Center for Conflict Resolution in Healthcare LLC
Kimberly Best, RN, MA, is a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed Civil Mediator and Tennessee Rule 31 Trained Family Mediator. Kim’s practice focuses on Family Mediation, Health, and Elder Care Mediation, Civil and Business Mediation, and Conflict Coaching. She is currently serving her second term on the board of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators as Vice President. Kim is also a volunteer Senior Mediator with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Dispute Resolution Program and Community/Police Unification Program. In addition, she is a practicing facilitator for challenging business and social conversations.
Kimberly Best, RN, MA, is a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed Civil Mediator and Tennessee Rule 31 Trained Family Mediator. Kim’s practice focuses on Family Mediation, Health, and Elder Care Mediation, Civil and Business Mediation, and Conflict Coaching. She is currently serving her second term on the board of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators as Vice President. Kim is also a volunteer Senior Mediator with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Dispute Resolution Program and Community/Police Unification Program. In addition, she is a practicing facilitator for challenging business and social conversations.
In addition to nursing school, Kim attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina Charlotte in Clinical/Community Psychology. She obtained a master’s degree in Conflict Management from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, and a certificate in Conflict Management Consulting from Pepperdine University. Kim also trained in Transformative Mediation at Hofstra University, Healthcare Mediation at the University of South Florida, and Restorative Practices at the International Institute of Restorative Practices.
She is a working member of the Association of Conflict Resolution Elder Mediation Professional Development Group as well as a working member and listed Consultant of Mediators Beyond Borders, International, and a member of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution development committee. She is passionate about helping others resolve conflicts in a productive, non-litigious way using mediation, facilitation and collaborative problem solving, in order to find optimal solutions for all parties. Kim's unique, diverse experiences and her love of learning inform her work in conflict management. She is the author of “How to Live Forever, A Guide to Writing the Final Chapter of Your Life Story" and is a speaker and trainer on the topics of conflict management, dispute resolution processes, life transitions, and how to make difficult decisions - including end of life issues. She is the proud mother of 5 grown children and the grandmother of 4 lively little ones.Type your paragraph here.