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Kathryn Ford

Director of Clinical Supervision and Child Witness Initiatives

Leadership

As Director of Child Witness Initiatives, Kathryn Ford, LCSW provides training and technical assistance to state and tribal justice system practitioners nationally through both the Tribal Justice Exchange and the Gender and Family Justice teams. This includes assisting with community needs assessment and strategic planning, designing and delivering training for practitioners, creating written and multimedia resources, and providing support around justice program development and implementation. In addition, as the Center’s Director of Clinical Supervision, Kathryn coordinates agency-wide clinical practice initiatives and ensures that the Center’s direct practice staff have access to clinical supervision and training. 

Ms. Ford provided trauma-focused therapy and court support services to children, teens, and their caregivers through the Center’s Bronx Child Trauma Support Program for nine years. Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Ford was a social worker in Safe Horizon's Supervised Visitation Program at Bronx Family Court and an intern in the Kings County District Attorney's Office’s Counseling Services Unit. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Tufts University and a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, and is certified in Rape Crisis Counseling. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University as a Fellow with the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. 

Publications

  • Using the Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials: A Podcast for Practitioners
  • Increasing Collaboration between Criminal and Civil Courts in Domestic Violence Cases: Best Practices for Increasing Access to Justice
  • In Practice | Recognizing Risks to Children as Victims of Domestic Homicide
  • Planning Domestic Violence Training Programs for Your Community: A Practice Guide
  • Tip Sheet for Planning Court-Based Domestic Violence Training
  • Enhancing Collaboration Between Domestic Violence Courts and Supervised Visitation Services
  • Combatting Domestic Violence in Indian Country: Are Specialized Domestic Violence Courts Part of the Solution?
  • Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Sexual Assault
  • Supervised Visitation
Kathryn Ford

My Recent Work

Using the Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials: A Podcast for Practitioners
Increasing Collaboration between Criminal and Civil Courts in Domestic Violence Cases: Best Practices for Increasing Access to Justice
In Practice | Recognizing Risks to Children as Victims of Domestic Homicide
Planning Domestic Violence Training Programs for Your Community: A Practice Guide
Tip Sheet for Planning Court-Based Domestic Violence Training
Enhancing Collaboration Between Domestic Violence Courts and Supervised Visitation Services
Combatting Domestic Violence in Indian Country: Are Specialized Domestic Violence Courts Part of the Solution?
Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Sexual Assault
Supervised Visitation
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