Held on the 8th to 12th November 2021
Australian Mediation Awareness Week
Focus Topic:
Culture and Dispute Resolution
2021 Keynote & Panel Discussion
Conflict Resilience - How to Stay Cool in Heated Conversations
Monday 8th November 2021
AEST 10am – 11am (GMT +10)
Venita Dimos will provide us with effective brain-based techniques that we can easily use to regulate our emotions during conflict, and maximise the opportunity for successful resolution.
Transforming Conflict Cultures in the Workplace
Tuesday 9th November 2021
AEST 10am – 11am (GMT +10)
Anna Faoagali will talk about the techniques that they use in mediation to assist participants to receive feedback in a useful and safe way that promotes their workplace relationship, before, at and post mediation.
The Voice of a Child
Wednesday 10th November 2021
AEST 10am – 11am (GMT +10)
Darren Mort will help participants to understand more about the harm exposure to conflict causes to growing minds by using the short film Tommy to illustrate the issues
Panel Discussion - Importance of Developing a Diverse Mediator's Skill Set
Wednesday 10th November 2021
AEST 6:30pm – 8pm (GMT +10)
Cheryl Bryan, Robert Tilbrooke, Claire Holland, and Simon Howden will conduct a panel discussion talking to us about the importance of developing a diverse mediator’s skill set drawing on their own journey and experiences.
Parenting Coordination - International View
Thursday 11th November 2021
AEST 10am – 11am (GMT +10)
Anne-Marie Cade will be sharing her views on the international perspective of parental coordination.
Family Mediators - Why are Client's Experiences so Different?
Friday 12th November 2021
AEST 10am – 11am (GMT +10)
Margo Orbell will be taking us through her views of family based dispute resolution.
Panel Debate - The Western Mediation Model is not Fit for a Multicultural Society
Friday 12th November 2021
AEST 8:00pm – 9:30pm (GMT +10)
International panel discussion about culture with representatives from each region. Our Chair is International Mediator, Barrister and Arbitrator, Jonathan Lux.
2021 Webinars
Elder Mediation in Ethnic Communities
Monday 8th November 2021
AEST 2:30pm – 3:15pm (GMT +10)
Vesna Flower Cvjeticanin will present on Elder Mediation.
Elder mediation is used to address conflicts involving older adults, primarily involving caregiving or finances. Elder Mediation is a relatively new approach to resolving these types of issues and there is even less awareness of it as an option in ethnic communities around Australia.
Vesna will share with us some of her experience with the complexities of providing mediation to people from diverse cultures.
Technology for Family Mediators
Monday 8th November 2021
AEST 3:30pm – 4:15pm (GMT +10)
Fiona Kirkman & Emma Urlach will be talking to us about the use of technology in family mediation.
Fiona was recently awarded Innovative Mediator of the Year for her work with FamilyProperty to introduce technology to support the Family Dispute Resolution Process.
Emma is the head of Product for Smokeball Australia. Emma has worked closely with Family Law practitioners in Australia, to identify how technology can improve dispute resolution processes.
Why Mediation Works and When it Doesn't
Tuesday 9th November 2021
AEST 2:30pm – 3:15pm (GMT +10)
Jessica Kastoun will be talking to us about the advantages of mediation and when to consider other forms of dispute resolution.
Family Therapy and Family Dispute Resolution
Tuesday 9th November 2021
AEST 3:30pm – 4:15pm (GMT +10)
Josephine Byrnes-Luna will be talking to us about therapy and dispute resolution in the family sector.
Transformative Relationship Mediation - What is it and why use it to re-negotiate your relationship?
Wednesday 10th November 2021
AEST 2:30pm – 3:15pm (GMT +10)
Ken Speakman will be talking to us about transformative relationship mediation.
Working with First Nations Families in a culturally aware and self-determining way
Wednesday 10th November 2021
AEST 3:30pm – 4:15pm (GMT +10)
Haley Walsh-Clarke will be talking to us about working with First Nations families and how FGC Family Led Decision Making helps prevent first nations children entering out of home care.
Why to say yes to Family Dispute Resolution & Court Ordered Mediation
Thursday 11th November 2021
AEST 2:30pm – 3:15pm (GMT +10)
Julia Barling will be talking to us about the advantages of Family Dispute Resolution and Court ordered mediation.
Mediators Green Pledge
Thursday 11th November 2021
AEST 3:30pm – 4:15pm (GMT +10)
Nicole Hartfield and Ian Macduff will provide information, context for the Mediators Green Pledge and the background, then lead a discussion on practical examples of living the Pledge.
Neighbour Disputes and Court Diverted Mediation
Friday 12th November 2021
AEST 2:30pm – 3:15pm (GMT +10)
Trauma Informed and Culturally Aware Mediation
Friday 12th November 2021
AEST 3:30pm – 4:15pm (GMT +10)
2021 Mock Mediations
Event Description
Mock Mediations are a simulated demonstration of what happens in a mediation session.
Typically mediation sessions run for at least 2 to 3 hours with some styles of mediation convened as full day sessions.
Mock Mediation’s give you a sampler of what happens in mediation. They are not a re-enactment of a mediation session.
Workplace Mediation - Preparation Demo
Tuesday 9th November 2021
AEST 11:30am – 12:30pm
Anna Faoagali
Family Law Property Mock Mediation with FamilyProperty
Tuesday 9th November 2021
AEST 11:30am – 12:30pm
Fiona Kirkman
Court Diverted Neighbour Dispute Mock Mediation
Wednesday 10th November 2021
AEST 11:30am – 12:30pm
Ros Lockley
Family Law Parenting Mock Mediation with FamilyProperty
Thursday 11th November 2021
AEST 11:30am – 12:30pm
Fiona Kirkman
Family Group Conference Mock Mediation
Friday 12th November 2021
AEST 11:30am – 12:30pm
Eve Clare
2021 Meet the Mediators
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Monday 8th November 2021
AEST 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Monday 8th November 2021
AEST 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Tuesday 9th November 2021
AEST 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Tuesday 9th November 2021
AEST 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Wednesday 10th November 2021
AEST 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Wednesday 10th November 2021
AEST 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Thursday 11th November 2021
AEST 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Thursday 11th November 2021
AEST 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Friday 12th November 2021
AEST 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
Meet a Mediator and ask your questions
Friday 12th November 2021
AEST 4:30pm – 5:30pm
2021 Breakfast Networking
These sessions are intended for mediators and other dispute resolution professionals to get together at the start of the day. It is a casual networking opportunity so come along and join us.
