Kathy Szafran, MA, LPC

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Kathy F. Szafran, MA, LPC, is the Executive Director of Mountain Health Promise, Aetna Better Health West Virginia. She is the former President and CEO of Crittenton Services of West Virginia. Ms. Szafran has over 25 years of behavioral health experience encompassing senior level management, program and policy development. She is a qualified expert witness for legal proceedings regarding the clinical treatment of abused children. Ms. Szafran has presented workshops at numerous national conferences and she has presented at Congressional briefings related to gender responsive-trauma focused care for marginalized girls. In 2016 she presented at The White House, specific to trauma-informed approaches in schools. She successfully integrated the ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency) trauma-treatment framework into both residential and rural community based behavioral health services. Ms. Szafran is currently a peer reviewer and team leader for the Council on Accreditation. Co-Chair of the West Virginia ACEs Coalition. Board member for West Virginia Kids Count. She is active with the National Crittenton Foundation, advocating for best practices, specific to trauma focused- gender responsive services for multi-system involved girls. Ms. Szafran is a recipient of the Commissioner’s Award from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Committee on Child Sexual Abuse. She holds a master’s degree from West Virginia University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a certification in Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Center.