If you are a member of ACR (National) Family Section, you can participate in “Family Mediation and Domestic Violence: The use of family mediation and the resolution of post-separation parenting within a history of family violence”, a free teleseminar presented by Jon Graham.
The presence of family violence is likely to create power differentials that make mediation more challenging. The misuse of power and control within intimate partner relationships can make any negotiation of future parenting arrangements impossible. The challenge we mediators face is that standard dispute resolution models struggle to manage the specific challenges of both resolution of disputed issues and working with the highly complex families. This teleconference will begin to draw together theory and practice models from Australia and North America that prioritize family safety in complex cases. Theory will be outlined and case examples provided of models for ensuring safer post-separation family mediation processes.
Speaker: Jon Graham, LLB, BA (Psych), VGrand Dip, FDR (Australia)
Jon Graham is a Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (Family Mediator) based in Sydney Australia. Jon has qualifications in law, psychology and commerce as well as post-graduate qualifications in family mediation. Jon combines over 20 years of clinical experience with families affected by separation and divorce with a substantial training calendar.
Teleconference Date: Monday, July 13, 2015
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (6:00am-7:00am Hawaii Time)
Call-in Number: (605) 562-3140 Access code: 474131
