In 2007, Renascent appointed Dr. Robert J. Ackerman as its Director of Family Program Development to pioneer Renascent Family Care.

Dr. Ackerman is a Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina. He is the founder of the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute and a co-founder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics.

As an author he has published numerous articles and research findings and is best known for writing the first book in the United States on children of alcoholics in 1978. Twelve books later, many television appearances and countless speaking engagements he has become internationally known for his work with families and children of all ages. His books have been translated into several languages including Spanish, German, Finnish and Chinese.

He has served on many advisory boards and has worked with the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse and the U.S. Department of Education. He served on the White House Task Force on Resiliency and Governor’s Task Forces in Colorado and Michigan.

He is the recipient of many awards including the University Professor Award from his university, the Distinguished Alumni Awards from Western Michigan University, the University of Northern Colorado, Louisiana State University, and the 2003 Swinyard Award for his work in alcohol and drug abuse. He is a veteran of numerous TV appearances and his work has been featured on CNN Headline News, the Today Show, USA Today newspaper and Newsweek Magazine.

Co-founder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Robert Ackerman is one of the world’s leading experts on families and addiction.

PUBLICATIONS

Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics. Revised edition. Health
Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 2002.

A Wife’s Little Red Book: Common Sense, Wit and Wisdom for a Better Marriage.
Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1998.

Before It’s Too Late: Help for Women in Controlling or Abusive Relationships. Health
Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1995.

A Husband’s Little Black Book: Common Sense, Wit and Wisdom for a Better Marriage.
Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1994.

Silent Sons: A Book for and About Men. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1993.

Too Old To Cry: Abused Teens in Today’s America. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY,
1990.

Recovery Resource Guide. Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1990.
Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics. Health Communications, Deerfield
Beach, FL, 1989.

Abused No More: Recovery for Women from Abusive or Co-Dependent Relationships.
McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1989.

Children of Alcoholics, 2nd Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1987.
Let Go and Grow: Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics. Health Communications,
Deerfield Beach, FL, 1987.

Same House, Different Home: Why Adult Children of Alcoholics are Not All the Same.
Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1987.

Children of Alcoholics: Bibliography & Resource Guide, 3rd Edition. Health
Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1987.

Children of Alcoholics. Learning Publications, Holmes Beach, FL., 1978

Anthologies

Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul Daily Inspirations. Health Communications,
Deerfield Beach, FL 2006

Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul. Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL.
2005

Growing in the Shadow. Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1986. (Editor
and contributing author).