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Confirmed Speakers and Workshops to date

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Keynote Speaker

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Jacinta Gallant - Canada

Lawyer, Mediator, Innovator and Educator

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Workshops

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Leanne Bamford – Australia

Social Worker, Family Consultant, Child Consultant for Child-Inclusive Mediation

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Trauma-Informed Practice and Family Law​

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This workshop will look at the neurobiology of trauma on the brain and its impact on family members experiencing divorce and separation.  Leanne will draw on knowledge from esteemed experts in this area, such as Professor Van de Kolk, Janina Fischer and Judith Herman to help us understand what trauma is, and how the brain responds to trauma, and what to expect and/or look for if we suspect our clients have been impacted by trauma.

The workshop will also explore the principles and practices of a trauma-informed approach to all facets of the lawyer/client relationship, and, in particular how you can utilise this process when mediating and/or using a collaborative approach to resolving your clients’ issues.

Finally, the workshop will explore the issue of vicarious trauma and the importance of understanding how this can impact on practitioners and how employers and employees (as well as colleagues and players within the family law arena) can adopt and practice a trauma-informed approach to self-care and the wellness of those working in this highly emotive area.

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Kay Feeney - Australia 

​Accredited Family Law Specialist, Mediator, Parenting Coordinator, IAFL Fellow

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Proving your client's case or re-traumatising a victim survivor?

 

With coercive control now a crime in some jurisdictions, and becoming more relevant to not just parenting but property matters, lawyers and mediators need to tread carefully. 

 

For lawyers acting for an alleged perpetrator, where is the line between testing the evidence and being an extension of the client's alleged abuse of the victim? 

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For lawyers acting for an alleged victim, is the evidence-gathering process more traumatising than helpful? 

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In a landscape with a greater emphasis on family violence in both parenting and property matters, how can mediators deal with these issues and help parties avoid litigation in the face of a denial that abuse occurred? 

 

Is there a better way of considering family violence and if so, what is it? 

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Anna Black - Australia

Barrister 

 

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Register, or read more information about the conference location.

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Discounted pricing is available if delegates register for both day one, and the Workshop on days two and three.

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Please note that due to the variables of international travel and speakers, and to ensure the best speakers can be secured,  the time for each workshop is not published until the commencement of the conference and workshops, and their timing remains subject to change.

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