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

01/12/2026

This week at Ackerman:
Raising Neurodivergent Children: Risks, Resilience & Relationships

Supporting neurodivergent children means supporting parents, relationships, and the entire family system.

Join Dr. Judy Grossman, DrPH, OTR, Associate Director of Ackerman’s Center for the Developing Child and Family, for a 90-minute live online workshop that offers a neurodiversity-affirming, relationship-centered approach to working with children and families navigating ASD, ADHD, learning differences, and other neurodevelopmental profiles.

This training integrates current science and best practices to help clinicians support regulation, resilience, and connection—while easing parental stress, self-blame, and uncertainty.

📅 Wednesday, January 14, 2026
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM ET
💻 Live Online
🎓 Earn 1.5 CE Contact Hours
💰 Tuition: $79

Register now → https://www.ackerman.org/events/raising-neurodivergent-children-risks-resilience-relationships/?

01/08/2026

Burned out at work? Learn how to do this work without losing yourself.

In workplaces shaped by constant change, pressure, and emotional labor, burnout isn’t a personal failure — it’s a systems issue.

Join Melba Nicholson Sullivan, PhD for a 90-minute live online workshop that invites helping professionals, leaders, and supervisors to slow down, reflect, and explore how trauma shows up in our work — individually, relationally, and organizationally.

This workshop introduces trauma stewardship as a sustainable alternative to over-functioning and burnout, offering practical tools to stay grounded, connected, and well while doing meaningful, challenging work.

📅 January 21, 2026
🕛 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
💻 Live Online
🎓 Earn 1.5 CE Contact Hours

Participants will learn how to:
• Recognize trauma exposure responses in the workplace
• Apply trauma stewardship practices personally and within teams
• Support healthier, more humane organizational cultures

This training is ideal for clinicians, supervisors, organizational leaders, and helping professionals seeking trauma-informed approaches to workplace well-being.

Register here → https://www.ackerman.org/events/invitation-to-ease-r/

01/06/2026

Supporting neurodivergent children means supporting the entire family system.

Join Dr. Judy Grossman, DrPH, OTR, for a 90-minute live online workshop that explores a neurodiversity-informed, relationship-centered approach to working with children and families navigating ASD, ADHD, learning differences, and other neurodevelopmental profiles.

This training emphasizes regulation, resilience, and connection—helping clinicians better support parents who are often navigating uncertainty, stress, and self-blame while striving to help their children thrive.

📅 January 14, 2026

🕛 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET

💻 Live Online

🎓 Earn 1.5 CE Contact Hours

You’ll Learn How To:

• Apply a neurodiversity framework in clinical practice

• Understand how parenting styles impact regulation and connection

• Support family relationships at home, in school, and beyond

Register now → https://www.ackerman.org/events/raising-neurodivergent-children-risks-resilience-relationships/?

01/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year from the Ackerman Institute for the Family!

As we welcome 2026, we celebrate the resilience, connection, and growth of every family. May the new year bring hope, joy, and meaningful moments with your loved ones. Here’s to a bright year ahead! ✨

12/31/2025

As the year ends, Ackerman’s work reminds us that healing happens through connection—within families and communities. To meet rising mental health needs, we must raise $100K by Dec 31. All gifts are matched, doubling your impact across NYC. Give today: ackerman.org/donate

12/30/2025

To meet the rising need for family-centered mental health care, Ackerman must raise $100,000 by December 31. All donations are matched, doubling your impact to support our clinical services, professional training, and future research. Support here: ackerman.org/donate

12/26/2025

🕯️ Happy Kwanzaa from the Ackerman Institute for the Family!

Today marks the beginning of Kwanzaa (December 26 – January 1), a celebration of family, community, and culture.

12/25/2025

✨ Happy Holidays from the Ackerman Institute for the Family! ✨

Wishing you a season filled with joy, connection, and meaningful moments with those you love. May the holidays bring peace, laughter, and hope as we move into a new year together. 💛

12/24/2025

The Ackerman Institute for the Family will be on holiday recess from Thursday, December 25, 2025, through Friday, January 2, 2026.

We look forward to reconnecting with you in the new year! Wishing you a joyful holiday season filled with warmth, peace, and time with loved ones. ✨

12/22/2025

Ackerman must raise $100,000 before December 31. Your gift today supports families, strengthens communities, and ensures no one is turned away. Lives change here in real time. Make your year-end, tax-deductible gift today.

Support here: ackerman.org/support

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