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2024 Conference Program

2024 Conference Program

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	Day One - Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Time	Session Title	Speaker	CPD Points
8:00am	Doors Open for Registration
8:25am	Opening	Tucker Christou, Director Family Community Safety Services , Communicare
8:30am	Welcome to Country Smoking Ceremony	Jayden Boundry, Ngalak Nidja
8:45am	Conference Overview	Vincent Tan, Master of Ceremonies
8:55am	Official Opening	Justice Gail Sutherland, Chief Judge, Family Court of Western Australia
9:10am	About the Family Law Act Legislation Amendment	Justice Gail Sutherland, Chief Judge, Family Court of Western Australia	Comp Area 4 0.5
9:40am	Understanding 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
10:25am	Morning Tea and group photo
10:55am	When 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
11:55am	Lunch
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
2:40pm	Afternoon Tea
3:15pm	Feeding 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, Centrecare	Comp Area 3 0.5
4:35pm	Sundowner / Bar Opens
5:30pm	Close

	Day Two - Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Time	Session Title	Speaker	CPD Points
8:00am	Doors Open for Registration
8:30am	Conference Opening and Day 2 overview	Vincent 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
10:45am	Mental Health Care for Workers	Dr Jemma Dessauvagie, Registered Psychologist, Helios Psychology	Comp Area 1 0.5
11:30am	Finding My Way Back to you Babe: Being a Developmental Hero	Farida Lang, Senior Child Consultant, Anglicare WA	Comp Area 2
12:15pm	Lunch
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
3:15pm	Working with Dads	Noël Robertson, Psychologist and Clinical Manager, Stronger Families	Comp Area 2 1.0
4:15pm	Closing	Nigel Calver, Deputy Chairperson, WA Family Law Pathways Network
4:28pm	MC Closing	Vincent Tan, Master of Ceremonies
4:30pm	Networking and Sundowner
5:00pm	Close

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Acknowledgement

The WA Family Law Pathways Network acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land and waters on which we live and work, and pays our respects to Elders past, present and future for they carry the cultural wisdom, the stories, the traditions and dreaming. With a commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge the ongoing impact of past policies and practices, and commit our endeavours to creating a just society and sector that celebrates the ongoing resilience and self-determination of our first peoples and communities.