LEADR - Association of Dispute Resolvers

LEADR and ADRA jointly hosted FDR Conference 2011:
'The Changing Face of Family Dispute Resolution'
on Saturday 12 March 2011 at The Grace Hotel, Sydney.

Podcasts of the speakers are available here:

Podcasts

Welcome

ADRA President, Emma Matthews and
LEADR CEO, Fiona Hollier

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Family Dispute Resolution,
Reflections from the Bench

Professor The Honourable Jennifer Boland,
The University of Sydney

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“The Family Violence – A National Legal Response” Report and implementation of recommendations

Commissioner Hilary Astor,
NSW Law Reform Commission

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Supporting Parents with Information
on Child Development

Dr Jonathan Toussaint,
Interrelate Family Centres

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Relational Mediation

Bill Hewlett, Relationship Australia

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NSW Legal Aid Commission – New Initiatives including Child Protection Pilot and CALD Matters

Sally Lord, Legal Aid NSW
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National Mediation Conference 2010

Podcasts from the NMC 2010 on the NMC website >>

Podcasts from ADRA Family Dispute Resolution Conference 2009

ADRA's Family Dispute Resolution Conference held 2 May 2009 in Sydney explored the changes in the family disupte area and the implications for mediators. The following are podcasts from the Conference.

Janice McLeay, Chair ADRA
Welcome to FDR Conference (3 mins)
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Hon Federal Magistrate Judith Walker
De facto property legislation – changes and implications (53 mins)
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Alexandra Wearne, Solicitor Advocate NSW Legal Aid Commission
The impact of family violence on family law matters and the need to ensure child safety (36 mins)
Podcast: click here >>

Margaret Condonis - Assessment for FDR
Assessment and screening for FDR (43 mins).
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Paul Boers - Same sex reform legislation and implications (50 mins)
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Professor Hilary Astor - Section 60I certificates -- conundrums and confusion (42 mins)
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Paul Lewis - Practice issues interactive session (44 mins)
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Andrea Cotter-Moroz - Summation and future planning (12 mins)
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Podcasts from the 9th National Mediation Conference 2008

Transforming the Landscape, Hyatt Regency Perth, 9-12 September 2008

Below are podcasts of the keynote presentations and concurrent papers given at the National Mediation Conference 2008 (not always in their entirety - NC). These podcasts have been recorded with the permission of the NMC and the speakers.

Papers and/or powerpoints are available on the National Mediation Conference website >>

Keynote speakers

Hilary Astor - Transforming the landscape of mediation
Hilary Astor, Professor of Dispute Resolution, Faculty of Law, Sydney University, journeyed from mediation's inception in Australia through to her personal vision of the landscape 10 years hence. She began by acknowledging contributions of the indigenous peoples and our own elders of mediation. (27 mins NC). Podcast: click here >>

Michelle LeBaron - Culture change and creativity: mediating ourselves home
Professor Michelle LeBaron, from the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Vancouver, Canada, expored how mediation and mediators have become more culturally fluent, while examining the forces that constrain development of culturally sensitive processes. (33 mins) Podcast: click here >>

Julie Macfarlane - The New lawyer - moving from warrior to conflict resolver
Dr Julie Macfarlane, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Canada, addressed the implications for mediators of the emerging generation of "new lawyers" and the impact on clients who seek both legal services and the intervention of mediators in problem-solving. (35 mins) Podcast: click here >>

John Wade - Persuasion in negotiation and mediation
John Wade, Professor at the Faculty of Law, Bond University, offered a framework for patterns of behaviour and persuasion observed in high conflict negotiations in civil and family disuptes. (38 mins) Podcast: click here >>

Bill Eddy - Working high conflict clients
Bill Eddy from the National Conflict Resolution Center in California, focused on four key skills for handling people in mediation with high conflict personalities which while respectful and calming of their negative emotions, focus on tasks and setting limits on behaviour. (30 mins NC). Podcast: click here >>

Hypothetical

No borders to justice? The regulation of mediation around the world. (65 mins)
Chaired by Professor Nadja Alexander
Panel: Ian Hangar AM QC, NADRAC; Justice Ambeng Kandakasi, Supreme and Nationao Court, PNG; Professor Michelle Le Baron, University of British Columbia, Canada; Dr Julie Macfarlane, University of Windsor, Canada; and Irena Vanenkova, International Mediation Institute. [Participants played a role and expressed views which were not necessarily their own.]

An international panel pit their wits in challenging scenarios. Entertaining.
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Concurrent sessions (alphabetically by presenters' surname)

Susan Armstrong - The potential for culturally responsive family dispute resolution
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Becky Batagol - Reading the landscape of power
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Laurence Boulle - Global frontiers
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Jessica Carter - Telephone mediation - a fresh look at a familiar service (27 mins)
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Nicole Cullen - Working with government to deliver ADR services: How to get in, get along and get more... (23 mins)
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Dr Brenda Daly & Dr Noelle Higgins - Mediation in conflict resolution – what makes for successful peace negotiations? (24 mins)
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Tom Fisher - Bringing mindful awareness to transformative mediation: the role of the mediator (30 mins)
Tom Fisher tells how the “mindfulness” of the mediator can improve the help s/he offers to parties in crisis. Podcast: click here >>

Chris Ford - Conflict management in an operational environment (NC)
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Bianca Keys - Addressing difficulties at the preparatory stage
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Robert Lopich - Collaborative law overview - Towards collaborative problem solving in business (25 mins)
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Helen Marks - Counter-culturalism
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Peter Marshall - The mediated organisation
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Dr Julie McFarlane -The use of Islamic dispute resolution processes in North American mosques: an empirical study (41 mins)
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Graeme Neate, Intervention strategies in native title mediation (30 mins)
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Lola Akin Ojelabi, Cultural diversity, conflict resolution and the role of law (30 mins)
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Mary Sankey - Taking the heat out of child disputes in the Family Courts (32 mins)
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Seckin Ungur - Impediments to successful mediation
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Irena Vanenkova - A comprehensive update on the International Mediation Institute (20 mins)
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Dr Ian Wells - Using mediation to resolve complaints about the Australian intelligence community (27 mins)
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Dr Helena Yuen - Buddhist mediation: a transformative approach to conflict resolution (23 mins)
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To read LEADR's report on the Conference >>

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