Kim James is a skilled and experienced family mediator and parenting coordinator. Her goal is to empower parents to raise their children as cooperatively and positively as they can. Kim’s career has been devoted to identifying children at risk and promoting healthy parent-child relationships
Kim James
Kim has undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Social Work (with Honours) from York University. She is an Accredited Family Mediator with the Ontario Association of Family Mediation and has worked with Dufferin Child and Family Services as an Emergency After Hours Child Protection Worker, Investigation and Assessment Worker, and Manager of Family Services and Family Group Decision Making. Kim is trained and experienced in traditional mediation approaches, family group conferencing, forensic interviewing, assessing parenting capacity and domestic violence screening.
While with Dufferin Child and Family Services, Kim implemented an Alternative Dispute Resolution program for families. This program focused on providing a way in which families involved with child protection agencies could have a voice in to decisions affecting their children. The results have been that parents have been involved and empowered in the process and their parenting plans are more successful. Kim has taken this approach and assimilated it into her practice as a mediator by providing a process that is transparent, fair and educational. Kim is on the provincial roster as a Facilitator and Coordinator of Family Group Conferences.
Family Group Conferencing is a method of alternative dispute resolution that involves bringing family members together to have an open discussion about a current decision. It has been used to assist families making decisions with respect to elder care, child protection services and the care or treatment of a disabled family member. Kim strongly recommends this process for any family that is facing a major life transition that requires broad input. Kim also successfully implemented a Family Visitation Program utilizing a therapeutic access approach. Families who are restricted to supervised access with their children found this approach less intrusive as the focus is to build on the parents’ strengths through feedback.
Kim’s approach to family mediation and parenting coordination is to help parents stay focused on solving problems in the best interests of their children. Her strong commitment to the needs of children helps her work with high conflict parents in a caring, fair and compassionate manner. Kim has devoted her professional life to exploring creative and innovate ways of minimizing the impact of family conflict on children. She works collaboratively with parents to help them discover all available options for resolving their disputes.
Kim is currently a Director with the Ontario Association of Family Mediation (2010-2011), where she sits on the Liaison and Political Action Committees. She is also a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC-Ontario) and the ADR Institute of Ontario. Kim is also affiliated with the Family Group Decision Making section of the American Humane Association.
Kim is available for mediation and parenting coordination on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays by appointment.
“Thank-you so much for making this a simple, clear negotiation. No fuss, no muss. I hope that is the last you will see of us in a professional capacity.”
Kim James, Acc. FM.
Kim James is a skilled and experienced family mediator and parenting coordinator. Her goal is to empower parents to raise their children as cooperatively and positively as they can. Kim’s career has been devoted to identifying children at risk and promoting healthy parent-child relationships
Kim James
Kim has undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Social Work (with Honours) from York University. She is an Accredited Family Mediator with the Ontario Association of Family Mediation and has worked with Dufferin Child and Family Services as an Emergency After Hours Child Protection Worker, Investigation and Assessment Worker, and Manager of Family Services and Family Group Decision Making. Kim is trained and experienced in traditional mediation approaches, family group conferencing, forensic interviewing, assessing parenting capacity and domestic violence screening.
While with Dufferin Child and Family Services, Kim implemented an Alternative Dispute Resolution program for families. This program focused on providing a way in which families involved with child protection agencies could have a voice in to decisions affecting their children. The results have been that parents have been involved and empowered in the process and their parenting plans are more successful. Kim has taken this approach and assimilated it into her practice as a mediator by providing a process that is transparent, fair and educational. Kim is on the provincial roster as a Facilitator and Coordinator of Family Group Conferences.
Family Group Conferencing is a method of alternative dispute resolution that involves bringing family members together to have an open discussion about a current decision. It has been used to assist families making decisions with respect to elder care, child protection services and the care or treatment of a disabled family member. Kim strongly recommends this process for any family that is facing a major life transition that requires broad input. Kim also successfully implemented a Family Visitation Program utilizing a therapeutic access approach. Families who are restricted to supervised access with their children found this approach less intrusive as the focus is to build on the parents’ strengths through feedback.
Kim’s approach to family mediation and parenting coordination is to help parents stay focused on solving problems in the best interests of their children. Her strong commitment to the needs of children helps her work with high conflict parents in a caring, fair and compassionate manner. Kim has devoted her professional life to exploring creative and innovate ways of minimizing the impact of family conflict on children. She works collaboratively with parents to help them discover all available options for resolving their disputes.
Kim is currently a Director with the Ontario Association of Family Mediation (2010-2011), where she sits on the Liaison and Political Action Committees. She is also a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC-Ontario) and the ADR Institute of Ontario. Kim is also affiliated with the Family Group Decision Making section of the American Humane Association.
Kim is available for mediation and parenting coordination on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays by appointment.