Ilana J. Tamari

B.Sc. , D.C.S., LL.M. Law

Chartered & Accredited Mediator

Services Offered:

Divorce Mediator – Mediation & Arbitration

Chartered & Accredited Family Mediator

Consultant to Counsels on Complex Family Law Matters

Voice of the Child Reports  

Printable Version

September 2023

Education

2020 - 2022

Master of Laws, LL.M. in Dispute Resolution

Osgoode Hall Law School

Master’s Thesis: Game Theory and Negotiating Strategies as Viewed within

the Scope of Family Law, supervised by Justice Todd Archibald, 2021

York University

2001 - 2002 

Extern Program, George Hull Centre, Family Therapy Program

George Hull Centre, Elizabeth Ridgely (Director) and Daniel Bogue (Faculty)

1991 - 1993

Master’s Level Degree in Child Psychology, Assessment, and Counselling Institute of Child Study, (subsumed under OISE), University of Toronto

1986 - 1990

Honors Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Linguistics, University of Toronto

Memberships

• Chartered Mediator, ADRIC, Highest Conferred Designation in Canada
• Accredited Family Mediator with OAFM.
• FDRIO, Certified Mediator, Arbitrator, Parenting Coordinator,
• one of a select few in Ontario who holds all three designations.
• Accredited Family Law Neutral in Collaborative Law.

Profile

• Utilize the marriage of theory and practice.
• Employ a systemic and holistic approach.
• Incorporate a flexible approach to all situations.
• Promote client and family centered interactions.
• Utilize a sense of humour where appropriate.
• Value team approach to best serve the client.
• Compassionate and sensitive to the client’s diverse needs.

Focus of Practice

• Chartered & Accredited Family Mediator, Arbitrator & Parenting Coordinator.
• Mediating Closed and Open comprehensive Parenting Plans.
• Trained in Collaborative Family Law, Neutral Family Professional.
• Conducting Section 30 Forensic Custody Evaluations.
• Voice of the Child Reports.
• Consulting to lawyers on complex Family Law Matters.

Professional Experience

Chartered & Accredited Mediator, Arbitrator and Consultant at Ilana Tamari Associates
2002-present, Private Practice, Full Time, 2002-2022
Semi-Retired as of February 2022
Toronto, Ontario

• Provides consultation to individuals and parents who are dealing with parenting decision making responsibilities and parenting time (formerly termed custody and access) matters and other related issues such as separation and divorce.
• Mediates parenting plans. By way of Mediation or
• by way of Med-Arb process- Primary Mediation & Arbitration.
• Provides Child Inclusive Mediation, both Open and Closed mediations.
• Provides Parenting Coordination which includes education, mediation, and arbitration.
• Conducts Voice of the Child Reports, Views & Preferences Report.
• Completes Section 30 forensic parenting plan assessments, parenting plan recommendations.
• Collaborative Family Professional who works within Collaborative Family Law, assisting counsel to develop Parenting Plans and helping manage the process between counsel and their respective clients.
• Provides consultation and problem solving to parents around separation and divorce issues.
• Guest Speaker and lecturer around topics of Screening for Domestic Violence, parenting time case assessment, and Parenting Coordination.
• Provides consultation to counsel regarding family law cases pertaining to parenting decision making responsibilities and parenting time (formerly termed custody and access) matters.

Panel Clinical Investigator 2002-2016

 (Specialty Cases), Office of the Children’s Lawyer, Toronto, Ontario

• Responsible for conducting full and focused investigations and reports pursuant to s. 112 of the Courts of Justice Act for proceedings before the court in custody/access cases.
• Aided counsel representing children pursuant to s. 89(3.1).
• Responsible for assessing and advocating for the best interest of the children.
• Evaluates capacity of parents to meet the children’s needs and interests.
• Provides recommendations on all matters concerning custody and access.
• Assists parties to resolve their dispute where applicable with disclosure and settlement initiatives.
• Provides testimony for custody and access proceedings in Family Court.

Consultant- Preferred Provider 2004-2006, Warren Shepell (EAP Program), Toronto, Ontario

• Provided supportive counselling to individuals, couples and families as part of a brief counselling model.
• Completed problem identification and intervention plan that was tailored to each case.
• Consulted with other mental health professionals and clinical managers.

Child and Family Clinician 1999-2003, Peel Children’s Centre, Mississauga, Ontario

• Provided individual, family and group counselling.
• Provided to the Court a written assessment of children and their families under Section 13 of the Young Offenders Act.
• Formulated a treatment plan and made recommendations to the Court for treatment of these children/families in the form of a report.
• Liaison work with agencies, schools, probation officers, detention centre, police, lawyers, etc.
• Responsible for counselling of children and their families as part of a multidisciplinary team, in a designated Children’s Mental Health Centre.
• Oversaw the clinical needs of the adolescents in Section 19 classes.

Psycho/Educational Consultant 1999, York Region District School Board, York Region, Ontario

• Responsible for report writing and provided feedback and assessment results to teachers, parents, and other involved parties.
• Responsible for conducting comprehensive psycho/educational assessments for children and adolescents.

Clinician, 1997-1999, Roberts Smart Centre Ottawa, Ontario

• Provided individual, family and group counselling.
• Provided case management for the adolescents and their families.
• Responsible for a caseload of 17 moderately to severely conduct disordered young adults, adolescents, and their families as part of a residential treatment facility designated as a Children’s Mental Health Centre.
• Oversaw the clinical needs of young adults, adolescents, and their parents.
• Communicated with various agencies and other professionals regarding the client’s needs and concerns.
• Administered and interpreted Psycho/Educational assessments.

Other Relevant Employment:

Consultant- Preferred Provider 
2004-2006, Warren Shepell (EAP Program), Toronto, Ontario

• Provided supportive counselling to individuals, couples and families as part of a brief counselling model.
• Completed problem identification and intervention plan that was tailored to each.
• Consulted with other mental health professionals and clinical managers.

Child and Family Clinician
1999-2003, Peel Children’s Centre Mississauga, Ontario

• Provided individual, family and group counselling.
• Provided to the Court a written assessment of children and their families under Section 13 of the Young Offenders Act.
• Formulated a treatment plan and made recommendations to the Court for treatment of these children/families in the form of a court ordered report.
• Liaison work with agencies, schools, probation officers, detention centre, police, and lawyers, to name a few.
• Responsible for counselling of children and their families as part of a multidisciplinary team, in a designated Children’s Mental Health Centre.
• Oversaw the clinical needs of the adolescents under formerly Section 19.

Psycho/Educational Consultant
1999, York Region District School Board, York Region, Ontario

• Responsible for report writing and provided feedback and assessment results to teachers, parents, and other involved.
• Responsible for conducting comprehensive psycho/educational assessments for children and adolescents.

Clinician 
1997-1999, Roberts Smart Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

• Provided individual, family and group counselling.
• Provided case management for the adolescents and their families.
• Responsible for a caseload of 17 moderately to severely conduct disordered young adults, adolescents, and their families as part of a residential treatment facility designated as a Children’s Mental Health
• Oversaw the clinical needs of young adults, adolescents, and their families.
• Communicated with various agencies and other professionals regarding the client’s needs and concerns.
• Administered and interpreted Psycho/Educational assessments and reports.

Workshop Leader and Facilitator
1997, Jewish Family Services of Ottawa-Carleton Ottawa, Ontario

• Provided an interactive, professional development seminar for teachers on adapting Howard Gardner’s Multiple Theories of Intelligence and practical applications of the theory.

Traumatic Brain Injury Program Manager
Behavioural Therapist/Psychometrist 1995-1996
Columbia Rehabilitation Centre, Toronto, Ontario

• Supervised a multidisciplinary treatment team that provided comprehensive rehabilitation to individuals, who sustained traumatic brain injuries.
• Oversaw the running of the clinical program on a day-to-day basis.
• Marketed the traumatic brain injury program to potential referral
• Administered, scored, and provided feedback of neuropsychological assessments for adolescents and the courts.
• Co-wrote neuropsychological assessments.
• Continued to develop and implement the head injury program.

Clinical Coordinator
1993-1995, Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario Mississauga, Ontario

• Liaised with medical and legal professionals and insurance companies.
• Standardized reporting formats edited all outgoing reports and chaired clinical/team meetings and case conferences for a staff of ten.
• Responsible for staffing and supervising clinical

Psychometrist
1993-1995, Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario Mississauga, Ontario

• Administered neuropsychological assessments of children, adolescents and adults who had sustained a brain injury.
• Co-wrote neuropsychological assessment.
• Provided feedback to families and other health providers.
• Devised case-by-case treatment.
• Provided supportive and educational counselling.

Group Therapy Leader 
1992-1994, Integra Foundation Toronto, Ontario

• Co-led therapy sessions for groups of learning-disabled adolescents at a Children’s Mental Health Centre as part of an adolescent treatment program.
• Co-led assessment groups for learning disabled
• Provided support and focus on social and emotional development to female and male learning-disabled.

Psychology Internship
1992-1993, Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario

• Administered and interpreted psychological assessments of developmentally delayed pre- school children as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Conducted a pilot research study of Romanian adoptees.

Memberships/Affiliations

• Accredited Family Mediator with OAFM, Ontario Association of Family Mediators.
• Chartered mediator, arbitrator and parenting coordinator with ADRIO, ADRIC, 2020 – to present.
• Certified as Mediator, Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator with FDRIO (One of a select few in Ontario who holds all three certifications), 2014 - 2020.
• Member of the Collaborative Law Practice of
• Member of IACP, International Academy of Collaborative
• Member of the AFCC, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2007 –
• Member of the AFCC, Ontario Chapter of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2009 – present.
• Initiated and participated in FDR, Family Dispute Resolution Peer Consultation Group with Dr. Michael Saini around Social Science Research and Law Reform, 2017 – 2021
• Peer consultation with Dr. Barbara Fidler, on Custody and Access matters and Parenting Coordination, as well as High Conflict families (monthly meetings), 2007 –2017
• Member of FDRIO, since 2014 to 2020
• Board Member, Director at Large, with FDRIO, 2017-2018.
• Member of the High Conflict Forum, monthly meeting, 2007 – 2016
• Gold sponsor for a two-day FDRIO conference for family lawyers, judges and law students. March 13 – 14, 2014

Professional Seminars/Workshops

• Divorce Professional’ Guide to Practicing at Home: Tips, Tricks and Best Practices, Brian Galbraith, Russell Alexander, OACP, Ontario Association of Collaborate Professionals, April 15, 2020.
• Co-Parenting and Parenting Plans in a Though Environment, Hon. Gerri Wong, AFCC, April 1, 2020.
• Co-parenting in a Global Pandemic, Prof Michael Saini, OAFM, March 31, 2020.
• Conversations about Co-parenting for Professionals During Covid Crisis: Matt Sullivan and Robin Deutsch, AFCC, March 25, 2020.
• Online Mediation and Technology Tips in Trying Times: Confidentiality, Security, Non-verbal Cues and Ethical Issues, OAFM, March 25, 2020.
• Resilience Training: Performance & Interpersonal Management Skills for a Better Practice, February 12, 2020, LawPay.
• The Efficacy of the PC Process, February 11, 2020, FDRIO, Elizabeth Hyde.
• Intimate Domestic Partner Violence and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, 10-hour course with Philip Epstein, January 11, 2020. With Guest speakers, Alfred Mamo, Juliana Greenspan, Jennifer Suzor, and Herschel Fogelman.
• Co-parenting Research - Year in Review, Michael Saini, Ph.D., AFCC, January 16, 2020
• Cyber Security in Legal Practice, Law Pay, October 23, 2019.
•  “I dont want to Go”, Whats a Parenting Coordinator to Do?”, AFCC, B Fidler, August 21, 2019.
• Strategies for Witness Examination, Law Pay, August 12, 2019.
• Developing your Mediator Survival Kit, FDRIO, July 29, 2019.
• Negotiation Strategies for Family Law Professionals, AFCC, Prof Andrea Schneider, June 13, 2019.
• AFCC 4 days of workshops focused on the Future of Family Justice, International Innovations, i.e. social science research, new domestic violence research, Voice of the Child Report, Sociopaths: The Con Artists of Family Law, Parenting with a Psychiatric disability, future of divorce mediation, May 29, May 30, May 31 and June 1, 2019.
• Parenting Coordinators as Arbitrators: Unique Challenges faced by PC’s, Marianne Cuhaci, April 29, 2019.
• Supreme Democracy: The Role of the Courts in a Free Society: Boundaries of Religious Accommodations in a Democracy, with guest speakers Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella and retired Supreme Justice Dorit Beinsch of Israel. Moderator, Adam Dodek, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, March 24, 2019.
• Family Law Planning for the Modern Family, Lorne Wolfson, February 20, 2019.
• Equal Shared Parenting – Evaluating the Myths and Stereotypes, Gene Colman, October 15, 2018.
• Reduce Risk and Maximize Client Satisfaction in Your Family Law Practice, LexsusNexsus, September 26, 2018.
• Proposed Changes to the Divorce Act: Implications on Practice and Domestic Violence Screening, Lorne Wolfson, July 19, 2018.
• Guest Speaker on Live YouTube show Ask Andrew Show, with Andrew Feldstein regarding custody and access, mediation and parenting coordinator, June 21, 2018.
• On planning committee for Collaborative Practice Toronto Retreat for February 21, 2019.
• Co-Panelist along with Justice Jayne Hughes, Justice Paul Nicholson, Tom Hamer, and Bev LeMay, October 25, 2017. High Conflict Cases- Contrast Approaches within Litigation and Collaborative Model.
• Case Management, Caring for the Team Players, Dr. Angela Fountain, October 25, 2017.

Lectures and other Media Involvement

• Globe and Mail Interviewed and quoted, in Coronavirus’ Pandemic adds Complexity to Parental-Access Battles, regarding COVID-19 implications in family law matters pertaining to mediation and parenting coordination, April 5, 2020.
• Ilana Tamari interviewed by Family Lawyer, AJ Jakubowska – How to Talk to Kids About Separation, Mediator, PC Coordination, July 21, 2020.
• Guest Speaker on Live YouTube show Ask Andrew Show, with Andrew Feldstein regarding custody and access, mediation and parenting coordinator, June 21, 2018.
• On planning committee for Collaborative Practice Toronto Retreat for February 21, 2019.
• Co-Panelist along with Justice Jayne Hughes, Justice Paul Nicholson, Tom Hamer, and Bev LeMay, October 25, 2017. High Conflict Cases- Contrast Approaches within Litigation and Collaborative Model.
• Co-presented on Professional Conduct and Ethics with Jim Fitch, Family Lawyer & Mediator, for FDRIO members, August 23, 2017.
• Guest speaker on Straight Talk Radio, Family Law Radio, on Family Court Is Nowhere to Fight Your Battles, July 27, 2017.
• Co-Authored article with family lawyer, Dani Frodis, for the prestigious Jewish Review: Marriage: The End of the Story or the Beginning (Spring 2015).
• Co-Authored article with family lawyer, Dani Frodis, for the Jewish Review: From Tender Years to Father’s Rights: The changing Landscape of Child Custody Disputes in Ontario, October 2016.
•  Lectured to Bar and Bench in Israel for 2011 and 2012 on PC and Voice of the Child.
• Initiated the High Conflict Forum with the Family Court Justice Philip Marcus, Jerusalem, Israel, 2011, 2012.
• Presented with OACCPP President’s Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service from the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrist and Psychotherapists, November 7, 2009.
• Chair of the Professional Conduct Committee of the OACCPP, 2007 – 2010.
• Director at large of the Association of OACCPP, 2006 – 2010.
•  Board member on the Ethics and Governance and Risk Management sub-committees, 2006 – 2010.
• Member of Advisory Committee to Supervised Access Programs of York and Peel Regions, 2008 – 2013.
• Jewish Family Institute Advisory Committee, 2006 – 2013.
• Initiated peer support group for panel members for the Office of the Children’s Lawyer, 2002 – 2011.
• Mentor to CHAT Alumni, to assist with their career and professional development, 2009 – present.
• Contributing segments to GLOW, Canada’s Beauty and Health Magazine, on parenting issues, December 2006, May 2007, March 2009, and May 2010.

Advanced Courses/Seminars (continued)

• Advanced legal research, Secondary Sources, WestLaw, Lexis Nexis - Advanced Quick Law, Citations, through Osgoode Hall, (one-hour each) May 3, May 5, May 6, May 7, 2021.
• Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health, hosted by Law Society of British Columbia, (one and half hours) May 5, 2021.
• Voice of the Child, through OAFM, Brian Burke from Epstein Cole, January 29, 2020.
• Proposed changes to the Divorce Act and the importance of Domestic Violence Screening when couples separate by FDRIO, with Lorne Wolfson and Hilary Linton, July 10, 2018.
• Evaluating Substance Abuse by AFCC with Harry Somers Ed.D., June 20, 2018.
• A Safer Approach to Parenting Arrangements in Cases involving Intimate Partner Violence by AFCC with Loretta Frederick J.D., May 15, 2018.
•  Stepping-Up Parenting Time: When and How to Determine the Right Time by AFCC, with Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., and Leslie Drozd, Ph.D., April 10, 2018.
• Emotional Harm to Children and Youth in Custody and Access Cases, by FDRIO, with Triena McGuirk, M.S.W., March 28, 2018.
• Sustainable MOU, Getting Your MOU Ready for ILA, by OAFM, with family lawyer, Neeraj Goel, January 24, 2018.
• Family Arbitration Mandatory Training, Domestic Violence Screening Conference, Fully day (10 hours), Mr. Philip Epstein and Mr. Alfred Mamo, January 20, 2018.
• Implicit & Cognitive Bias, Dr. Philip M. Stahl, Ph.D., ABDP (Forensic), AFCC, January 23, 2018.
• OAFM Webinar, MOU and How best to prepare them for obtaining ILA, January 24, 2018.
• FDRIO Webinar, Different Personality Disorders and how best to affectively work with them, FDRIO Webinar, January 29, 2018.
• FDRIO, Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario, Two Day Conference, November 1, and November 2, 2017. Speakers, Justice David Steinberg, Dr. Michael Saini, Stephen Grant, Lorne Wolfson, Barbara Fidler, Hilary Linton on topics ranging from mediation, mediation-arbitration, domestic violence, and voice of the child,
• Collaborative Law, Hard-Ball Negotiation Tactics- How to Identify Them and How to Deal with Them, with Cameron Shouldice and Cori Kalinowski, July 12, 2017.
• Webinar on Mediator Liability, June 2017.
• Collaborative Pro-Bono involvement with Osgood Hall Law School, York University, June 2017.
• Domestic Violence, Power Imbalance & Training with Bev LeMay and Nicola Savin (Lawyer), at the AGM for Collaborative Family Law Practice, Toronto, February 23, 2017.
• Children Resisting Post-Separation Contact: Concepts, Controversies, Assessment & Intervention, two-day workshop with Dr. B. Fidler, October 7 & 8, 2016.
• Collaborative Family Law Advanced Level II training with Deborah Graham Law firm, Three-day workshop, June 8, 9 & 10, 2016.
• How to treat High Conflict and Conflict Avoidant parties using the Developmental model (Attachment Theory, Differentiation Theory: manage differences, and Neuroscience as new findings on the brain), by Dr. Ellyn Bader of the Couple Institute in California, June 15, 2016.
• Two half day workshops: Attachment-Based Model of Parental Alienation: Theory and Diagnosis and Treatment of Attachment-Based “Parental Alienation”, Dr. Craig Childress, May 2016.
• The Canadian Psychoanalytic Society, three-day workshop with Renowned Presenter Dr.
• Giuseppe Civitarese (from Italy), Charles Hanly, Louis Brunet and Irwin Kleinman present on Psychoanalytic Listening, Transference and Countertransference and working with Narcissistic Identity Patient’s, June 2, 3 & 4, 2016.
• Seminar with Sarah Chana Radcliffe, specializing in Psychology, The Teen Years: Tools for Survival on how to handle the stress, pressure and daily life of being a teenager, book authored as The Fear Fix, Solutions for every Child’s Moments of Panic & Fear, May 18, 2016.
• The Missing Piece, Child Resistant or Parent Rejection, with Justice Mackinnon and Dr. Drozd, May 2016, Full Day Seminar.
• Arbitration course with Mr. Philip Epstein, Toronto 2014 (Full Day).
• AFCC – From Risk to Resilience: Exploring better Outcomes for Children (two-day workshop October 2015).
• Domestic Violence and Power Imbalances Training with OCL, Spring 2015 (Full Day).
• Mr. Jon Graham, guest lecturer through AFCC, regarding Australia’s new initiatives in Family Law, February 2015.
• Facing the Future: Challenges for the Children’s Lawyer: Child development. Dr. Jean Clinton, psychiatrist, guest speaker, April 27th, 2010.
• Use of Self in Private Practice, OACCPP, 2013.
• Make Room for Daddy: Clinical and Legal Challenges for Fathers in the Family Justice System: Attachment. Principal Speaker Diane Benoit, M.D., FRCPC. April 6th, 2011.
• Guest Lecturer for Hillary Linton, Riverdale Mediation, at “Screening for Power Imbalances including Domestic Violence in Family Mediation and Arbitration”, October 2010 and April 2011.
• AFCC Ontario Chapter Second Annual Conference, the Future of Family Law, October 15 and 16, 2010. Attended workshops: Children’s Statements, Assessment Practice Issues and Risk Management, The Future of Mediation and Arbitration, The Family Law Rules, what is ‘normal’ in Custody and Access: Should there be presumptions (of Joint Custody)?
• New Ways for Families: Advanced Training”, full day workshop, William A. Eddy, LCSW, Esq., April 29th, 2010.
• “It’s all your Fault! Managing High Conflict People within a Legal and Clinical Context”, full day symposium, William A. Eddy, LCSW, Esq., April 28th, 2010.
• “Alienation: Implications for Assessment and Treatment”, full day symposium, Dr. Leslie Drozd and Dr. Nancy Olsen, April 23rd, 2010.
• Guest Speaker at the Jewish Family Institute, For the Good of the Children, “10 Lessons Learned from a Child Custody Consultant”, October 9, 2009.
• Improving Your Interviews with Children, Interviewing about Preferences, Domestic Violence and Alienation and Estrangement, a full day workshop, Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed. M., M.A., Licensed Psychologist, Minneapolis, May 2009.
• How Family Conflict Affects the Developing Brain, Dr. Jean Clinton, Psychiatrist, AFCC Ontario Chapter Inaugural Event, April 2009.
• Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles and the Bitter Realities of Family Court, Mr. Justice Harvey Brownstone, AFCC Ontario Chapter Inaugural Event, April 2009.
• Improving the lives of Children and Families in Conflict, AFCC Ontario Chapter Inaugural Event, April 2009.
• “Smoke Screen or Fire?”, Allegations of Domestic Violence and Child Sexual Abuse in High Conflict Divorcing Families, A Symposium for Mental, Legal, and Child Welfare Professionals Struggling to Create Greater Collaboration, Peter G. Jaffe, Ph. D., C. Psych., University of Western Ontario, Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women & Children and Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed. M., M.A., Licensed Psychologist, Minneapolis, full day symposium, November 2008.
• Completed 30-hour course in Family Law of Ontario, with Hilary Linton, LL.B., LL.M., Acc. FM., Lawyer, Arbitrator, May 2008 (3 days).
• High Conflict Divorcing Families: Practical Strategies to Prevent Alienation, A Symposium for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, Matthew J. Sullivan Ph.D., November 9, 2007.
• Parenting Coordination: Part II Advanced Applications, Dr. Barbara Fidler, Ph.D., Acc. FM and Linda Chodos, MSW, RSW (full day), October 20, 2007.
• Parenting Coordination: Part I Foundation of Parenting Coordination, Dr. Barbara Fidler, Ph.D., Acc. FM, Linda Chodos, MSW, RSW (full day), October 19, 2007
• Parenting Coordination: Overview of Family Law (3-hour seminar), Hilary Linton, LL.B. (ADR), October 18, 2007.
• Divorce and Children’s Adjustment, Current Research and Implications for Practice, Joan Kelly, Ph.D., April 16, 2007 (full day)
• Divorce Poison, Clinical and Legal Considerations, working with Families of Alienated Children, Richard Warshak, Ph.D. and Panel Discussion to Follow, April 26, 2006 (Full day).
• Gerard Klein, Ph.D., C. Psych, Psychologist, How to Manage Your Child’s Anger: A Positive Approach to Anger Management, November 2005.
• Symposium. Working with High Conflict Families of Separation and Divorce: Best Practice Approaches for Professionals, April 6 & 7, 2005.
• Jerome Price, M.A., Working Strategically with OCL (Office of the Children’s Lawyer) Clients, November 5, 2004.
• Jerome Price, M.A., Caught in the Crossfire: Strategic Approaches with High Conflict Families, November 4, 2004.
• Jay Pryor, Ph.D., C. Psych. One-day workshop. Supporting Children and Parents Through Family Change, November 2003 (one-day workshop).
• Dr. Stephen Hucker, Forensic Psychiatrist, Child Molesters, 2002.

Additional Training

• Certification with FDRIO, Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario, 2017. One of a very few in Ontario whom holds all three certifications in Mediation, Arbitration and Parenting Coordination with FDRIO.
• OACCPP Annual Conference, Panel Discussion on Strategic Private Practice Development, November 5, 2009.
• Barbara Coloroso, Parenting and Teaching with Wit and Wisdom, raising children to be responsible, resourceful, caring individuals, through Jewish Family Institute, November 2008
• DSM Overview and its Practical Application, Dr. David Teplin, Psych. D., C. Psych. Oak Ridges Medical Centre, October 26, 2007.
•  Life Coaching: Skills, Techniques, Practices seminar, Dr. Patrick Williams, Ed. D., MCC, Founder and CEO of The Institute for Life Coach Training, October 26, 2007.
• Cognitive Therapy for Depression workshop, Dr. Greg Dubord, M.D., Director Toronto Centre for Cognitive Therapy, October 25, 2007.
• Advanced Cognitive Therapy Tools Workshop, Dr. Greg Dubord, M.D., Director Toronto Centre for Cognitive Therapy, October 2006.
• Extern Program, George Hull Centre Family Therapy Program, George Hull Centre, Elizabeth Ridgely(Director) and Daniel Bogue (Faculty), 2001-2002.
• Dr. Diane Benoit, Attachment Workshop, 2002.
• Training for TAPP.C assessment, Peel Arson Prevention Program in assessing fire setting risk for children, 2002.
• Wraparound Facilitator Training, (Case Management Training), 2001.
• Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) Training and Certificate (Symptom identification) Certificate, 2001.
• Community Parent Education Services (COPE) Leader & Training (Parenting workshop), 2000.