Biography
William C. Ford, BA, LCSW
William Clark Ford, Jr. earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in June of 1983 from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. He also earned his Masters in Social Work from Yeshiva University in May 1995 while interning at the New York City Department of Probation where he would later work for five years focusing on the supervision of domestic violence and sexual offenders. After realizing his calling in the field of sex offender treatment, Mr. Ford became a clinical social worker (C.S.W.) in April of 1997. Nearly three years later, in January 2000, Mustard Seed Counseling Services opened its doors to treat adult and adolescent sexual offenders.
Mustard Seed was co-founded by Allen R. Washington and later renamed Mustard Seed Forensic Social Work Services P.C. From cubicle space to storefront to a recently renovated 3000 square foot space in East New York Brooklyn, Mustard Seed continues to grow, servicing approximately 600 active clients in the New York City/Tri-State area. Mustard Seed is recognized as the preferred Treatment provider for the boroughs of the Bronx and Brooklyn. Under the Direction of Mr. Ford and Mr. Washington, Mustard Seed is able to provide Sex Offender specific treatment to male and female sex offenders aged 12 years and up in English, Spanish and Creole. To date, Mustard Seed has seen over 1,500 sex offenders and, during his 15-year professional career, Mr. Ford has seen approximately 3,500 sex offenders.
In addition to his accomplishments at Mustard Seed, Mr. Ford has been a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (A.T.S.A.), one of the world's leading professional organizations for the treatment of sexual abusers, since 1996, and a board member at Stop It Now!, an international organization dedicated to ending child sex abuse. He has also: presented seminars at A.T.S.A's 2002 and 2003 national research and treatment conferences entitled "Working with Sex Offenders: The Relapse Prevention Model" and "Steps to More Effective Supervision and Trones from on going and future assaults.
Mr. Ford remains deeply dedicated to improving the lives of both offenders as well as survivors of sexual assault. As he shared in a session of Congress in Washington D.C. he looks forward to the day that his services are no longer needed because Offenders recognize the impact their behavior have had on the innocent and they no longer desire to create new victims.
eatment of Sexual Abusers"; dozens of seminars and trainings to raise awareness regarding sexual abuse among treatment, supervision and community-based entities in the New York City/Tri-State area; co-authored a chapter entitled "Working With African-American and Latino Sex Offenders" published in 2005 by the Civic Research Institute.
In 2009 with the assistance of his business partner Mr. Allen Washington, Mustard Seed Survivor Empowerment Foundation was founded. The foundation was created to compliment the work being done by Mustard Seed Forensic Licensed Clinical Social Work Services. Mr. Ford has long believed that in order for sexual abuse to be addressed it must be addressed from both an offender as well as survivor perspective. Therefore with the creation of Mustard Seed Survivor Empowerment Survivors, families and communities impacted by Sexual abuse can receive services and the education needed to inform and protect loved