AFTA News

Welcome Everyone, I am pleased to begin my Presidency.  I hope to be of service to everyone in this organization.   It is my fondest wish to realize the vision I articulated shortly after I was elected: I want us to move forward as a strong and well-governed...

March 14, 2017 The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) stands in opposition to the recent executive order rescinding the protection of transgender students using bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their affirmed gender identity. Rescinding these...

February 14, 2017 The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) stands in absolute opposition to the recent raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over this past weekend. These raids, in Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles, and in the states of Texas,...

December 31, 2016 Dear AFTA Members: Five months ago, Kiran Arora resigned as President of AFTA, stating that her tenure “has been marred by invisibility, and my vision and leadership style has suffered from a lack of organizational traction.” Less than two months...

December 1, 2016 Today the President of AFTA, Jane Bardavid, sent the following letter to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Governor of North Dakota. Dear Chairman Archambault and Mr. Dalrymple: As an organization of leaders in the field of Family Therapy, with a...

October 11, 2016 In light of our budgetary constraints, and after careful thought and serious consideration by the AFTA Board of Directors, a decision has been made to restructure the organization and to eliminate the position of Executive Director. The Board believes...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Board of Directors of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Kiran Shahreen Kaur Arora, Ph.D. The Board deeply appreciates the vision and leadership Dr. Arora has shown throughout her tenure as...

April 20, 2016 - The nation's leading mental health professional organizations are expressing dismay over the space of recent bills and laws that would allow for individuals and businesses to deny services, employment, and housing to LGBT people under the guise of...

The Executive Committee of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) joins the Orlando community in mourning.