2024 Conference Program
Day One – Tuesday, 7 May 2024 | |||
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| 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, | |
| 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, | 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 | 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 | Comp Area 3 0.5 |
| 2:40pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 3:15pm | Feeding Back Child Material to Parents Sensitively | Kirsty Mead, Program Manager, 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 | Comp Area 2 |
| 10:15am | Morning Tea |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |