Kathryn Ford
Kathryn Ford, LCSW is the former Director of Child Witness Initiatives at the Center, and in that capacity, provided training and technical assistance to state and tribal justice system practitioners nationally through the Tribal Justice Exchange and the Gender and Family Justice teams. 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
