conference proceedings
'Seeking Solutions'
Australia’s Inaugural Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Conference
5-7 September 2001, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia
From 5th to 7th September 2001, the Combined Women’s Crisis Services Gold Coast Inc. hosted Australia’s Inaugural Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault conference “Seeking Solutions” on the Gold Coast, Queensland (Australia).
As the Combined Women’s Crisis Services Gold Coast Inc. had no funding available to publish proceedings of the conference, Senior Sergeant Dale Murray, State Domestic Violence Coordinator, Queensland Police Service, agreed to collate presenters’ papers on behalf of the conference organisers and make available on the World Wide Web (WWW).
Senior Sergeant Murray wishes to acknowledge and thank the presenters who have kindly supplied copies of their paper and agreed to have them published on the WWW. Special acknowledgment is made of Dr. Lesley Laing, Director of the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, for agreeing to publish the papers on this website.
All papers received by Senior Sergeant Murray have been included on the website. The website will be updated as further papers are provided by presenters.
Day 1: Wednesday 5 September 2001 |
Plenary Sessions |
Registration – Welcome Coffee and Tea |
Conference Introduction Plenary Chairperson: Jackie Huggins |
Traditional Welcome – Graham Dillon Cultural Dance – Nunukul Kunjeil |
Official Opening |
Kirsty Sword Gusmao, East Timor (Keynote Address) |
Professor Robert Connell, University of Sydney (Keynote Address) Men, Masculinities & Violence
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Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
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Session 1: Children and Young People
Deanne Dale & Laura Luchi Amanda Currie Working Together: Domestic Violence & Child Protection Initiative Judy Kulisa |
Session 2: Integrated Response ModelsRoma Balzer The Hamilton Experience, Lessons Learned Betty Taylor Clearing The Pathways Pauline Eglington |
Session 3: Working with survivorsChristine Potito & Carol Comerford Intimate Partner Abuse – Identifying & Responding to Intersecting Issues Barbara Byrne & Jan Baldwin Connections – A Group for Mothers and their Children to Rebuild Relationships Leah Michael & Maggie Lawson A Journey to Participation |
Session 4: Women's Rights as Human RightsSusan Brennan Righting Wrongs: The Role of International Human Rights in Eliminating Violence Against Women Edwina Kotoisuva 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence– The Pacific Campaign Debbie Kilroy Stop the State Assaulting Women in Prison |
Session 5: Issues for Remote & Rural AreasAnjanette Humphreys Legal Aid Queensland: Our Strategic Response Joanne Sheehan, Judy Flanagan & Carla Meurs “Doing it Differently”: Bringing Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Together in Rural Victoria |
Session 6: Culture and ViolenceTrish Mundy Challenges for Non-Indigenous Service Providers in Working with Indigenous Family Violence Claire McGuire & Joy Trainor “Strengthening the Heart”: A Model with a Difference Anoop Johar & Rugmini Venkatraman |
Session 7: Family Law IssuesStephen Page How the Family Court takes into account Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Kathryn Rendell No Protection: Abuse of Children on Contact Visits Wendy Foote When Experts Disagree. Research into Family Court Judgements where Expert Witnesses Disagree in Cases where Child Sexual Assault Allegations are made |
Session 8: Workplace ViolenceJim Hardeman Where are the Landmines? The Impact of Domestic Violence in the Workplace Betty Taylor & Mythiley Iyer Responding to Workplace Domestic Violence Karen Walters: Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Queensland The Impact of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace |
Session 9: THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCEArina Aoina & Christine Edward Maximising Victim Safety: Community Intervention – A Refuge Perspective Anita Tomasi Researching the Needs of Young People in Refuges Shelley Nielsen Queensland – The Uniqueness of the Women’s Refuge as a Service Delivery Model and our Challenges for the Future |
Session 10: Feminist TheorySheila Jeffreys Self-Mutilation by Proxy (Cosmetic Surgery, Cutting, Piercing and Transsexual Surgery) and Violence against Women Donna Justo Womentoring in the 21st Century Di Lucas “Once Were Warriors! But Now?” |
Session 11: Health Services Responding to Domestic ViolenceLucy Bates A Little Encouragement: Health Services & Domestic Violence Lydia Campillo Implementing Routine Screening for Domestic Violence in Health Services Margot Pollard |
Session 12: Indigenous RoundtableConvenors: Grace Bond and Margaret McLeod |
