2024 Conference Program

2024 Conference Program

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Day One - Tuesday, 7 May 2024

  
TimeSession TitleSpeaker      CPD Points        
8:00amDoors Open for Registration  
8:25amOpeningTucker Christou, Director Family Community Safety Services , Communicare 
8:30amWelcome to Country
Smoking Ceremony
Jayden Boundry, Ngalak Nidja 
8:45amConference OverviewVincent Tan, Master of Ceremonies 
8:55am

Official Opening 
 

Justice Gail Sutherland, Chief Judge,
Family Court of Western Australia 

 
9:10amAbout the Family Law Act Legislation AmendmentJustice Gail Sutherland, Chief Judge,
Family Court of Western Australia 
Comp Area 4
0.5
9:40amUnderstanding How Lawyers Work with the Family Law Act Legislation Amendment

Justice Gail Sutherland, Chief Judge,
Family Court of Western Australia 
Sheila Dass, Solicitor, KDK Family Law
Stephanie Baxter, Head of Family Law and FDRP, D’Angelo Legal
Marnie Parkinson, Senior Lawyer, Greenstone Legal

Comp Area 4
0.5
10:25amMorning Tea and group photo  
10:55amWhen Separated Families Live Under the Same Roof:
A Panel Discussion

Magistrate Eric Martino, Family Court of Western Australia
Renae Bishop, FDRP and Child Consultant, Centrecare
Noël Robertson, Psychologist and Clinical Manager, Strong Families

Comp Area 2
1.0
11:55amLunch  
12:50pm

Children's Mental Health Related to Parental Conflict

Lisanne Iriks, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, The Co-Parenting Institute
Dr. Sharyn Green-Arndt, Psychologist, The Co-Parenting Institute
Comp Area 2
1.0
1:50pm

Working with Children Who Don't Want to Visit a Parent but are Forced to: A Panel Discussion

Lynette Hill, Solicitor in Charge Dispute Resolution, Legal Aid WA
Darin Cairns, Clinical Psychologist, The Charles Street Clinic
Richard Bannerman, Principal, Bannerman Solicitors

Comp Area 3
0.5
2:40pmAfternoon Tea  
3:15pmFeeding Back Child Material to Parents Sensitively 

Kirsty Mead, Program Manager, Centrecare  
Elmarie Richardson, Child Inclusive Practitioner, Centrecare

Comp Area 2
0.5
3:55pm

Suppose Atomic Bombs: A Question of Ethics and How We Apply Them in Practice

Nigel Calver, Executive Manager, CentrecareComp Area 3
​0.5
4:35pmSundowner / Bar Opens  
5:30pm             Close                                                                                                                                                                       

 

 

Day Two - Wednesday, 8 May 2024

  
TimeSession TitleSpeakerCPD Points
8:00am       Doors Open for Registration  
8:30am     Conference Opening and Day 2 overviewVincent Tan, Master of Ceremonies 
8:40am

Engaging Children in the Context of Parental Separation

Katharine McLean, Senior Child Mental Health Advisor, Emerging Minds
Afra Durance, Child Mental Health Advisor, Emerging Minds

Comp Area 2
1.5

10:15am

Morning Tea

 

 
10:45amMental Health Care for WorkersDr Jemma Dessauvagie, Registered Psychologist, Helios PsychologyComp Area 1
0.5
11:30am

Finding My Way Back to you Babe: Being a Developmental Hero

Farida Lang, Senior Child Consultant, Anglicare WAComp Area 2
 
12:15pmLunch  
1:15pm

Reducing The Harm: Talking About Children & Pornography

Kayelene Kerr, Child Safety Advocate and Founder, eSafeKids

Comp Area 3
1.5
2:45pm

Afternoon Tea

 

 
3:15pmWorking with DadsNoël Robertson, Psychologist and Clinical Manager, Stronger FamiliesComp Area 2
1.0
4:15pmClosingNigel Calver, Deputy Chairperson, WA Family Law Pathways Network 
4:28pmMC ClosingVincent Tan, Master of Ceremonies 
4:30pm

Networking and Sundowner

  
5:00pmClose  

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