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This program is interactive. You can click on each of the presenter sessions to view the presentation outline and presenter’s biography.

The conference sessions will run on AEDT – Adelaide time.

Conference start time:

 

12.30pm (SA)
1.00pm AEDT (TAS, NSW, VIC, ACT)
10.00am (WA)
11.00am (NT)
11.30am (QLD)

 

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All sessions (excluding workshops) will be recorded and made available to delegates in the Resource Centre five business days after the conclusion of the conference.

 

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The 2024 STOP Domestic Violence Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and speakers if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum. 

 


Monday, November 25, 2024

Room 1: In-Person and Online
Room 2: In-Person Only
Room 3: In-Person Only
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Day 1 - Registration Open
Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
Keynote Session One
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Welcome To Country
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Welcome & Housekeeping
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM In the Trenches: Professionals as Warriors and Guardians in the Battle Against Domestic Abuse
Matthew Stegner, Owner, Lead Instructor: Stegner Consulting and Training LLC
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
Workshop 1
Room 1 - In-Person Only 		Workshop 2
Room 2 - In-Person Only 		Workshop 3
Room 3 - In-Person Only
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Children's Safety Planning: How to Include a Child Rights Approach When Planning for Safety - A Workshop for Practitionerschildren's Safety Planning: How to Include a Child Rights Approach When Planning for Safety - A Workshop for Practitioners
Rebecca MacPherson, Ksondra Stephens & Caitlin Suthers, 54reasons 		Building the Framework - Bridging Social Gaps - Supporting Women From Diverse Communities Experiencing Family Violence
Anuradha Krishnan, Kulturbrille 		The Power of the Media in Defining Violence in Relationships: Coming Together to Change the Story for Everyone
Peta Dampney, From Me To You Consulting
4:00 PM - 4:08 PM
Bathroom & Stretch Break
Workshop 4
Room 1 - In-Person Only 		Workshop 5
Room 2 - In-Person Only 		Workshop 6
Room 3 - In-Person Only
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM Working With Shame in a Family Violence Context
Hala Abdelnour, Institute of Non-Violence 		At the Core: Poetry as Resistance to Domestic and Family Violence
Julia Ellis & Salwa Al Baz, Cumberland Women's Health Centre 		Understanding and Responding to Vicarious Trauma and Building Workplace Solutions
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM Networking Event
Complimentary canapés and a welcome drinks
Room 1: In-Person and Online
Room 2: In-Person Only
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Day 1 - Registration Open
Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
Keynote Session One
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Welcome To Country
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Welcome & Housekeeping
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM In the Trenches: Professionals as Warriors and Guardians in the Battle Against Domestic Abuse
Matthew Stegner, Owner, Lead Instructor: Stegner Consulting and Training LLC
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
Workshop 1
Room 1 - In-Person Only 		Workshop 2
Room 2 - In-Person Only
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Children's Safety Planning: How to Include a Child Rights Approach When Planning for Safety - A Workshop for Practitionerschildren's Safety Planning: How to Include a Child Rights Approach When Planning for Safety - A Workshop for Practitioners
Rebecca MacPherson, Ksondra Stephens & Caitlin Suthers, 54reasons 		Building the Framework - Bridging Social Gaps - Supporting Women From Diverse Communities Experiencing Family Violence
Anuradha Krishnan, Kulturbrille
4:00 PM - 4:08 PM
Bathroom & Stretch Break
Workshop 4
Room 1 - In-Person Only 		Workshop 5
Room 2 - In-Person Only
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM Working With Shame in a Family Violence Context
Hala Abdelnour, Institute of Non-Violence 		At the Core: Poetry as Resistance to Domestic and Family Violence
Julia Ellis & Salwa Al Baz, Cumberland Women's Health Centre
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM Networking Event
Complimentary canapés and a welcome drinks

Room 3: In-Person Only
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Day 1 - Registration Open
Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
Keynote Session One
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Welcome To Country
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Welcome & Housekeeping
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM In the Trenches: Professionals as Warriors and Guardians in the Battle Against Domestic Abuse
Matthew Stegner, Owner, Lead Instructor: Stegner Consulting and Training LLC
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
Workshop 3
Room 3 - In-Person Only
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM The Power of the Media in Defining Violence in Relationships: Coming Together to Change the Story for Everyone
Peta Dampney, From Me To You Consulting
4:00 PM - 4:08 PM
Bathroom & Stretch Break
Workshop 6
Room 3 - In-Person Only
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM Understanding and Responding to Vicarious Trauma and Building Workplace Solutions
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM Networking Event
Complimentary canapés and a welcome drinks

Room 1: In-Person and Online
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Day 1 - Registration Open
Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
Keynote Session One
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Welcome To Country
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Welcome & Housekeeping
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM In the Trenches: Professionals as Warriors and Guardians in the Battle Against Domestic Abuse
Matthew Stegner, Owner, Lead Instructor: Stegner Consulting and Training LLC
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
Workshop 1
Room 1 - In-Person Only
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Children's Safety Planning: How to Include a Child Rights Approach When Planning for Safety - A Workshop for Practitionerschildren's Safety Planning: How to Include a Child Rights Approach When Planning for Safety - A Workshop for Practitioners
Rebecca MacPherson, Ksondra Stephens & Caitlin Suthers, 54reasons
4:00 PM - 4:08 PM
Bathroom & Stretch Break
Workshop 4
Room 1 - In-Person Only
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM Working With Shame in a Family Violence Context
Hala Abdelnour, Institute of Non-Violence
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM Networking Event
Complimentary canapés and a welcome drinks

Room 2: In-Person Only
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Day 1 - Registration Open
Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
Keynote Session One
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Welcome To Country
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Welcome & Housekeeping
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM In the Trenches: Professionals as Warriors and Guardians in the Battle Against Domestic Abuse
Matthew Stegner, Owner, Lead Instructor: Stegner Consulting and Training LLC
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
Workshop 2
Room 2 - In-Person Only
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Building the Framework - Bridging Social Gaps - Supporting Women From Diverse Communities Experiencing Family Violence
Anuradha Krishnan, Kulturbrille
4:00 PM - 4:08 PM
Bathroom & Stretch Break
Workshop 5
Room 2 - In-Person Only
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM At the Core: Poetry as Resistance to Domestic and Family Violence
Julia Ellis & Salwa Al Baz, Cumberland Women's Health Centre
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM Networking Event
Complimentary canapés and a welcome drinks

Room 3: In-Person Only
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Day 1 - Registration Open
Welcome! Come and say hello to the Conference Team and collect your Name Badge!
Keynote Session One
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Welcome To Country
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Welcome & Housekeeping
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM In the Trenches: Professionals as Warriors and Guardians in the Battle Against Domestic Abuse
Matthew Stegner, Owner, Lead Instructor: Stegner Consulting and Training LLC
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
Workshop 3
Room 3 - In-Person Only
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM The Power of the Media in Defining Violence in Relationships: Coming Together to Change the Story for Everyone
Peta Dampney, From Me To You Consulting
4:00 PM - 4:08 PM
Bathroom & Stretch Break
Workshop 6
Room 3 - In-Person Only
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM Understanding and Responding to Vicarious Trauma and Building Workplace Solutions
Tara Hunter, Full Stop Australia
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM Networking Event
Complimentary canapés and a welcome drinks

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Room 1: In-Person and Online
Room 2: In-Person Only
Room 3: In-Person Only
Room 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session Two
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day Two Welcome
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Director, National Women’s Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
8:40 AM - 9:50 AM PANEL: Interactive Youth Focused Panel with Australian Youth Advocates
Moderator: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Hannah Taylor, Researcher University of Queensland Panellists: Harrison James, Your Reference Ain't Relevant Campaign Sarah Williams, What Were You Wearing Australia Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Addressing Financial Abuse is Everyone’s Business
Nathan Barker, Commonwealth Bank
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition - D2
SESSION 1: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie) 		SESSION 2: Fostering Prevention, Reporting, Support and Resources
Chair: Tara Hunter 		SESSION 3: Innovations in Addressing Domestic Violence and Legal Support
Chair: Julianna Marshall 		SESSION 4: Insights into Domestic and Family Violence: Deconstructing Narratives and Advancing Psychological Interventions
Chair: Sharon Lockwood
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM International Best Practice in Responding to Children and Young People who have Experienced Family Violence: Lessons for Australian Service Delivery
Dr Chelsea Tobin, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre 		Working Together Under the National Plan: The Role and Importance of Primary prevention, Early Intervention, Response and Recovery to End Violence Against Women
Cara Gleeson, Our Watch 		Young People’s Perceptions of Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control: The Effects of Frequency of Behaviour and Impact on the Victim
Maria Atienzar Prieto, Griffith University 		Power and Protection: Identifying Psychological Actions to Combat Domestic Violence
David Mccubbin, Coup
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Addressing Critical Gaps: Protecting High-Risk Youth Through Early Interventions in Family Violence
Carla Wilkie, Berry Street Victoria 		Working Together to Connect Lived Experience through Peer Support: Full Stop Australia and The Survivor Hub.
Emily Lachevre, Full Stop Australia & Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub 		Enhancing Legal Pathways for Domestic Violence Victims through Multidisciplinary Partnerships: The Legal Services Commission of South Australia's Holistic Approach
Stephen Bourne, Legal Services Commission of South Australia 		Beyond Pathologizing Intervention: A Critique of Trauma Informed Practice in the D & FV Space
Dr. Christine Craik & Jessica Findling, RMIT University
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Improving Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Surveillance by Text Mining Police Records
Dr George Karystianis, University of New South Wales 		Empowering Voices: Creating Trauma-Informed, Safe Reporting Mechanisms for Victims of Domestic and Family Violence
Farah Assafiri, Justice Support Centre 		Bringing Superpowers Together: Bridging Gaps and Demystifying Legal Support through Community Partnerships
Kasumi Ejiri & Rosa Grahame, Women's Legal Centre ACT 		A Gendered Criminal Law Service: Addressing the Criminalisation of Victims of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
Julianna Marshall, Tania Collins & Amanda Lambden, Central Australian Women's Legal Service
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM Prevention in Partnership: Our Watch and Rainbow Health Australia on the New National LGBTIQA+ Primary Prevention Framework
Dr Shaez Mortimer, Our Watch 		With You We Can: A Collaborative Victim-Led Resource Using Lived and Sector Expertise to Enhance Access to and Understanding of the Legal System
Sarah Rosenberg, With You We Can 		Understanding the religious context to domestic violence, and the role of faith-based organisations
Professor Sarah Wendt & Dr Josephine Clarke, University of Melbourne 		A Detailed Framework of Grooming in Intimate Partner Abuse and its Connection with the Tremor of the Programmed Polyvagal Nervous System
Leanne Nunn, University of Tasmania
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
Grab some lunch and check out the poster presentations in the Exhibitor Hall
SESSION 5: Enhancing Legal Pathways
Chair: 		SESSION 6: Addressing Technology-Facilitated Abuse
Chair: Deborah Costello 		SESSION 7: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Louise Kelly 		SESSION 8: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Lauren French
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM Proving Family Violence in Family Law
Monica Blizzard, KHQ Lawyers 		Understanding and Responding to Technology Facilitated Abuse Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Annabelle Harrison, Wesnet - Womens Services Network 		From Agency Coordination to Electronic Monitoring: Ensuring Family Safety Through Innovative Solutions
Sarah Dayton-O'Neill, Department Of Police, Fire And Emergency Management & Rebecca Davis, Tasmania Police 		Invisible and Overlooked: Exploring Young People's Experiences of Navigating a Family Violence System Designed for Adults
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Dr Jasmine McGowan, Monash University
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM Putting safety first in family law: How the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is responding to family violence three years on from the commencement of the reforms
Hayley Foster, Judge Anna Parker, David Pringle PSM & Janet Carmichael, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 		Young People Taking Action – Addressing Technology-facilitated Abuse From a Youth Perspective Amid the Rise of Ai, Systematic Failure, and a National Epidemic of Violence
Ruben Sherriff, Napcan 		Primary Prevention of Violence Experienced by LGBTIQ+ People: A Primer for Response Workers
Julia Earley & Belinda O'Connor, Rainbow Health Australia 		Creating space with children and young people to explore risk of violence in their lives in community-based settings
Dr Jamie Lee & Tonia Keating, Relationships Australia SA
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Panel 1 Continued Project Rita: An Integrated Approach to Addressing Technology Facilitated Abuse
Sarah Vuzem & Grant Killen, YFS Ltd 		Collaborating for Collective Action – the power of movement-based bystander training in engaging male athletes on the prevention of violence against women
Dee Micevski, Women's Health Grampians & Alan Tongue, National Rugby League 		It’s Not Our Business – The Case for Emergency Services to Consider F&DV Prevention, Response and Recovery
Rachael Mackay & Steve O'Malley, Gender And Disaster Australia
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition - D2
Keynote Session Three
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Presentation by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP - Pre Recorded
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Tolerating the Intolerable - Men's Violence and System's Abuse
Terese Edwards, CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM Unveiling the Overlooked Nexus: The intersections of Abuse and Disability.
Melonie Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Destination Accessible
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM A First Nations Holistic Model of Care: A Workforce Development Design Response
Davina Hickling, Operations Manager, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation
Room 1: In-Person and Online
Room 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session Two
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day Two Welcome
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Director, National Women’s Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
8:40 AM - 9:50 AM PANEL: Interactive Youth Focused Panel with Australian Youth Advocates
Moderator: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Hannah Taylor, Researcher University of Queensland Panellists: Harrison James, Your Reference Ain't Relevant Campaign Sarah Williams, What Were You Wearing Australia Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Addressing Financial Abuse is Everyone’s Business
Nathan Barker, Commonwealth Bank
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition - D2
SESSION 1: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie) 		SESSION 2: Fostering Prevention, Reporting, Support and Resources
Chair: Tara Hunter
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM International Best Practice in Responding to Children and Young People who have Experienced Family Violence: Lessons for Australian Service Delivery
Dr Chelsea Tobin, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre 		Working Together Under the National Plan: The Role and Importance of Primary prevention, Early Intervention, Response and Recovery to End Violence Against Women
Cara Gleeson, Our Watch
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Addressing Critical Gaps: Protecting High-Risk Youth Through Early Interventions in Family Violence
Carla Wilkie, Berry Street Victoria 		Working Together to Connect Lived Experience through Peer Support: Full Stop Australia and The Survivor Hub.
Emily Lachevre, Full Stop Australia & Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Improving Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Surveillance by Text Mining Police Records
Dr George Karystianis, University of New South Wales 		Empowering Voices: Creating Trauma-Informed, Safe Reporting Mechanisms for Victims of Domestic and Family Violence
Farah Assafiri, Justice Support Centre
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM Prevention in Partnership: Our Watch and Rainbow Health Australia on the New National LGBTIQA+ Primary Prevention Framework
Dr Shaez Mortimer, Our Watch 		With You We Can: A Collaborative Victim-Led Resource Using Lived and Sector Expertise to Enhance Access to and Understanding of the Legal System
Sarah Rosenberg, With You We Can
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
Grab some lunch and check out the poster presentations in the Exhibitor Hall
SESSION 5: Enhancing Legal Pathways
Chair: 		SESSION 6: Addressing Technology-Facilitated Abuse
Chair: Deborah Costello
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM Proving Family Violence in Family Law
Monica Blizzard, KHQ Lawyers 		Understanding and Responding to Technology Facilitated Abuse Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Annabelle Harrison, Wesnet - Womens Services Network
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM Putting safety first in family law: How the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is responding to family violence three years on from the commencement of the reforms
Hayley Foster, Judge Anna Parker, David Pringle PSM & Janet Carmichael, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 		Young People Taking Action – Addressing Technology-facilitated Abuse From a Youth Perspective Amid the Rise of Ai, Systematic Failure, and a National Epidemic of Violence
Ruben Sherriff, Napcan
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Panel 1 Continued Project Rita: An Integrated Approach to Addressing Technology Facilitated Abuse
Sarah Vuzem & Grant Killen, YFS Ltd
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition - D2
Keynote Session Three
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Presentation by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP - Pre Recorded
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Tolerating the Intolerable - Men's Violence and System's Abuse
Terese Edwards, CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM Unveiling the Overlooked Nexus: The intersections of Abuse and Disability.
Melonie Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Destination Accessible
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM A First Nations Holistic Model of Care: A Workforce Development Design Response
Davina Hickling, Operations Manager, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

Room 3: In-Person Only
Room 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session Two
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day Two Welcome
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Director, National Women’s Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
8:40 AM - 9:50 AM PANEL: Interactive Youth Focused Panel with Australian Youth Advocates
Moderator: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Hannah Taylor, Researcher University of Queensland Panellists: Harrison James, Your Reference Ain't Relevant Campaign Sarah Williams, What Were You Wearing Australia Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Addressing Financial Abuse is Everyone’s Business
Nathan Barker, Commonwealth Bank
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition - D2
SESSION 3: Innovations in Addressing Domestic Violence and Legal Support
Chair: Julianna Marshall 		SESSION 4: Insights into Domestic and Family Violence: Deconstructing Narratives and Advancing Psychological Interventions
Chair: Sharon Lockwood
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Young People’s Perceptions of Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control: The Effects of Frequency of Behaviour and Impact on the Victim
Maria Atienzar Prieto, Griffith University 		Power and Protection: Identifying Psychological Actions to Combat Domestic Violence
David Mccubbin, Coup
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Enhancing Legal Pathways for Domestic Violence Victims through Multidisciplinary Partnerships: The Legal Services Commission of South Australia's Holistic Approach
Stephen Bourne, Legal Services Commission of South Australia 		Beyond Pathologizing Intervention: A Critique of Trauma Informed Practice in the D & FV Space
Dr. Christine Craik & Jessica Findling, RMIT University
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Bringing Superpowers Together: Bridging Gaps and Demystifying Legal Support through Community Partnerships
Kasumi Ejiri & Rosa Grahame, Women's Legal Centre ACT 		A Gendered Criminal Law Service: Addressing the Criminalisation of Victims of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
Julianna Marshall, Tania Collins & Amanda Lambden, Central Australian Women's Legal Service
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM Understanding the religious context to domestic violence, and the role of faith-based organisations
Professor Sarah Wendt & Dr Josephine Clarke, University of Melbourne 		A Detailed Framework of Grooming in Intimate Partner Abuse and its Connection with the Tremor of the Programmed Polyvagal Nervous System
Leanne Nunn, University of Tasmania
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
Grab some lunch and check out the poster presentations in the Exhibitor Hall
SESSION 7: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Louise Kelly 		SESSION 8: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Lauren French
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM From Agency Coordination to Electronic Monitoring: Ensuring Family Safety Through Innovative Solutions
Sarah Dayton-O'Neill, Department Of Police, Fire And Emergency Management & Rebecca Davis, Tasmania Police 		Invisible and Overlooked: Exploring Young People's Experiences of Navigating a Family Violence System Designed for Adults
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Dr Jasmine McGowan, Monash University
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM Primary Prevention of Violence Experienced by LGBTIQ+ People: A Primer for Response Workers
Julia Earley & Belinda O'Connor, Rainbow Health Australia 		Creating space with children and young people to explore risk of violence in their lives in community-based settings
Dr Jamie Lee & Tonia Keating, Relationships Australia SA
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Collaborating for Collective Action – the power of movement-based bystander training in engaging male athletes on the prevention of violence against women
Dee Micevski, Women's Health Grampians & Alan Tongue, National Rugby League 		It’s Not Our Business – The Case for Emergency Services to Consider F&DV Prevention, Response and Recovery
Rachael Mackay & Steve O'Malley, Gender And Disaster Australia
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition - D2
Keynote Session Three
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Presentation by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP - Pre Recorded
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Tolerating the Intolerable - Men's Violence and System's Abuse
Terese Edwards, CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM Unveiling the Overlooked Nexus: The intersections of Abuse and Disability.
Melonie Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Destination Accessible
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM A First Nations Holistic Model of Care: A Workforce Development Design Response
Davina Hickling, Operations Manager, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

Room 1: In-Person and Online
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session Two
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day Two Welcome
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Director, National Women’s Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
8:40 AM - 9:50 AM PANEL: Interactive Youth Focused Panel with Australian Youth Advocates
Moderator: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Hannah Taylor, Researcher University of Queensland Panellists: Harrison James, Your Reference Ain't Relevant Campaign Sarah Williams, What Were You Wearing Australia Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Addressing Financial Abuse is Everyone’s Business
Nathan Barker, Commonwealth Bank
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition - D2
SESSION 1: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie)
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM International Best Practice in Responding to Children and Young People who have Experienced Family Violence: Lessons for Australian Service Delivery
Dr Chelsea Tobin, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Addressing Critical Gaps: Protecting High-Risk Youth Through Early Interventions in Family Violence
Carla Wilkie, Berry Street Victoria
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Improving Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Surveillance by Text Mining Police Records
Dr George Karystianis, University of New South Wales
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM Prevention in Partnership: Our Watch and Rainbow Health Australia on the New National LGBTIQA+ Primary Prevention Framework
Dr Shaez Mortimer, Our Watch
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
Grab some lunch and check out the poster presentations in the Exhibitor Hall
SESSION 5: Enhancing Legal Pathways
Chair:
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM Proving Family Violence in Family Law
Monica Blizzard, KHQ Lawyers
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM Putting safety first in family law: How the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is responding to family violence three years on from the commencement of the reforms
Hayley Foster, Judge Anna Parker, David Pringle PSM & Janet Carmichael, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Panel 1 Continued
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition - D2
Keynote Session Three
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Presentation by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP - Pre Recorded
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Tolerating the Intolerable - Men's Violence and System's Abuse
Terese Edwards, CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM Unveiling the Overlooked Nexus: The intersections of Abuse and Disability.
Melonie Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Destination Accessible
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM A First Nations Holistic Model of Care: A Workforce Development Design Response
Davina Hickling, Operations Manager, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

Room 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session Two
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day Two Welcome
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Director, National Women’s Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
8:40 AM - 9:50 AM PANEL: Interactive Youth Focused Panel with Australian Youth Advocates
Moderator: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Hannah Taylor, Researcher University of Queensland Panellists: Harrison James, Your Reference Ain't Relevant Campaign Sarah Williams, What Were You Wearing Australia Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Addressing Financial Abuse is Everyone’s Business
Nathan Barker, Commonwealth Bank
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition - D2
SESSION 2: Fostering Prevention, Reporting, Support and Resources
Chair: Tara Hunter
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Working Together Under the National Plan: The Role and Importance of Primary prevention, Early Intervention, Response and Recovery to End Violence Against Women
Cara Gleeson, Our Watch
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Working Together to Connect Lived Experience through Peer Support: Full Stop Australia and The Survivor Hub.
Emily Lachevre, Full Stop Australia & Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Empowering Voices: Creating Trauma-Informed, Safe Reporting Mechanisms for Victims of Domestic and Family Violence
Farah Assafiri, Justice Support Centre
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM With You We Can: A Collaborative Victim-Led Resource Using Lived and Sector Expertise to Enhance Access to and Understanding of the Legal System
Sarah Rosenberg, With You We Can
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
Grab some lunch and check out the poster presentations in the Exhibitor Hall
SESSION 6: Addressing Technology-Facilitated Abuse
Chair: Deborah Costello
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM Understanding and Responding to Technology Facilitated Abuse Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Annabelle Harrison, Wesnet - Womens Services Network
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM Young People Taking Action – Addressing Technology-facilitated Abuse From a Youth Perspective Amid the Rise of Ai, Systematic Failure, and a National Epidemic of Violence
Ruben Sherriff, Napcan
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Project Rita: An Integrated Approach to Addressing Technology Facilitated Abuse
Sarah Vuzem & Grant Killen, YFS Ltd
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition - D2
Keynote Session Three
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Presentation by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP - Pre Recorded
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Tolerating the Intolerable - Men's Violence and System's Abuse
Terese Edwards, CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM Unveiling the Overlooked Nexus: The intersections of Abuse and Disability.
Melonie Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Destination Accessible
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM A First Nations Holistic Model of Care: A Workforce Development Design Response
Davina Hickling, Operations Manager, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

Room 3: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session Two
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day Two Welcome
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Director, National Women’s Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
8:40 AM - 9:50 AM PANEL: Interactive Youth Focused Panel with Australian Youth Advocates
Moderator: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Hannah Taylor, Researcher University of Queensland Panellists: Harrison James, Your Reference Ain't Relevant Campaign Sarah Williams, What Were You Wearing Australia Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Addressing Financial Abuse is Everyone’s Business
Nathan Barker, Commonwealth Bank
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition - D2
SESSION 3: Innovations in Addressing Domestic Violence and Legal Support
Chair: Julianna Marshall
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Young People’s Perceptions of Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control: The Effects of Frequency of Behaviour and Impact on the Victim
Maria Atienzar Prieto, Griffith University
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Enhancing Legal Pathways for Domestic Violence Victims through Multidisciplinary Partnerships: The Legal Services Commission of South Australia's Holistic Approach
Stephen Bourne, Legal Services Commission of South Australia
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Bringing Superpowers Together: Bridging Gaps and Demystifying Legal Support through Community Partnerships
Kasumi Ejiri & Rosa Grahame, Women's Legal Centre ACT
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM Understanding the religious context to domestic violence, and the role of faith-based organisations
Professor Sarah Wendt & Dr Josephine Clarke, University of Melbourne
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
Grab some lunch and check out the poster presentations in the Exhibitor Hall
SESSION 7: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Louise Kelly
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM From Agency Coordination to Electronic Monitoring: Ensuring Family Safety Through Innovative Solutions
Sarah Dayton-O'Neill, Department Of Police, Fire And Emergency Management & Rebecca Davis, Tasmania Police
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM Primary Prevention of Violence Experienced by LGBTIQ+ People: A Primer for Response Workers
Julia Earley & Belinda O'Connor, Rainbow Health Australia
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Collaborating for Collective Action – the power of movement-based bystander training in engaging male athletes on the prevention of violence against women
Dee Micevski, Women's Health Grampians & Alan Tongue, National Rugby League
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition - D2
Keynote Session Three
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Presentation by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP - Pre Recorded
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Tolerating the Intolerable - Men's Violence and System's Abuse
Terese Edwards, CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM Unveiling the Overlooked Nexus: The intersections of Abuse and Disability.
Melonie Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Destination Accessible
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM A First Nations Holistic Model of Care: A Workforce Development Design Response
Davina Hickling, Operations Manager, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

Room 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 2 - Registration Open
Keynote Session Two
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Day Two Welcome
Conference Co-Chair: Katherine Berney, Director, National Women’s Safety Alliance and Geraldine Bilston, Family & Sexual Violence Consultant and Advocate
8:40 AM - 9:50 AM PANEL: Interactive Youth Focused Panel with Australian Youth Advocates
Moderator: Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Hannah Taylor, Researcher University of Queensland Panellists: Harrison James, Your Reference Ain't Relevant Campaign Sarah Williams, What Were You Wearing Australia Anna Coutts-Trotter, The Survivor Hub
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Addressing Financial Abuse is Everyone’s Business
Nathan Barker, Commonwealth Bank
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition - D2
SESSION 4: Insights into Domestic and Family Violence: Deconstructing Narratives and Advancing Psychological Interventions
Chair: Sharon Lockwood
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Power and Protection: Identifying Psychological Actions to Combat Domestic Violence
David Mccubbin, Coup
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Beyond Pathologizing Intervention: A Critique of Trauma Informed Practice in the D & FV Space
Dr. Christine Craik & Jessica Findling, RMIT University
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM A Gendered Criminal Law Service: Addressing the Criminalisation of Victims of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
Julianna Marshall, Tania Collins & Amanda Lambden, Central Australian Women's Legal Service
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM A Detailed Framework of Grooming in Intimate Partner Abuse and its Connection with the Tremor of the Programmed Polyvagal Nervous System
Leanne Nunn, University of Tasmania
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
Grab some lunch and check out the poster presentations in the Exhibitor Hall
SESSION 8: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Lauren French
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM Invisible and Overlooked: Exploring Young People's Experiences of Navigating a Family Violence System Designed for Adults
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Dr Jasmine McGowan, Monash University
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM Creating space with children and young people to explore risk of violence in their lives in community-based settings
Dr Jamie Lee & Tonia Keating, Relationships Australia SA
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM It’s Not Our Business – The Case for Emergency Services to Consider F&DV Prevention, Response and Recovery
Rachael Mackay & Steve O'Malley, Gender And Disaster Australia
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea and Exhibition - D2
Keynote Session Three
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Presentation by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP - Pre Recorded
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Tolerating the Intolerable - Men's Violence and System's Abuse
Terese Edwards, CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM Unveiling the Overlooked Nexus: The intersections of Abuse and Disability.
Melonie Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Destination Accessible
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM A First Nations Holistic Model of Care: A Workforce Development Design Response
Davina Hickling, Operations Manager, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Room 1 : In-Person and Online
Room 2: In-Person Only
Room 3: In-Person Only
Room 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
SESSION 9: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie) 		SESSION 10: Social and Economic Factors, Housing, Homelessness and Safety
Chair: David Cain 		SESSION 11: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence within Domestic & Family Violence
Chair: Tara Hunter 		SESSION 12: Enhancing Legal Pathways
Chair: Julianna Marshall
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Codes 4 Life: Arraty Angka Straight Talk: Reconnecting Aboriginal Men With Cultural Identity, Responsibilities and Community
Michael Liddle, Desert Knowledge Australia 		Domestic Violence, Long-term Health and the Value of Income, Education and Social Support
Professor Deborah Loxton, Centre for Women's Health Research, University of Newcastle 		Shame to Strength - Why Storytelling is the Key to Helping Survivors Heal
Jas Rawlinson, Shame to Strength 		Domestic and Family Violence and Child Safety - Insights and Responses From South Australia's Child and Family Support System
Kerry Beck & Ginny Cisneros, Department Of Human Services SA, Dr Henry Pharo, DHS-Early Intervention Research Directorate
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Setting the Stage: Developing a Resource for Creating Safe Events
Ellie Woods & Amy Thompson, The University of Queensland 		Bushfires and Domestic Violence in Australia: Empirical Evidence From Over 300 Bushfires
Dr Rachel Knott, Monash University 		Unveiling Slow Violence: Exploring Conditions of Sexual Revictimisation in Regional and Rural Communities
Kate Wright, CASACV & Dr Emily Corbett, University of Melbourne 		Improving Access to Justice for First Nations Families in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Kirsty Maylin & Dwayne Coulthard, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Enhancing Safety through Early Intervention: Mapping Australia’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Efforts
James McEwan & Charlotte Bell, ANROWS 		What Does a Shelter Do and What Are the Possibilities: A Holistic Model of Care
Karen Dini-Paul, Warringu ATSIC & Davina Hickling, Warringu Atsi Corporation 		Dominance and Humiliation, Emotional Manipulation and "Aggressive Indifference" - Understanding Different Types of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
Associate Professor Laura Tarzia, The University of Melbourne 		The Navigator Pilot Program - Supporting DFV Victim/Survivors in the Criminal Justice System
Angel Tan, Navigator Pilot Program, Catholic Care Central Queensland
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Why Do Mothers Stay? Honouring Resistance, Understanding the Impact of Professional Attitudes and Making Better Decisions About Children Who Experience Domestic Violence
Kate Alexander, Victim Survivors Advisory Council Victoria 		The Power of Sport
Erin Gear & Jake Battifuoco, Power Community Ltd 		Holding Space for Shame and Trauma When Engaging With Adults Who Use Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence
Hala Abdelnour, Institute of Non-Violence 		Thinking Outside the Square: Considering New Legal Alternatives to Rape and Sexual Violence in Australia
Angela Lynch, Department of Human Services South Australia
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition
SESSION 13: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Lauren French 		SESSION 14: Focus on Gender-Based Violence
Chair: Mary Leaker 		SESSION 15: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Louise Kelly 		SESSION 16: Meeting the Needs of Our Diverse Communities
Chair: Dr Nora Amath
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM Positioning First Nation People at the Forefront of the National Coercive Control Conversation
Hannah Taylor, University of Queensland 		Strangulation: Improving Responses to an Often-Invisible Form of Gender-Based Violence
Jackie Mcmillan, Women's Health NSW 		Practice Possibilities for Responding to Intimate Partner Homicide
Dr Tracy Castelino, Shantiworks 		See, Hear, Believe: Empowering Frontline Workers to Support LGBTQ+ Communities Against Domestic Violence
Kat Baulch, Workplace Respect
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Children's Experiences and Use of Domestic and Family Violence in the Home: Nature, Prevalence, Impacts and Support Needs
Professor Silke Meyer, Griffith University 		Unwanted, Insidious and Intimidating: Understanding and Interrupting Gender-based Tech-Facilitated Abuse
Carolyn Wilkes, Karen Bentley, & Dr Bridget Harris, Esafety 		Yes All Men: Working Together to Prevent and End Men’s Violence Against Women
Jasmine Duong, Shane Tas, & Cameron McDonald, Our Watch 		Innovative Domestic and Sexual Violence Training Resources to Build Dental Workforce Capability and Facilitate Best Practice: Collaboratively Developed by an Inter-Professional Partnership
Associate Professor Felicity Croker & Dr Ann Carrington, James Cook University
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Examining the Intersections Between IPV and Filicide: Findings From a National Filicide Study
Dr Holly Blackmore, Anrows 		Panel 2 Continued Small Interventions Matter: How a Workplace Engagement Strategy Focused on Micro-interventions Can Mobilize Men in Violence Prevention and Gender Equality
Professor Lana Wells & Elizabeth Dozois, University of Calgary 		Presentation To Be Announced.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Exhibition -
Keynote Session Four
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Presentation by Senator Kerryanne Liddle - Pre Recorded
Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Language Matters Panel; Exploring the Impact of Language and Terminology in the DFV Sector
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting & Peta Dampney, Principal Trainer and Consultant, From Me to You Consulting Panellists: Julianna Marshall, Policy and Education Manager Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Jane Gilmore, Author and Journalist * Panellist To Be Announced
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Keynote Presentation - INVITED
Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren is the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Prize Draw and Conference Closing
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting
Room 1 : In-Person and Online
Room 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
SESSION 9: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie) 		SESSION 10: Social and Economic Factors, Housing, Homelessness and Safety
Chair: David Cain
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Codes 4 Life: Arraty Angka Straight Talk: Reconnecting Aboriginal Men With Cultural Identity, Responsibilities and Community
Michael Liddle, Desert Knowledge Australia 		Domestic Violence, Long-term Health and the Value of Income, Education and Social Support
Professor Deborah Loxton, Centre for Women's Health Research, University of Newcastle
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Setting the Stage: Developing a Resource for Creating Safe Events
Ellie Woods & Amy Thompson, The University of Queensland 		Bushfires and Domestic Violence in Australia: Empirical Evidence From Over 300 Bushfires
Dr Rachel Knott, Monash University
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Enhancing Safety through Early Intervention: Mapping Australia’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Efforts
James McEwan & Charlotte Bell, ANROWS 		What Does a Shelter Do and What Are the Possibilities: A Holistic Model of Care
Karen Dini-Paul, Warringu ATSIC & Davina Hickling, Warringu Atsi Corporation
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Why Do Mothers Stay? Honouring Resistance, Understanding the Impact of Professional Attitudes and Making Better Decisions About Children Who Experience Domestic Violence
Kate Alexander, Victim Survivors Advisory Council Victoria 		The Power of Sport
Erin Gear & Jake Battifuoco, Power Community Ltd
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition
SESSION 13: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Lauren French 		SESSION 14: Focus on Gender-Based Violence
Chair: Mary Leaker
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM Positioning First Nation People at the Forefront of the National Coercive Control Conversation
Hannah Taylor, University of Queensland 		Strangulation: Improving Responses to an Often-Invisible Form of Gender-Based Violence
Jackie Mcmillan, Women's Health NSW
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Children's Experiences and Use of Domestic and Family Violence in the Home: Nature, Prevalence, Impacts and Support Needs
Professor Silke Meyer, Griffith University 		Unwanted, Insidious and Intimidating: Understanding and Interrupting Gender-based Tech-Facilitated Abuse
Carolyn Wilkes, Karen Bentley, & Dr Bridget Harris, Esafety
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Examining the Intersections Between IPV and Filicide: Findings From a National Filicide Study
Dr Holly Blackmore, Anrows 		Panel 2 Continued
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Exhibition -
Keynote Session Four
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Presentation by Senator Kerryanne Liddle - Pre Recorded
Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Language Matters Panel; Exploring the Impact of Language and Terminology in the DFV Sector
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting & Peta Dampney, Principal Trainer and Consultant, From Me to You Consulting Panellists: Julianna Marshall, Policy and Education Manager Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Jane Gilmore, Author and Journalist * Panellist To Be Announced
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Keynote Presentation - INVITED
Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren is the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Prize Draw and Conference Closing
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting

Room 3: In-Person Only
Room 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
SESSION 11: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence within Domestic & Family Violence
Chair: Tara Hunter 		SESSION 12: Enhancing Legal Pathways
Chair: Julianna Marshall
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Shame to Strength - Why Storytelling is the Key to Helping Survivors Heal
Jas Rawlinson, Shame to Strength 		Domestic and Family Violence and Child Safety - Insights and Responses From South Australia's Child and Family Support System
Kerry Beck & Ginny Cisneros, Department Of Human Services SA, Dr Henry Pharo, DHS-Early Intervention Research Directorate
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Unveiling Slow Violence: Exploring Conditions of Sexual Revictimisation in Regional and Rural Communities
Kate Wright, CASACV & Dr Emily Corbett, University of Melbourne 		Improving Access to Justice for First Nations Families in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Kirsty Maylin & Dwayne Coulthard, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Dominance and Humiliation, Emotional Manipulation and "Aggressive Indifference" - Understanding Different Types of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
Associate Professor Laura Tarzia, The University of Melbourne 		The Navigator Pilot Program - Supporting DFV Victim/Survivors in the Criminal Justice System
Angel Tan, Navigator Pilot Program, Catholic Care Central Queensland
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Holding Space for Shame and Trauma When Engaging With Adults Who Use Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence
Hala Abdelnour, Institute of Non-Violence 		Thinking Outside the Square: Considering New Legal Alternatives to Rape and Sexual Violence in Australia
Angela Lynch, Department of Human Services South Australia
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition
SESSION 15: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Louise Kelly 		SESSION 16: Meeting the Needs of Our Diverse Communities
Chair: Dr Nora Amath
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM Practice Possibilities for Responding to Intimate Partner Homicide
Dr Tracy Castelino, Shantiworks 		See, Hear, Believe: Empowering Frontline Workers to Support LGBTQ+ Communities Against Domestic Violence
Kat Baulch, Workplace Respect
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Yes All Men: Working Together to Prevent and End Men’s Violence Against Women
Jasmine Duong, Shane Tas, & Cameron McDonald, Our Watch 		Innovative Domestic and Sexual Violence Training Resources to Build Dental Workforce Capability and Facilitate Best Practice: Collaboratively Developed by an Inter-Professional Partnership
Associate Professor Felicity Croker & Dr Ann Carrington, James Cook University
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Small Interventions Matter: How a Workplace Engagement Strategy Focused on Micro-interventions Can Mobilize Men in Violence Prevention and Gender Equality
Professor Lana Wells & Elizabeth Dozois, University of Calgary 		Presentation To Be Announced.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Exhibition -
Keynote Session Four
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Presentation by Senator Kerryanne Liddle - Pre Recorded
Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Language Matters Panel; Exploring the Impact of Language and Terminology in the DFV Sector
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting & Peta Dampney, Principal Trainer and Consultant, From Me to You Consulting Panellists: Julianna Marshall, Policy and Education Manager Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Jane Gilmore, Author and Journalist * Panellist To Be Announced
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Keynote Presentation - INVITED
Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren is the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Prize Draw and Conference Closing
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting

Room 1 : In-Person and Online
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
SESSION 9: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie)
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Codes 4 Life: Arraty Angka Straight Talk: Reconnecting Aboriginal Men With Cultural Identity, Responsibilities and Community
Michael Liddle, Desert Knowledge Australia
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Setting the Stage: Developing a Resource for Creating Safe Events
Ellie Woods & Amy Thompson, The University of Queensland
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Enhancing Safety through Early Intervention: Mapping Australia’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Efforts
James McEwan & Charlotte Bell, ANROWS
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Why Do Mothers Stay? Honouring Resistance, Understanding the Impact of Professional Attitudes and Making Better Decisions About Children Who Experience Domestic Violence
Kate Alexander, Victim Survivors Advisory Council Victoria
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition
SESSION 13: Addressing Vulnerable Populations in Domestic and Family Violence
Chair: Lauren French
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM Positioning First Nation People at the Forefront of the National Coercive Control Conversation
Hannah Taylor, University of Queensland
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Children's Experiences and Use of Domestic and Family Violence in the Home: Nature, Prevalence, Impacts and Support Needs
Professor Silke Meyer, Griffith University
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Examining the Intersections Between IPV and Filicide: Findings From a National Filicide Study
Dr Holly Blackmore, Anrows
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Exhibition -
Keynote Session Four
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Presentation by Senator Kerryanne Liddle - Pre Recorded
Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Language Matters Panel; Exploring the Impact of Language and Terminology in the DFV Sector
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting & Peta Dampney, Principal Trainer and Consultant, From Me to You Consulting Panellists: Julianna Marshall, Policy and Education Manager Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Jane Gilmore, Author and Journalist * Panellist To Be Announced
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Keynote Presentation - INVITED
Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren is the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Prize Draw and Conference Closing
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting

Room 2: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
SESSION 10: Social and Economic Factors, Housing, Homelessness and Safety
Chair: David Cain
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Domestic Violence, Long-term Health and the Value of Income, Education and Social Support
Professor Deborah Loxton, Centre for Women's Health Research, University of Newcastle
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Bushfires and Domestic Violence in Australia: Empirical Evidence From Over 300 Bushfires
Dr Rachel Knott, Monash University
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM What Does a Shelter Do and What Are the Possibilities: A Holistic Model of Care
Karen Dini-Paul, Warringu ATSIC & Davina Hickling, Warringu Atsi Corporation
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM The Power of Sport
Erin Gear & Jake Battifuoco, Power Community Ltd
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition
SESSION 14: Focus on Gender-Based Violence
Chair: Mary Leaker
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM Strangulation: Improving Responses to an Often-Invisible Form of Gender-Based Violence
Jackie Mcmillan, Women's Health NSW
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Unwanted, Insidious and Intimidating: Understanding and Interrupting Gender-based Tech-Facilitated Abuse
Carolyn Wilkes, Karen Bentley, & Dr Bridget Harris, Esafety
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Panel 2 Continued
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Exhibition -
Keynote Session Four
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Presentation by Senator Kerryanne Liddle - Pre Recorded
Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Language Matters Panel; Exploring the Impact of Language and Terminology in the DFV Sector
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting & Peta Dampney, Principal Trainer and Consultant, From Me to You Consulting Panellists: Julianna Marshall, Policy and Education Manager Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Jane Gilmore, Author and Journalist * Panellist To Be Announced
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Keynote Presentation - INVITED
Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren is the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Prize Draw and Conference Closing
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting

Room 3: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
SESSION 11: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence within Domestic & Family Violence
Chair: Tara Hunter
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Shame to Strength - Why Storytelling is the Key to Helping Survivors Heal
Jas Rawlinson, Shame to Strength
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Unveiling Slow Violence: Exploring Conditions of Sexual Revictimisation in Regional and Rural Communities
Kate Wright, CASACV & Dr Emily Corbett, University of Melbourne
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Dominance and Humiliation, Emotional Manipulation and "Aggressive Indifference" - Understanding Different Types of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
Associate Professor Laura Tarzia, The University of Melbourne
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Holding Space for Shame and Trauma When Engaging With Adults Who Use Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence
Hala Abdelnour, Institute of Non-Violence
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition
SESSION 15: Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Chair: Louise Kelly
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM Practice Possibilities for Responding to Intimate Partner Homicide
Dr Tracy Castelino, Shantiworks
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Yes All Men: Working Together to Prevent and End Men’s Violence Against Women
Jasmine Duong, Shane Tas, & Cameron McDonald, Our Watch
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Small Interventions Matter: How a Workplace Engagement Strategy Focused on Micro-interventions Can Mobilize Men in Violence Prevention and Gender Equality
Professor Lana Wells & Elizabeth Dozois, University of Calgary
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Exhibition -
Keynote Session Four
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Presentation by Senator Kerryanne Liddle - Pre Recorded
Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Language Matters Panel; Exploring the Impact of Language and Terminology in the DFV Sector
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting & Peta Dampney, Principal Trainer and Consultant, From Me to You Consulting Panellists: Julianna Marshall, Policy and Education Manager Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Jane Gilmore, Author and Journalist * Panellist To Be Announced
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Keynote Presentation - INVITED
Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren is the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Prize Draw and Conference Closing
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting

Room 4: In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Day 3 - Registration Open
SESSION 12: Enhancing Legal Pathways
Chair: Julianna Marshall
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Domestic and Family Violence and Child Safety - Insights and Responses From South Australia's Child and Family Support System
Kerry Beck & Ginny Cisneros, Department Of Human Services SA, Dr Henry Pharo, DHS-Early Intervention Research Directorate
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Improving Access to Justice for First Nations Families in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Kirsty Maylin & Dwayne Coulthard, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM The Navigator Pilot Program - Supporting DFV Victim/Survivors in the Criminal Justice System
Angel Tan, Navigator Pilot Program, Catholic Care Central Queensland
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Thinking Outside the Square: Considering New Legal Alternatives to Rape and Sexual Violence in Australia
Angela Lynch, Department of Human Services South Australia
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Morning Tea and Exhibition
SESSION 16: Meeting the Needs of Our Diverse Communities
Chair: Dr Nora Amath
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM See, Hear, Believe: Empowering Frontline Workers to Support LGBTQ+ Communities Against Domestic Violence
Kat Baulch, Workplace Respect
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Innovative Domestic and Sexual Violence Training Resources to Build Dental Workforce Capability and Facilitate Best Practice: Collaboratively Developed by an Inter-Professional Partnership
Associate Professor Felicity Croker & Dr Ann Carrington, James Cook University
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Presentation To Be Announced.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Exhibition -
Keynote Session Four
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Presentation by Senator Kerryanne Liddle - Pre Recorded
Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Language Matters Panel; Exploring the Impact of Language and Terminology in the DFV Sector
Chair: Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting & Peta Dampney, Principal Trainer and Consultant, From Me to You Consulting Panellists: Julianna Marshall, Policy and Education Manager Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Jane Gilmore, Author and Journalist * Panellist To Be Announced
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM Keynote Presentation - INVITED
Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren is the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Prize Draw and Conference Closing
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance and Michelle Rogers (Guthrie), Consultant, Nyumba Consulting

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