Kathryn (Kathy) Johnson
Contact:
Clinical Assistant Professor
MSW, University of Denver
LCSW
Craig Hall, Room 271
Telephone: 303-871-3896
E-mail: kathryn.johnson@du.edu
Areas of interest:
- field education
- mentoring and teaching students
- families and high risk youth
- mindfulness practices
A member of GSSW’s field team, Prof. Kathryn Johnson previously worked part-time for
more than four years as a field liaison, adjunct professor, off-site MSW supervisor
and assistant field coordinator. In her present position, she assists students in
finding internships and works with agencies, field instructors and liaisons to ensure
quality experiences, both for them and for the students.
Prof. Johnson has over 20 years of experience working with high-risk youth and families
as a clinician, team leader, program director and administrator, primarily in a residential
and day treatment setting for adolescents. She also has worked with local community
mental health centers as a clinical supervisor for hospital management teams. Throughout
her non-profit experience, Prof. Johnson has had a passion for training, supervising
and mentoring master’s and doctoral level students. She also maintains a small private
practice where she is particularly interested in teaching mindfulness practices, individually
and in the community.
“Training and mentoring students has been a passion of mine for many years. I am very committed to working with students in the process of personal and professional development as social workers and to encouraging this to be a life-long and rewarding journey.”
