Conflict Resolution to Reduce Legal Risk: Pathways to Peace in Schools
WEB213N03B: When conflict occurs at your school you don’t want it to lead to litigation. In this interactive panel Q & A you will be immersed in peace building strategies that help ward off staff, parents and students heading to the courts.
Description
For Teachers:
Attend and earn 2 Professional Development Hours (NSW)
Completing this conference will contribute 3 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority PD addressing 6.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW
Attend and earn 2 CPD points (QLD, WA, SA)
Attending this conference will contribute 3 hours of CPD addressing the standards as listed from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining teacher registration
7.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements: understand the implications of, and comply with, relevant legislative, administrative, organisational and professional requirements, policies and processes.
Attend and earn 2 hours of PD (VIC)
Attending this conference will contribute 4 hours of PD addressing the standards as listed from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining
Proficient Teacher registration in Victoria.
7.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements: understand the implications of, and comply with, relevant legislative, administrative, organisational and professional requirements, policies and processes.
For Lawyers:
Attend and earn 2 CPD units in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
10.00am to 12.00pm INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Peace Strategies for Schools
When conflict occurs at your school you don’t want it to lead to litigation. This interactive panel Q & A will immerse you in peace building strategies that help ward off staff, parents and students heading to the courts. Join experienced legal practitioner and mediator, Kay Feeney and leading restorative justice practitioners Margaret Thorsborne and Jennifer Lawless in this unique opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary learning experience.
Panel includes:
Kay Feeney, Director, Feeney Family Law
Jennifer Lawless, Behaviour Support Consultant, Queensland Department of Education
Sue Chandler, Head of Wellbeing, All Hallow’s School
Michelle McKersey, Deputy Head of Secondary Students, Moreton Bay College
Presenters
Kay Feeney
Kay Feeney is the Director of Feeney Family Law and has been a highly regarded member of the family law community for years. Kay is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Family Law Specialist and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. Prior to being admitted to the legal profession in 1985, Kay was a teacher and continues her commitment to the education of others by frequently writing papers and giving presentations on family law issues. Kay is a member of the Family Law Practitioners Association, the Family Law Section of the Family Law Council of Australia and the President of Queensland Collaborative Law, as well as a proud sponsor of the QUT Feeney Family Law Prize in Dispute Resolution and the QUT Learning Potential Fund which assists students to access University.
Jennifer Lawless