Lisa A. Lieberman

Lisa A. Lieberman received her Masters in Social Work in 1977 from San Diego State. For 29 years, she has been a clinical social worker doing psychotherapy in private practice. Earlier in her career, she taught college courses at many schools in such areas as The Psychology of Stress, Assertiveness, Positive Parenting, and Effective Step-parenting.

Lisa married Craig Ackerson in 1979. He had custody of his two children, Eden and Ryan who are now 35 and 33. They are proud grandparents to Bella (3) and Jack (1). Lisa and Craig’s son, Jordan, is 18, a high school senior, and a delightful young man with autism.

After Jordan was diagnosed in 1990, Lisa decided to specialize in living with disability in the family. This was also based on her experience as a sibling to a brother with schizophrenia, a husband with an advanced case of multiple sclerosis, and of course, as Jordan’s mom. She has been a popular speaker at national conferences for many years on a variety of topics. Her passion is helping parents learn to navigate the emotional journey when parenting children with a disability.

She has published numerous articles, and recently published a book with AAPC entitled A “Stranger” Among Us. It is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of hiring one-to-one providers for supporting children and young adults with disabilities. She plans to co-author a book with Jordan on his experiences as a student with autism in high school.

www.disabilityinthefamily.com

A “Stranger” Among Us