CJRC member Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz will speak at a free two day Domestic Violence conference for QUT students
Dr Ron Frey from the School of Psychology and Counselling has organised a free two day domestic violence conference for QUT students.
May 27th and 28th May
10 am – 4 pm
H101, QUT Kelvin Grove Campus
Please note attendance is free, but there is somewhat limited seating in the auditorium.
All QUT students, family and friends are most cordially welcome. The programme is designed to maximise the participation of the audience and allow them to ask the questions they would really like answered.
Program:
Day One, Saturday, 27th May, 2017.
10 am
Welcome, from the School of Psychology and Counselling
Associate Professor Renata Meuter, or representative.
What is Domestic Violence?
Dr. Ron Frey, School of Psychology and Counselling
11:30 am
Is domestic violence best understood through a gender perspective?
Associate Professor Michael Flood, School of Justice, Faculty of Law, QUT
12:30 – 1pm Break
1pm – 3 pm
Welcome to country
Aunty Heather Carseldine, Queensland Health
Panel discussion on risk assessment with women
Di Mangan, CEO, DV Connect
Sophie McCashin, Practice coordinator, DV Connect
Emily Cheesman, Talera Centre
Kristy Edwards, WAVSS (who will include some thoughts about amphetamine abuse and domestic violence)
Aunty Heather Carseldine (to be confirmed)
3 pm -4 pm
What can we learn about risk from the study of deaths from family violence?
Susan Beattie, manager, Domestic and Family Violence Review Unit
Day Two, 28th May, 2017
10 am – 12 pm
Children and domestic violence
Anna Jones, programme manager, the Talera Centre
Dr. Ron Frey
Panel
Emma Malone, the Talera Centre
Dr. Areana Eivers, School of Psychology and Counselling, QUT (to be confirmed)
12 pm – 1pm Lunch
1 pm – 2:15 pm
Legal Issues
Professor Heather Douglas, Faculty of Law, University of Queensland
Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz, School of Justice, Faculty of Law, QUT
Angela Lynch, Women’s Legal Service (to be confirmed)
2:30 pm to 4 pm
Working with men as both victims and perpetrators
Panel
Mark Walter, DV Connect, Mensline coordinator
Dave Misso, specialist psychologist
Dave Burck, Renew Programme, Talera Centre
Dr. Ron Frey
2 Comments
How do I register for this event?
That conference was last May.