2022 NSW Child Protection Legal Conference: My Life, My Culture - Our Future

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The 2022 NSW Child Protection Legal Conference will bring together lawyers, judicial officers, social workers, clinicians, academics, researchers and others to hear about current issues, recent developments and case law, research outcomes and interdisciplinary best practice in areas related to child protection.

Conference Topics

The conference will examine how practitioners can best navigate children and their families through the child protection legal system, while addressing their psychological, emotional, health and social welfare needs and issues.

In recognition of National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week, the conference will feature sessions on how we can learn from the past to create a better future and experience for First Nations’ children and families. Sessions will focus on cultural planning and how we can do things differently for First Nations' families.

The conference will also feature sessions on Voices of Children in Care, the experiences of young people in Youth Justice, including those young people involved in both the care and crime systems, and Family Violence and Coercive Control presented by international expert Dr Marsha Scott, CEO Scottish Women’s Aid.

View the full conference agenda here. 

Speakers

Hear from eminent figures in the NSW Child Protection system, including:

• Judge Ellen Skinner, President of the Children's Court of NSW,
  
• Richard Weston, Deputy Children's Guardian for Aboriginal Children and Young People in NSW
• Justice John Sackar of the Supreme Court
• Janet Schorer PSM, Children’s Guardian

Continuing Professional Development

Legal practitioners can claim 1 CPD point for every hour of attendance at sessions relevant to their practice needs or professional development. 

Practical legal skills sessions will include advocacy master classes and the use of expert evidence, as well as hearing about the latest and greatest cases. 

There will also be a session on legal ethics and professional responsibility designed to cover the mandatory CPD requirements for this field. 
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Tickets:

Attend in-person for $695
This ticket includes a two day pass to attend the conference in-person and entry to the networking cocktail function on Thursday 26 May at the venue. 

Attend online for only $365
This ticket includes a two day pass to attend the conference online. Participate from your preferred location. All plenary sessions and panel discussions will be available to view remotely and will be uploaded to the conference website post-event. Remote ticket holders will be issued with a unique access code that cannot be shared.

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Conference Organisers

My Life, My Culture - Our Future is jointly hosted by the NSW Children’s Court, Legal Aid NSW, the  NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian and the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.