LB5519 - Family and Interpersonal Dispute Resolution

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

This subject is designed to acquaint those with a background in basic mediation theory and practice with some of the fundamental issues in the area of family dispute resolution. This subject may be relevant to those with a wider interest in the fields of Conflict Resolution, Family Law, Social Work and related disciplines that involve working with families in conflict.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrated knowledge of the nature of disputes within families;
• understanding of the legal system and the current family law framework for the resolution of family disputes including adversarial, non-adversarial and collaborative methods of dispute resolution;
• demonstrated knowledge of child focused dispute resolution processes in family disputes;
• demonstrated awareness of, and ability to resolve, ethical and professional practice issues which arise in the conduct of family law matters involving dispute resolution.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development.

Assumed Knowledge:	Students should have an understanding of mediation.
Prerequisites:	LB5525 and LB5501 (allow concurrent for LB5501)

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 5
Census Date 03-May-2012
Face to face teaching 22-May-2012 to 26-May-2012 (35 hours of workshops/seminars)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy
Contact hours:	35 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	essays (50%); skills assessment and reflection (30%); online participation (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance on all days is compulsory.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.