Abstracts and Biographies:
Family/child stream
Culture and the disclosure of domestic violence in
family law disputes (60 minute paper and dialogue)
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| Dale Bagshaw |
| Dale's presentation will address the research
findings from two research studies she conducted and coordinated for the Australian Office
of the Status of Women's Partnerships Against Domestic Violence in 1999 which have
been published in Commonwealth Government Reports and in refereed journals.Drawing from
existing research, this presentation explores why women who experience domestic violence
may not disclose their experiences to police, crisis services and professionals such as
family and child mediators. The author proposes a feminist rationale and methodology to
assist mediators to consider the experiences and needs of women who are subjected to
various forms of domestic violence before, during and after separation and divorce. The
presentation will also consider the special needs of abused women from different locations
and cultural backgrounds. |
| Full
paper in RTF format (26 pages) |
| Dale Bagshaw (M Soc Admin, Dip Soc
Stud, BA) Director, Conflict Management Research Group, University of South Australia
Dale first became involved in mediation and conflict management whilst on study leave
from the University of South Australia at Columbia University in New York in 1983. Since
that time she has conducted mediation training programs for professionals from a wide
range of disciplines in all Australian states and many overseas countries. She was the
Head of the School of the Social of Social Work and Social Policy from 1992-5 and is now
the Director of UniSA's Conflict Management Research Group and Program Director of
postgraduate programs - the Graduate Certificate in Mediation (Family and Workplace
Relations), Graduate Diploma in Conflict Management and Master of Conflict Management. She
has convened many mediation conferences at a local, national and international level,
presented papers at many national and international conferences and published widely in
refereed journals. She has studied mediation and conflict management practices in many
overseas countries including the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, China, Sweden, Malaysia,
the Philippines, South Africa and recently in Austria.
Dale established the South Australian Dispute Resolution Association (SADRA) in 1988
and was Chairperson from 1988-99. She has served on several national councils advising the
Commonwealth Government including the Family Services Council (as the inaugural
Chairperson), the Family Law Council and the National Council for the Prevention of Child
Abuse. She is currently the Vice-President of the World Mediation Forum and as convenor of
the inaugural Asia Pacific Mediation Forum aims to establish a Steering Committee for
future conferences in the Asia Pacific region. |
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