The Ackerman Institute for the Family opened its doors to prospective trainees this March at the 2017 Spring Open House, where mental health professionals were offered a unique opportunity to learn about the Institute’s continuing education courses and post-graduate training program in family therapy.
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Jean Malpas, Director of the Ackerman Institute’s Gender and Family Project is featured in National Geographic’s feature-length documentary, Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric. Learn more about the documentary and watch a preview HERE.
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Renound family therapist Rhea V. Almeida, MS, PhD joined the Ackerman Alumni Association lecture series last week to present Critical Consciousness as a Foundational Structure for Healing Practices. Dr. Almeida’s rich presentation explored ways in which personal dynamics are intrinsically embedded within social, economic, and political contexts, as she illustrated through videotaped case presentations and
Jean Malpas and the Gender & Family Project are quoted in National Geographic’s special issue on gender. Read the feature article, How Science is Helping us Understand Gender Identity in the January 2017 issue of National Geographic Magazine.
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NBC News interviewed Ackerman Institute President Lois Braverman on how to keep peace with family members at the holiday dinner table. Braverman shares her tips on what to do when heated political conversations and family gatherings collide. Watch the videos below:
This October, the Ackerman Institute for the Family held its tenth-annual Moving Families Forward Gala in support of the vital programs and services that the Institute provides for children and families in need. Nearly 250 Ackerman supporters gathered at the Waldorf Astoria for a very special evening hosted by the Emmy Award-winning WPIX 11 news
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Astin Brown, LCSW and Rebecca Ross, LCSW, members of the Gender and Family Project, presented the first lecture of this year’s Ackerman Alumni lecture series with Between Pink & Blue: A Multidimensional Approach to Supporting Families of Gender Expansive Youth. The October 7th lecture reviewed parental reactions to nonconforming gender developments of their children, posing that the
The Ackerman Institute for the Family welcomes new and returning students this week as we enter the 2016-2017 school year. Students joined Ackerman faculty and staff members to celebrate the occasion at our annual Welcome Party hosted in the Institute’s Carol Maslow Conference Room. Following a welcome address from President and CEO, Lois Braverman, Director
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