Welcome
Workshops
Plenaries
Plenaries
Presentations
Presentations
Welcome and Conference Open
1 September 2023
The Honourable Steven Strickland
Her Excellency The Honourable Barbara Baker AC Governor of Tasmania
Pre Conference Workshops
31 August 2023
Identity Issues Impacting Children and Young People
Professor Marilyn Freeman, University of Westminster London
Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago New Zealand
Quality Therapy Amid Slings And Arrows: Standing Up For Child-Centered Intervention
Dr Lyn Greenberg, Couple and Family Psychology, California
And continuing our Family Report Writer training series with two workshops
Supercharged Testimony – How to give authoritative and useful expert evidence
Dr Phil Stahl, Parenting After Divorce, San Diego
Dr Phil Watts, Mindstate Psychology Perth
Practical Issues for Family Report Writers
Dr Kaylene Evers, Psychologist Melbourne
Plenaries 1 Sept
1 September 2023
Diversity and Unconscious Bias
Dr Guillermo Merelo, Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The University of Auckland.
The Fort. What does a mother do when she doesn’t want her son to become his father?
Panel
Ms Sally Nicholes Nicholes Family Law
Ms Shaynna Blaze
and others
Proudly Sponsored by Nicholes Family Law
Plenaries 2 Sept
2 September 2023
Family Law Reform Again? Can we get it right this time?
Panel
Professor Richard Chisholm
Mr Geoff Sinclair Barry Nilsson Lawyers
and others
Proudly Sponsored by Barry Nilsson Lawyers
Children, adolescents and gender dysphoria: Challenges in an adversarial system
Moderator
Ms Belle Lane, barrister
Panel
Mr John Blythe, clinical psychologist
Dr Alison Clayton, psychiatrist
Presentations 1 Sept
Presentations
1 September 2023
Very Early detection, Risk Assessment & Management of Parental Alienation
Dr Charlie Azzopardi, Systemic Psychotherapist, Couple & Family Therapist, Malta
Questions of the Court Expert
Dr Phil Watts, Mindstate Psychology Perth
Ms Rachel Oakeley, barrister Perth
How psychological science can inform thinking about what participants, lawyers and judges need to know to make the best decisions for children
Dr Sarah Calvert, Clinical Psychologist, Auckland
Unconscious Bias
Dr Guillermo Merelo, Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The University of Auckland
Legal Ethics
Adjunct Professor Zoe Lawton, The University of Auckland
Mr Kieran Pender
The longitudinal study of separated parents and stepfamilies
Dr Amylie Paquin, Switzerland
Client centric legal services – where clients are heard and feel heard
Ms Anthea D’Emden, Tasmania Legal Aid
Ms Kristen Wylie, Tasmania Legal Aid
The family implications of property disputes
Ms Suzie Delbridge, Delbridge Forensic Accounting, Newcastle
Ms Olivia Grobtuch, Kennedy Partners, Melbourne
Dr Rachel Carson, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne
Parenting Plan Evaluations: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Dr Alison O'Neill, Sydney Collective Psychology, Sydney
Dr Phil Stahl, Parenting After Divorce, San Diego
Presentations 2 Sept
Presentations
2 September 2023
Court Orders! What now! Parenting Orders research
Dr Rae Kaspiew Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne
Our Family in Two Homes (‘OFITHS’)
Ms Nadine Udorovic, from Nicholes Family Lawyers
Ms Catherine Gale, Resolve Conflict Family Lawyers
Ms Alyson Gale, Resolve Conflict Family Lawyers
Proudly Sponsored by Resolve Conflict
Reportable Therapy for families In conflict: What’s working? What Needs Improvement? Where Do We Go From Here?
Justice Ciara Tyson, Family Court of Western Australia
Dr Lyn R Greenberg, Couple and Family Psychologist, California
Behind the scenes of Supervised Contact Service and how we make the visit safe and fun for parents and children
Ms Olia Pelayo, Children in Focus Sydney
Our Family Wizard
Mr Timothy McMichael
Proudly sponsored by Our Family Wizard
Emerging Technologies in Family Law
Ms Fiona Kirkman, Family Property
Proudly Sponsored by our Gold Sponsor Family Property
Parenting Coordination and its continuing evolution in the Australian Family Law landscape
Ms Amanda Graham, Senior Lecturer Faculty of Law at Monash University
Ms Lilia Szarski, Relationships Australia
Exploring and Enhancing the Quality of Single Expert Reports in Australia
Dr Alison O'Neill, Sydney Collective Psychology
Dr Chris Lennings, LSC Psychology Sydney
Newsletters
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