2017 Professional Development Workshop Series

Family Dispute Resolution (FDR)

Practice Refresher Training

Presented by Lilia Szarski

You are an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

(FDRP), and you want to ensure that your practice incorporates

the latest information and methods. These short, intensive

sessions will refresh and enhance your knowledge and skills in

FDR practice through information, discussion and interactive

activities.

Topics include:

Models of practice

Intake and assessment processes and FDR obligations

Managing complex presentations

Family violence – assessing and impacts in FDR

Family Law Act – children’s matters

Certificates and maintaining currency for registration

Outcomes

Participants will:

focus on currency of FDR skills, knowledge and

techniques that will assist in facilitating options for the

resolution of disputes

understand recent changes to FDR practice

be able to assess for suitability of FDR, family violence

and mental health

build capacity of participants’ FDR practice.

Program format

The program consists of three sessions that will cover a range

of topics in conducting FDR in practice. The following page

provides details on the topics in each session. You can select

the topics that are relevant to you and attend either one, two or

three sessions.

Ideal for

Accredited FDRPs.

Duration

Register for one or multiple sessions.

Where Relationships Australia Victoria

1183 Toorak Road, Camberwell

Cost $160 per session including GST

$450 for 3 sessions (inc. GST)

Visit www.rav.org.au/RefresherFDR

2017 Professional Development Workshop Series

Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) Practice

Refresher Training

Register

To register your interest, contact RAV’s Training Team

on (03) 9261 8702 or via ravtraining@rav.org.au or

register online at www.rav.org.au/RefresherFDR

About the presenter

Lilia Szarski is an accredited Family Dispute Resolution

(FDR) practitioner and a Trainer in the RAV Grad Dip of

FDR. Lilia is also a Clinical Supervisor and an

experienced psychologist. She has clinically supervised a

team of professionally-trained Family Consultants in the

Family Court and FDRPs in the field, prepared family

reports for the Courts and appeared as an expert witness

in many family law cases. Lilia holds membership of the

Australian Psychological Society, International

Association of Family and Youth Courts, International

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and the

International Association of Applied Psychologists.

Session Topics

Session 1

The FDR structured process

Tailoring the process for different clients

Building capacity of participants

Session 2

Intake processes

FDRP Regulations

Risk assessments in family violence and mental health

Session 3

Best interests of children

Equal shared parent responsibility

Developing parenting arrangements

60I certificates