LB5528 - Advanced Family Mediation

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

This subject will equip students to respond to domestic and family violence in family work, and to operate in a family law environment. Students will develop advanced skills in family dispute resolution and practice managing some of the more challenging situations that may arise in the family context. 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 with special consideration of domestic and family violence and identify relevant family law;
• explain the role of a family dispute resolution practitioner when dealing with domestic and family violence and analyse family dispute resolution strategies relating to domestic and family violence;
• apply techniques and principles to facilitate family dispute resolution in mediation role-plays;
• role play a number of family mediation situations and critically analyse your practical experience gained in these role plays;
• develop a range of skills to respond to family violence in the mediation room. create an environment that supports the safety of vulnerable parties in dispute resolution.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise;
• The potential to lead and contribute to projects effectively and efficiently.

Prerequisites:

LB5519 but allow concurrent enrolment

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 7
Census Date 11-Jul-2013
Face to face teaching 09-Jul-2013 to 13-Jul-2013 (Five day workshop: 9 - 13 July 2013.)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy
Contact hours:	35 hours workshops/Seminars - Five day workshop: 9 - 13 July 2013.
Assessment:	skills assessment and relection (30%); essays (50%); online discussion (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance on all 5 days of the workshop is compulsory. Pre-workshop readings and online participation.
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

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.