Court Center for Innovations Training

1501 Arch Street,Philadelphia PA 19102

02 May, 2022

Description

TRAINING FOR FAMILY COURT STAFF – ALL ARE WELCOME. Please join Kathryn Ford, LCSW for this important and informative session. The training will be offered twice: May 2 and May 3, 2022 2 – 4 PM What Does It Mean to Be 'Trauma-Informed?': Ideas and Approaches for Family Court Staff In this workshop, the facilitator will discuss the prevalence, dynamics and potential impacts of traumatic experiences on individuals and communities, including during their interactions with Family Courts; principles for trauma-informed practice in Family Court settings; evidence-based practices for identifying and responding to traumatization among litigants; and implications for courts handling civil matters involving intimate partner violence. Participants will also have the opportunity for peer-to-peer discussion to identify specific applications of the material in their professional role. As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to: --Define trauma and describe its potential impacts on Family Court litigants; --Explain the principles of trauma-informed practice in a Family Court setting; --Utilize specific strategies to respond to challenging behaviors among litigants that relate to traumatization. FACILITATOR BIO: 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, focusing on violence prevention and intervention, as a Fellow with the Bloomberg American Health Initiative.