LB5519 - Family and Interpersonal Dispute Resolution

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

In this subject students will develop their mediation knowledge and skills in order to facilitate dispute resolution in a family law context. Students will also learn how to implement family dispute resolution strategies and how to create an environment that supports the safety of vulnerable parties in dispute resolution. Students will also consider ethical issues in family practice. The subject covers a number of the competencies required for Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner Accreditation in Australia.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the nature of disputes within families. Identify particularities of family dispute resolution in the family law context;
• explain the role of a family dispute resolution practitioner and the stages of family dispute resolution processes and analyse family dispute resolution strategies;
• apply techniques and principles to facilitate family dispute resolution in mediation role-plays;
• develop a range of skills in family mediation and create an environment that supports the safety of vulnerable parties in dispute resolution;
• role play a number of family mediation situations and critically analyse your practical experience gained in these role plays.

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.

Prerequisites:

LB5525 and LB5501 (allow concurrent for LB5501)

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 6
Census Date 27-Jun-2013
Face to face teaching 25-Jun-2013 to 29-Jun-2013 (One five day workshop: 25 - 29 June)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy
Contact hours:	35 hours workshops/Seminars - 25 - 29 June 2013.
Assessment:	(50%); essays (30%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance on all days is compulsory. Pre-workshop reading and online participation.

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.