MEDIATION TODAY

Dear Listeners

In today’s episode, I’ve decided to interview a person who is a mediator in a number of areas we have not touched or discussed much so far: business, finance, accounting, management, property and elder mediation. It’s my pleasure to present to you Dennis TERRACINI, Proprietor of 'Mediation with Purpose'.

His areas of expertise include:

In demand as a specialist Mediator (Businesses, Families and Individuals)

· Commenced with The Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia (IAMA) – 2013

· Practitioner’s Certificate in Mediation - 2013

· Professional Membership of the Resolution Institute

· Special interest in Finance, Property and Elder Mediation

· Financial Abuse Awareness Certification (FBAA) - 2019

Enjoy!

Vesna Cvjeticanin

NMAS Mediator

Producer, Mediation Today

This is the second part of my interview with Dr Dale Bagshaw, in which she talks about the importance of Elder Mediation, why it is different from other types of mediation and how we could best practice in this field.

I thank Dr Bagshaw for her time and for sharing her wisdom.

Vesna Cvjeticanin

Lawyer, NMAS Accredited Mediator

Creator and Producer of Mediation Today

Dr Dale Bagshaw is an accredited Elder Mediation practitioner and an academic, who leads the work in the elder mediation and ageing sectors. Her work has been dedicated to all aspects of alternative dispute resolution in the area of ageing for many years now. As a Nationally Accredited Mediator, Dale combines her extensive academic work and expertise with a love of Elder Mediation and a well-recognised desire to educate and train others to work in this sector. Her academic background enables Dale to understand the underlying challenges that face practitioners of any profile who decide to work with ageing issues and older population.

Dale is a nationally and internationally accredited mediator and has been a member of the international Association for Conflict Resolution since it was formed.

There is an impressive list of achievements, recognitions and awards that our guest has received throughout her distinguished career. Over the past few years, Dale has been awarded a number of awards, to mention only some:

- In 2019, she was a recipient of the Association for Conflict Resolution's John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award which is presented annually by the Association for Conflict Resolution in the US

- the Michael Klug Award by the Board of LEADR for her innovation and national leadership in the dispute resolution field (2014);

- in 2015 was awarded the Resolution Institute’s Practitioner Award for development and mentoring of dispute resolution practitioners…

Liz KEOGH - Biographical notes

Liz told us this abut herself...

"...Helping separated families has been the centre of my professional life, but my role in the family law system has (like my musical taste!) been quite diverse.

I started my professional career as a lawyer, working in the family law team within a generalist practice.  I spent 10 years working as a family lawyer, working in all the ‘main’ areas of family law, but also with a niche practice in surrogacy, donor conception and adoption. During this decade I also had a brief foray into the public service where   I worked as a policy officer in the branch of the Department of Family and Community Services responsible for Parenting Payment policy and as a legal officer in the Attorney-General’s Department (where I was fortunate to be involved in the establishment of the fabulous interdisciplinary Family Law Pathways Networks).

During the time that I was working as a lawyer I also founded and ran a grassroots lobby group (Good Process) which represented the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community of Canberra during a period of major legislative reform in Canberra, including the removal of discrimination against same sex families in adoption, surrogacy and donor conception legislation.

In 2011 I made a big shift into academia.  I worked at the ANU College of Law for 9 years.  My main teaching responsibility was in the Family Law elective of the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, but I also taught in Family Law, ethics and clinical legal programs in the LLB and JD programs.  In my teaching role I had a particular focus on developing highly authentic simulated learning environments which were designed to help students develop skills in managing the emotional dimension of family law work. There was a small research component to my academic role, which included being part of a research team investigating the s60I certificate process in family law mediation.

My career as a mediator and family dispute resolution practitioner (FDRP) began in 2016.  I initially combined this with an ongoing role as an academic (part-time positions at the ANU and as an FDRP at the Canberra Family Relationships Centre (FRC)).  I also had a very small private practice (Keogh Mediation) running from late 2016.  In early 2020 I decided to give Keogh Mediation the opportunity to grow fully and resigned my positions at both the ANU and the FRC.

These days I have a lovely diverse mix of roles.  In addition to private clients who I assist through Keogh Mediation I also provide mediation services as a member of Legal Aid ACT’s Family Dispute Resolution Conference Panel and as a Sessional Registrar at the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court.  I am also lucky to have a small piece of teaching back in the mix as I work as an oral assessor within the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice program provided by the College of Law..."

Elizabeth is the Principal of Resolve-at-Work and a Nationally Accredited Mediator.

Elizabeth has a background as a lawyer, practising in insurance litigation, workers compensation and employment law. She currently lectures at the College of Law in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and has previously lectured at UNSW in Resolving Civil Disputes.

She has conducted numerous mediations and facilitations for a variety of organisations including major Australian corporates, hospitals, universities, schools, government departments and councils.

Elizabeth runs professional development workshops for mediators throughout Australia and New Zealand, including the workshop titled "How to run a Workplace Mediation."