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ADRA CPD Event - Restorative Practice with Astrid Gerrits
2024-03-26 16:00 - 17:30 (Australia/Sydney) | https://adra.net.au/event/adra-cpd-event-restorative-practice-with-astrid-gerrits/
ADRA will be hosting an event with Astrid Gerrits as guest speaker. Attendance to this event allows you to earn 1 CPD point. The topic for this event is “Restorative Practice”.

Introducing Astrid, a compassionate professional with a multicultural background and a decade of experience in supporting families through challenges of conflict and separation. Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Astrid migrated to Australia in 2008 and currently resides in the beautiful town of Broome, situated on Yawuru land within the Kimberley region of North West Australia.

For the past ten years, Astrid has played integral roles as a counsellor, child-inclusive practitioner, coordinator, and supervisor at the Kimberley Family Relationship Centre. Today, she operates a private counseling and mediation practice, focusing on relationships with a specialisation in family, couples, and individual counseling, as well as private and corporate restorative practice and mediation.

Astrid’s diverse professional background spans academic hospitals, justice systems, learning/intellectual disabilities, mental health, and separation services. Her journey into Restorative Practice (RP) work began in 2010, driven by a passion to address unresolved hurts and lack of closure in relationships during family mediation. This passion led her to develop a model she refers to as RP-FDR (Restorative Practice in Family Dispute Resolution).

This innovative approach has had a profoundly positive impact, not only within her team in North West Australia but also across the broader Western Australia mediation community. Astrid has presented and conducted workshops, sharing her RP-FDR model, starting in Perth in 2018 and expanding to national and international platforms, including the National Mediation Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. The model has been embraced by fellow dispute resolution professionals, leading to a growing interest in training in this transformative approach.

While Astrid is now a couples therapist, it’s noteworthy that she developed the RP-FDR model when she was not yet in this role. This underscores the adaptability of the model for mediators, whether from a social scientist, legal, or other background.

Join us in welcoming Astrid as she shares her insights and experiences in the transformative world of Restorative Practice in Family Dispute Resolution.

2024 - ADRA Monthly Meeting
2024-02-27 17:30 - 19:30 | https://adra.net.au/event/2024-adra-monthly-meeting/

Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony
2024-01-30 17:45 - 19:45 | Palace Chinese Restaurant Sydney, Shop 38, Level 1, Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
We will be holding a special Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between Indonesian Dispute Resolution and ADRA , followed by a seminar and dinner at the Palace Restaurant beginning at 5.45 pm on Tuesday 30 January 2024.

2023 - ADRA Christmas Party
2023-12-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Palace Chinese Restaurant Sydney, Shop 38, Level 1, Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
ADRA welcomes you to celebrate 2023 with a dinner at the Palace Restaurant.

The Board are invited to attend at 5pm for a 5.15pm start, other attendees are invited to attend at 6pm for dinner.

There is a set menu for dinner as shown below:

Vegetable spring roll

Steamed prawn dumpling

Steamed fish fillets with ginger & shallots

King prawns with broccoli

Beef in black beans sauce

Crispy skin chicken

Mushrooms with bok choy

Jasmine rice

Chinese tea

Fruit

2023- ADRA Planning Meeting
2023-10-24 17:15 - 19:15
Planning session for 2024 and last formal meeting for 2023

ADRA CPD Event - Accredited Divorce Coaching
2023-10-24 16:30 - 17:30 | https://adra.net.au/event/adra-cpd-event-accredited-divorce-coaching/
ADRA will be hosting an event with Jeane Lynch, Cheryl Duffy and Anne-Marie Cade on the topic of Accredited Divorce Coaching which is relatively new in Australia. The international training is done by CDC (Certified Divorce Coach) from the US and is registered as CDRC in Australia ‘Certified Dispute/Divorce Resolution Coach’.

The presentation aims to give a brief background of Divorce Coaching; what we do, value we add, and why there is a need for recognition and accreditation as an ADR process in Australia and need to set ethical and practice standards.

Introduction and brief background of Divorce Coaching:

Jeane Lynch – Lawyer, accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, certified CM-1 Mediator, Relationship Mediator, certified Separation & Divorce Coach and certified Transition & Recovery Coach at hope & harmony coaching and mediation.

Divorce Coaching as a dispute resolution process and the benefits:

Cheryl Duffy – Founder of The Divorce Centre, Divorce Coach, NMAS Mediator, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Parenting Coordinator & author of best-selling book “The Divorce Tango”.

Need for recognition, Australian practice standards and what is being done in the Australian Training and Legal / ADR space:

Anne-Marie Cade – Lawyer, Nationally Accredited Mediator, Parenting Coordinator, multi award winner and founder of Divorce Right and recognised as an expert and innovator in her field.

Sylvia Garabaldi - How to run your online Mediation business
2023-10-24 10:00 - 12:00 | https://adra.net.au/event/sylvia-garabaldi-how-to-run-your-online-mediation-business/
2023 Marketing Planning for Dispute Resolution LeadersAn important part of growing any dispute resolution independent practice involves increasing your visibility as an expert so that your ideal clients can become aware of your services and want to do business with you.During this training, we will teach you what you must include in your marketing for 2023 in order to accelerate growth in your practice.You will learn how to:

Get crystal clear on who you best serve, what keeps them up at night and where to find your ideal target market that are in need of your services.

Explore the most effective online marketing strategies to use in 2023 to help you grow your audience on social media platforms and bring in more qualified clients.

Learn how to connect and collaborate with multiple referral partners so you have a large flow of consistent referrals coming into your practice.

Increase your revenue by using a step-by-step process to get easily booked as an online speaker to spread your message to hundreds of qualified prospects at a time.

ADRA 2023 Gala Event
2023-09-29 10:00 - 13:45 | The Law Society of NSW, 170 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Please come and participate in ADRA’s Gala Event for 2023 – the opening of the upgraded ADRA website.

Agenda for the day

[10:30am – 11:00am] – (Patron of ADRA) – The Hon. Terry Sheahan AO.A historical perspective of the place of ADRA in the Australian community.

[11.00am – 11.45am] – Mary Walker OAM.The Future of Mediation in the International World.

[12.00am – 12.45pm] – Ruwan Wathukarage.Beyond Litigation: Mediation for a changing society.

[12.45pm – 1.15pm] – Kristan Bekus / Tony Enderby.ADRA: A platform for more Effective Mediation. A Showcase of the ADRA website by Trender.

[1.15pm – 1:30pm] – Margaret McCue.Closing session – Questions from the audience with Margaret McCue

[1:45pm] – Lunch for attendees at the Palace Restaurant.Shop 38 Level 1 Piccadilly Tower, 133/145 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000.

2023 - ADRA Monthly Meeting
2023-09-26 17:15 - 19:15
Election of Office Bearers after August AGM

ADRA CPD Event - Andrew Wong
2023-09-26 16:30 - 17:30 | https://adra.net.au/event/adra-cpd-event-andrew-wong/
ADRA will be hosting an event with Andrew Wong as guest speaker. Attendance to this event allows you to earn 1 CPD point. The topic for this event is “Managing People with Personality Disorders”

Personality disorders are historically seen as mental disorders that are untreatable and the worst to deal with clinically, personally, and professionally. This seminar will provide a brief introduction to personality disorders according to the DSM-5-TR criteria, their typical presentations, and how to identify various personality traits. Although this seminar does not teach us how to make formal diagnoses, it teaches awareness and provides practical suggestions on how to manage their behaviours in a professional setting.

Andrew Wong is a Clinical Psychologist, Solicitor, and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. Andrew has extensive training and experience in working in both public and private sectors as a clinical psychologist and researcher, especially with vulnerable populations, such as offenders and forensic patients. He has a particular interest in forensic assessments across areas of law. Prior to starting his own forensic psychology practice, Andrew Wong Psychology, he was the Clinical Lead of a clinical and performance psychology clinic and the Head of Forensic Services at a forensic psychology practice. Andrew has previously practiced criminal law and civil litigation as a solicitor.

2023 - ADRA AGM dinner and meeting
2023-08-22 17:00 - 21:00 | Palace Chinese Restaurant Sydney, Shop 38, Level 1, Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Please join us for our AGM meeting and dinner at the Palace Chinese Restaurant.

Members are requested to arrive at 5:00pm for a 5:15pm start. The meeting will handed over to acting secretary Helen Miedzinski for elections to occur. Guest speaker for the evening will be Author Ana Prawda speaking on Dispute Prevention and its overflow in Schools and the workplace.

We have a limited number of spots available (20 in total) so please book ASAP to ensure a position. (Please scroll to the bottom of this page to purchase tickets).

For more information please call Katherine Johnson on 0421 321 276

2023 - ADRA Monthly Meeting
2023-07-25 18:15 - 19:15, 2023-06-27 18:15 - 19:15, 2023-05-23 18:15 - 19:15, 2023-04-24 18:15 - 19:15, 2023-03-28 18:15 - 19:15, 2023-02-28 17:15 - 19:15

ADRA CPD Event - Professor Gabriel Appleby and Joanne Selfe
2023-07-25 15:30 - 19:00 | https://adra.net.au/event/adra-cpd-event-5/
ADRA will be hosting an event with guest speakers Professor Gabrielle Appleby and Joanne Selfe. Attendance to this event allows you to earn 1 CPD point. The topic for this event is “The Voice Referendum: Where are we and what’s ahead?”

Professor Gabrielle Appleby is a Professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice of UNSW Sydney. She researches and teaches in public law, with her areas of expertise including the role, powers and accountability of the Executive; parliamentary law and practice; the role of government lawyers; the integrity of the judicial branch and First Nations constitutional recognition. She was a pro bono constitutional adviser to the Indigenous Steering Committee of the Referendum Council and the Regional Dialogues and First Nations Constitutional Convention that delivered the Uluru Statement from the Heart. She is the Director of The Judiciary Project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and the constitutional consultant to the Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives.

ADRA CPD Event - Allan Parker
2023-06-27 16:30 - 20:00 | https://adra.net.au/event/adra-cpd-event-4/
ADRA will be hosting an event with Allan Parker as guest speaker. Attendance to this event allows you to earn 1 CPD point. The topic of this event is “Managing brain chemistry through mediation processes and skills”

Allan Parker OAM is a Micro Behavioural Scientist and Negotiator who usually introduces himself as an eccentric Micro-Behavioural Neuroscientist, International Negotiator, and Educator. He works as a negotiator/facilitator of large-scale multi-party negotiations and disputes. Within government and private organisations, he trains in negotiation, dispute prevention and healthy considered conversations. Allan has presented, facilitated, and moderated in over 60 different countries around the world and has had participants from 192 countries in his audience at one time at the United Nations-World Investment Forum.

ADRA CPD Event - Geoff Charlton
2023-05-23 16:30 - 17:15
ADRA will be hosting an event with Geoff Charlton as guest speaker. Attendance to this event allows you to earn 1 CPD point. The topic for this presentation will be “What I have learned in 30 + years of mediating”

The presentation will cover the following talking points:

After initial training, grab every opportunity that arises

Use your negotiation training

Hold a preliminary Conference

Do not rush to conclusions based on briefed material

Make parties comfortable from the outset

Use a structure initially

Be flexible with process

Identify Ideas and Suggestions

Summarise often

Allow parties / lawyers to identify terms of agreement

Familiarise with various mediation formats

Be aware of differing dynamics with various mediation subjects.

Semi-retire with an ADR body that does all the organising.

Geoff Charlton spent 30 plus years working as an experienced commercial lawyer. After trained in mediation in 1992, Geoff adapted his negotiation skills to become a successful mediation specialist now with over 30 years plus ADR experience and over 2000 matters conducted.. He is a Co-Author of the leading mediation skills textbook, The Mediator’s Handbook (3rd Edition). Geoff is now semi retired conducting 1 or 2 Legal Aid parenting and property mediations a week.

ADRA CPD Event - Dr Amanda White
2023-04-24 16:00 - 20:00 | The Law Society of NSW, 170 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
ADRA will be hosting an event with Dr Amanda White, President, ANZAPPL (New South Wales) as guest speaker. Attendance to this event allows you to earn 1 CPD point. The topic for this event is “Cognition, mental disorders and capacity in the legal context”

This presentation aims to explore the role of cognition and mental disorders when examining questions of legal capacity. Discussion will focus on how these factors may be relevant to various aspects of the law and related processes including instructing lawyers in proceedings, executing decisions and an individual’s capacity to partake in mediation.Dr White will explain some of the neurological and psychological factors including autism spectrum disorder and personality disorder which may influence an individual’s cognition and capacity and provide information and basic strategies as to how to work with these presentations within this context.

Dr White is an endorsed Forensic Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist with extensive training and experience in the preparation of forensic psychological and neuropsychological reports. She is skilled in the comprehensive assessment of cognitive, behavioural and psychological impairments associated with complex histories, multiple comorbidities and a range of conditions, including acquired brain injury, neurodegenerative disorders, psychological and psychiatric illness, neurological conditions, intellectual disability, substance use disorders and forensic matters including risk assessment. She has extensive experience conducting assessments and reports surrounding decision making and capacity evaluations. She has appeared as an expert witness in the NSW courts and various tribunals.

Note that the preferred attendance for this event is via Zoom (link will be on your ticket). The Law Society has seating for only 8 attendees

ADRA CPD Event - Ruwan Wathukarage
2023-03-28 16:00 - 17:00
ADRA will be hosting an event with Ruwan Wathukarage as the guest speaker talking on the subject of “How to mine the Gold on which ADRA is sitting”. Attendance to this event allows you to earn 1 CPD point. Agenda to be announced closer to the day.

ADRA XMAS Party - 2022
2022-11-28 17:30 - 22:00 | Palace Chinese Restaurant Sydney, Shop 38, Level 1, Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Please join us for ADRA’s 2022 XMAS party.Marilyn Waugh will be our guest speaker talking on the topic Mediation as a profession.Event tickets and venue details are included below. Please complete your ticket purchase via our secure payment portal to ensure your spot.

2022 - ADRA Monthly Meeting
2022-10-25 17:00 - 19:00
Planning session for 2023 and last formal meeting for 2022

MPN Sessions
2022-10-24 17:00 - 19:00 | The Law Society of NSW, 170 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
The Importance of REFLECTIVE Practice on your mediation sessions

Co-ordinated by Josephine Reyes and Dennis Nolan

Four MPNs are organised for the year and are held at the Law Society on the 4th Monday night of the month from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. A zoom meeting is also concurrently held for those who cannot attend in person. Monday nights score two CPD points . As ADRA is a voluntary organisation we ask for a nominal contribution of $10.00 from members and $15.00 from visitors who are most welcome, to help defray the costs. Please click here for more information on our events schedule for the year.

MPN sessions give accredited mediators an opportunity to further their skills with two advanced mediators as convenors. Generally there is vigorous discussion and exchange of ideas at the meetings.ADRA members can organise a group to practise their mediation skills. The sessions were specifically designed for those mediators who become accredited but who do not get sufficient work to remain accredited and are intended to refresh their skills

2022 - ADRA Monthly Meeting
2022-09-27 17:00 - 19:00

2022 ADRA AGM dinner and meeting
2022-08-23 17:00 - 19:30 | Palace Chinese Restaurant Sydney, Shop 38, Level 1, Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Please join us for our AGM meeting and dinner at the Palace Chinese Restaurant.
The meeting will commence at 5.00pm with guest speaker Allan Parker commencing at 6.00pm.
We have a limited number of spots available (30 in total) so please book ASAP to ensure a position.
For more information please call Katherine Johnson on 0421 321 276

Dinner Menu
Vegetable spring
Steamed prawn dumpling
Steamed fish with ginger & shallots
Prawn with vegetable
Beef in black beans sauce
Crispy skin chicken
Mushrooms with Bok Choy
Jasmine rice
Fruit
Chinese tea

Mediator Practice Network (MPN) Session - Mediation in the Disability Sector
2022-08-22 17:00 - 19:00 | via Zoom
Presented by: ADRA Board Member and NMAS Accredited Mediator Mark Rogers, join ADRA for a discussion surrounding best practice when mediation encompasses clients with disabilities and special needs.

Participate in the production of a document to begin facilitation of a set of guidelines that can be used for mediation/alternative dispute resolution incorporating dignity and respect to achieve positive outcomes for clients in this area.

Facilitated by: ADRA Board Member and NMAS Accredited Mediator Sam Bektas.

CPD note: Participation in MPN Events held by ADRA may be counted towards compulsory professional development (CPD) in line with Mediator Standards Board Guidelines.

MPN Sessions
2022-06-27 17:00 - 19:00
Cheryl Bryan

MPN Sessions
2022-04-25 17:00 - 19:00
ANZAC Day Break
