About Dr. Beauchesne
Dr. Beauchesne is the owner of KBAC. She is currently a Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice/SIAP. She is the former Project Director for the National Guard Psychological Health Program, and for over 14 years, the Director of the Office of WORKlife Programs, Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP), the Student Assistance Program for medical and graduate students the School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Institutions (JHI).
Dr. Beauchesne developed the Office of WORKlife Programs for the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital. She is a nationally recognized expert with capabilities in positioning, developing, leading, and managing behavioral health, employee and student assistance, work/life, wellness, community and developing workforce effectiveness programs and policies in academic environments. She ran one of the largest internal integrated employee and student assistance and worklife programs serving 40,000 faculty, staff and employees of the JHI, and 3,500 students. She holds a PhD in Social Welfare Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, an MSW from the University of Illinois and an in Finance from the University of Baltimore. Currently, she maintains a consulting practice to academia—focusing on small colleges and community colleges who may want to participate in developing part-time or consortium models to conserve resources.
Her publications include
Dr. Beauchesne developed the Office of WORKlife Programs for the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital. She is a nationally recognized expert with capabilities in positioning, developing, leading, and managing behavioral health, employee and student assistance, work/life, wellness, community and developing workforce effectiveness programs and policies in academic environments. She ran one of the largest internal integrated employee and student assistance and worklife programs serving 40,000 faculty, staff and employees of the JHI, and 3,500 students. She holds a PhD in Social Welfare Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, an MSW from the University of Illinois and an in Finance from the University of Baltimore. Currently, she maintains a consulting practice to academia—focusing on small colleges and community colleges who may want to participate in developing part-time or consortium models to conserve resources.
Her publications include
- Beauchesne, K. (2009). Hopkins 24/7: The Story of Leadership and Excellence in Work and Personal Life.. Chapter contributor to an edited volume edited by Jaime Lester, PhD and Margaret Sallee, published by Stylus Publications in March 2009.
- Beauchesne, K. (2009). Child Care Disaster Planning: Why CEOs Should be Worried and What They Can Do About It (in preparation)
- Beauchesne, K. (2006). Disaster Planning and Child Care: What CEOs Need to Do. Guest Column. Work and Family Newsbrief, Minnetonka, MN.
- Beauchesne, K. (2005). When the Bough Breaks: Special Issues for Public Health in Crisis Intervention and Disaster Mental Health Response for Our Nation’s Child-Care Providers. In Everly, G. & Parker, C. (eds.). Disaster Mental Health: A Public Health Perspective. Center for Public Health Preparedness, Washington, DC.
- Beauchesne, Kathleen and Springer, Kay. (September 1998) Managing an Aging Workforce, EAPA Exchange Magazine.
- Beauchesne, Kathleen O. and Bennett-Speight, Carol. (1995) The Family and Medical Leave Act: An Update, EAPA Exchange Magazine.
- Beauchesne, Kathleen O. (1992). How Family Friendly is Your Company, EAPA Exchange Magazine.
- Beauchesne, Kathleen O. (February, 1991). Work and Family FAXBACK Survey. EAPA Exchange Magazine, Fairfax, VA.
- Beauchesne, Kathleen O. (August, 1991). The EAP: A Life Cycle Approach, Part 1. EAPA Exchange Magazine, Fairfax, VA,
- Beauchesne, Kathleen O. (September, 1991). The EAP: A Life Cycle Approach, Part 2. EAPA Exchange Magazine, Fairfax, VA,
