Community Book Club selection for May is Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong.
May Book of the Month | Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong Read More »
Our April selection for Ackerman’s Community Book Club is Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. This novella explores themes of cross-contextual identity, and many others.
April Book of the Month | Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Read More »
