Ackerman Institute for the Family

Ackerman Institute for the Family One of the premier institutions for family therapy, training, and research in the US. Serving families since 1960.

Clinicians today are supporting couples, families, and individuals through increasingly complex challenges — from trauma...
06/15/2026

Clinicians today are supporting couples, families, and individuals through increasingly complex challenges — from trauma and transition to adversity, cultural context, and relational change.

This fall, Ackerman Institute for the Family is honored to welcome Dr. Reenee Singh for:

"Resilience with Couples and Families: A Systemic Approach to Clinical Practice"

This 14-week online seminar will explore resilience-centered, relational, and culturally responsive approaches that clinicians can bring directly into their work with clients, teams, and organizations.

**Course Details:**
Online
Thursdays, 1–4 PM ET
Begins September 17, 2026
14 weeks

Applications for Fall 2026 programs are currently under review. We encourage interested clinicians to begin the application process by **July 15, 2026**.

Learn more and apply: https://www.ackerman.org/training/seminar-course-singh/

We look forward to seeing you this fall at Ackerman.

We're training more clinicians, expanding bilingual care, and working to reach 1,000+ families annually by 2027. To get ...
06/13/2026

We're training more clinicians, expanding bilingual care, and working to reach 1,000+ families annually by 2027. To get there, we need your support.

Every gift by June 30 makes a difference: Ackerman.org/donate

We're training more clinicians, expanding bilingual care, and working to reach 1,000+ families annually by 2027. To get ...
06/11/2026

We're training more clinicians, expanding bilingual care, and working to reach 1,000+ families annually by 2027. To get there, we need your support.

We've raised $16,125 toward our $100,000 Annual Fund goal. Every gift by June 30 makes a difference: Ackerman.org/donate

FREE Clinical Workshop (3 CEUs)Every clinician brings values, experiences, intentions, and relational patterns into the ...
06/11/2026

FREE Clinical Workshop (3 CEUs)

Every clinician brings values, experiences, intentions, and relational patterns into the therapeutic relationship. Reflective practice helps us pause, notice, and better understand how our presence shapes the work.

Join us for a **free live online clinical conversation**:

Cultivating Reflective Practice: Ethics, Values, and the Use of Self in Therapy with Genoveva Garcia, LCSW.

This workshop invites clinicians into an honest and collaborative space to explore ethical dilemmas, personal values, self-awareness, and the relational dynamics that influence clinical interventions.

Through experiential and reflective exercises, participants will examine:

• The therapist’s personal and professional presence
• How values and intentions shape clinical decision-making
• Ethical dilemmas through a systemic and relational lens
• The role of multiple perspectives, power, and context in therapy

This workshop is designed for mental health professionals, therapists, social workers, counselors, case managers, students, and community-based practitioners interested in reflective, relational, and culturally responsive clinical practice.

✨ **Free Workshop**
🎓 **3 FREE CE Contact Hours**

📅 June 26, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Live Online

Learn more & register:
https://www.ackerman.org/events/cultivating-reflective-practice-ethics-values-and-the-use-of-self-in-therapy/?

When Kiran and Alisa finally pause long enough for a photo. 😊Grateful for the collaboration between Training and Continu...
06/09/2026

When Kiran and Alisa finally pause long enough for a photo. 😊

Grateful for the collaboration between Training and Continuing Education as we continue building meaningful learning opportunities for clinicians, trainees, and the wider Ackerman community.

Exciting things ahead at Ackerman Institute for the Family.

"The All Access Pass has saved me so much money on high-quality trainings, and I truly feel it has been worth every penn...
06/09/2026

"The All Access Pass has saved me so much money on high-quality trainings, and I truly feel it has been worth every penny. If you're a mental health professional and haven't taken a workshop with Ackerman yet, you're missing out."
— *Barbara, LMSW*

Continuing education shouldn't feel like a series of one-off purchases.

The Ackerman Institute All Access Workshop Pass gives you unlimited access to a full year of clinically relevant, relationship-centered training from leading experts in the field.

With one annual membership, you'll receive:

✅ Unlimited access to our on-demand workshop library
✅ Registration for live online workshops throughout the year
✅ Registration for in-person workshops at our NYC location*
✅ CE credits for LCSWs, LMSWs, LMFTs, and Psychologists
✅ New workshops added regularly at no additional cost

Whether you're looking to earn CE credits, deepen your clinical skills, or stay current with emerging topics in family therapy, the All Access Pass offers flexibility, value, and access to world-class training.

🎓 Unlimited CE Training
📚 On-Demand + Live Online + In-Person
💻 Learn at Your Own Pace
📅 One Year of Access

**$497 annually**

Learn more: https://www.ackerman.org/subscriptions/

A beautiful day of learning, reflection, and celebration at Ackerman.Our Clinical Externship Capstone Presentations are ...
06/03/2026

A beautiful day of learning, reflection, and celebration at Ackerman.

Our Clinical Externship Capstone Presentations are an important milestone for our externs as they reflect on their clinical growth and demonstrate how they are integrating the Ackerman Relational Approach into their work with couples and families.

The capstone offers space for our externs to think deeply about relational practice, their development as clinicians, and the many ways identity, family dynamics, culture, and connection shape therapeutic work.

We are so proud of this year’s externs and grateful to our faculty, supervisors, and leadership for guiding and supporting them throughout their training.

Congratulations to our externs on this meaningful accomplishment.

Too many families can't access the mental health care they need. Help us change that. 💙We've raised $11,125 toward our $...
06/03/2026

Too many families can't access the mental health care they need. Help us change that. 💙

We've raised $11,125 toward our $100,000 goal — every gift by June 30 makes a difference.

Support Ackerman's Annual Fund → ackerman.org/donate

Every clinical intervention is shaped not only by theory and training, but also by our values, experiences, assumptions,...
06/02/2026

Every clinical intervention is shaped not only by theory and training, but also by our values, experiences, assumptions, and relational presence.

Join us for a free live online clinical conversation exploring the role of self-awareness, ethics, and reflective practice in therapeutic work.

**Cultivating Reflective Practice: Ethics, Values, and the Use of Self in Therapy**
with **Genoveva Garcia, LCSW**

Through experiential exercises, reflection, and discussion, participants will explore:

• How personal values influence clinical decision-making
• Ethical dilemmas through a relational and systemic lens
• The impact of therapist presence on therapeutic relationships
• Reflective and culturally responsive clinical practice

This workshop is ideal for therapists, social workers, counselors, case managers, students, and community practitioners seeking to deepen their self-awareness and strengthen ethical clinical practice.

✨ **FREE Workshop**
🎓 **3 FREE CE Contact Hours**

📅 June 26, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Live Online

Facilitated by **Genoveva Garcia, LCSW**, Director of the Latinx Youth & Family Immigration Project (LYFIP) and faculty member at the Ackerman Institute for the Family.

Register today: https://www.ackerman.org/events/cultivating-reflective-practice-ethics-values-and-the-use-of-self-in-therapy/?

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936 Broadway Fl 2
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10010

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