Conference Programme

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The conference will consist of a series of morning keynote addresses by the pioneers of the FJC model who are travelling from the US especially to work with our delegates. There will also be participative question and answer sessions with them. The event will be a unique opportunity to interact with our keynote speakers and to explore issues that are particular to your work and service delivery.

In addition there will be highly interactive practitioner-led afternoon workshop sessions which will allow for greater in-depth analysis of issues, networking, exchange of ideas and skills development.

The programme is noted below. All delegates attend the morning plenary sessions and then select one workshop track to attend each afternoon. Please note places at workshops are limited and it is essential to book early to guarantee a place at your workshop of choice.

To reduce oversubscription and ensure the widest choice, most workshops will run on both days of the conference.

DAY 1 Programme

08.30 – 09.00

Registration: Tea/coffee and scones on arrival

09.00 – 09.15

Conference Chair – Alyson Kilpatrick
Welcome – Cllr Michaela Boyle, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council
Opening Remarks – Representative of Foyle Family Justice Centre

09.15 – 10.00

Casey Gwinn Alliance for HOPE International (Trauma, Rage and Hope)
Casey  will share the most recent research on the predictive nature of childhood trauma on adult illness, disease, victimization, and criminality. He will also present findings on the transformative power of hope and resiliency in the lives of adult and child survivors of trauma. The Family Justice Centre framework seeks to create community for survivors long after crisis intervention and can produce measurable increases in hope. Hope buffers adversity and trauma and rising hope predicts long-term well-being in trauma survivors.

10.00 – 11.00

Gael Strack Alliance for HOPE International (Setting up a Justice Centre)
Gael will discuss the details of getting a Family Justice Center up and running from a “twinkle in your eye” to your “grand opening” and will share all of the resources that the Alliance has available to help communities get started and open a center. Plenty of time will be allocated for a lively discussion.
Objectives:
1. Understand the process for opening a Family Justice Center
2. Share how communities can create their story to build buy in and develop momentum
3. Learn about resources available to communities from the Alliance

11.00 – 11.30

Tea/Coffee & Biscuits

11.30 – 12.15

Prof. Stephen Murphy – Breaking the Cycle: The Story of an Exceptional Woman

12.15 – 12.45

Prof. Chan Hellman – Evaluation of the effectiveness of Justice Centres

12.45 – 13.15

Q&A with Plenary Speakers

13.15 – 14.15

Buffet Lunch/Networking

14.15 – 16.30

Workshop Sessions

Workshop Sessions

(for details of content click here)

TRACK A (Room 1)
Strangulation the Last Warning Shot – Gael Strack (2 hrs)

TRACK B (Room 2)
1) The Science and Power of Hope – Prof. Chan Hellman (1 hr)
2) Special Court Perpetrators’ Probation Service – Geraldine O’Hare (1 hr)

TRACK C (Room 3)
1) Breaking the cycle of Domestic Violence, a culture of Hope – Casey Gwinn (1 hr)
2) Local perspective – “Teenlink” Workshop – John O’Hagan, Rosin Hamill, (1 hr)

TRACK D (Room 4)
1) European Justice Centre Perspective – Pascale Franck (1 hr)
2) Foyle Family justice Centre Update – Marie Brown (1 hr)

TRACK E (Room 5)
1) Women’s Empowerment Programmes from Survivor to Thriver! – Prof. Stephen Murphy (1hr)
2) The impact of Student Led University Law Clinics: An Overview – Dr Esther McGuinness (1 hr)

TRACK F (Room 6)
1) Responding to Context: Northern Ireland’s Conflict and the Harms that Women Experienced – Prof. Aisling Swaine (1 hr)
2) Mindful Leadership – Prof. Stephen Murphy (1hr)

TRACK G (Room 7)
1) Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme ‘Our Journey’ – Ryan Henderson
2A – Conference Day 1 Only) Women’s Rights as Human Rights: Abortion Law in Northern Ireland – Ms Mairead Ferris
2B – Conference Day 2 Only) Domestic Abuse and Body Worn Video: utility or futility for women’s rights in court? – Alison McAreavey

TRACK H (Room 8)
1) Signs of Safety & Domestic Violence Cases – Deirdre Mahon and Natasha Duddy, WHSCT (1 hr)
2A – Conference Day 1 Only) Female Genital Mutilation as the Basis for Refugee Status: A Particularised Form of Domestic Violence – Dr Shauna Page

2B – Conference Day 2 Only) Carers, Social Exclusion and Poverty: Why Women Remain Among the Most Disadvantaged – Sasha Gillespie

All day

Exhibition of D.V. Services – Dress for Success, Teenlink, Agency Stakeholders etc.

17.30 – 19.00

Civic Reception and Entertainment

DAY 2 Programme

08.30 – 09.00

Registration: Tea/Coffee & scones on arrival

09.00 – 09.15

Welcome Back and Short Review of Day 1 – Conference Chair – Alyson Kilpatrick

09.15 – 10.00

Progressing NI around Domestic Violence – Senior representative of DOJ

10.00 – 10.45

Women’s Voices video – The Voices of Survivors

10.45 – 11.15

Tea/Coffee & biscuits

11.15 – 12.00

Prof Monica McWilliams – Research: Bringing it out in the open 20 years on

12.00 – 12.45

Prof Aisling Swaine – Responding to Context: Northern Ireland’s Conflict and the Harms that Women Experienced

12.45 – 13.00

Panel Discussion Session and Q&A with Plenary Speakers

13.00 – 14.15

Buffet Lunch

14.15 – 16.30

Workshop Sessions

Workshop Sessions

(for details of content click here)

TRACK A (Room 1)
Strangulation the Last Warning Shot – Gael Strack (2 hrs)

TRACK B (Room 2)
1) The Science and Power of Hope – Prof. Chan Hellman (1 hr)
2) Special Court Perpetrators’ Probation Service – Geraldine O’Hare (1 hr)

TRACK C (Room 3)
1) Breaking the cycle of Domestic Violence, a culture of Hope – Casey Gwinn (1 hr)
2) Local perspective – “Teenlink” Workshop – John O’Hagan, Rosin Hamill, (1 hr)

TRACK D (Room 4)
1) European Justice Centre Perspective – Pascale Franck (1 hr)
2) Foyle Family justice Centre Update – Marie Brown (1 hr)

TRACK E (Room 5)
1) Women’s Empowerment Programmes from Survivor to Thriver! – Prof. Stephen Murphy (1hr)
2) The impact of Student Led University Law Clinics: An Overview – Dr Esther McGuinness (1 hr)

TRACK F (Room 6)
1) Responding to Context: Northern Ireland’s Conflict and the Harms that Women Experienced – Prof. Aisling Swaine (1 hr)
2) Mindful Leadership – Prof. Stephen Murphy (1hr)

TRACK G (Room 7)
1) Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme ‘Our Journey’ – Ryan Henderson
2A – Conference Day 1 Only) Women’s Rights as Human Rights: Abortion Law in Northern Ireland – Ms Mairead Ferris
2B – Conference Day 2 Only) Domestic Abuse and Body Worn Video: utility or futility for women’s rights in court? – Alison McAreavey

TRACK H (Room 8)
1) Signs of Safety & Domestic Violence Cases – Deirdre Mahon and Natasha Duddy, WHSCT (1 hr)
2A – Conference Day 1 Only) Female Genital Mutilation as the Basis for Refugee Status: A Particularised Form of Domestic Violence – Dr Shauna Page

2B – Conference Day 2 Only) Carers, Social Exclusion and Poverty: Why Women Remain Among the Most Disadvantaged – Sasha Gillespie

16.30 – 17.00

Closing Remarks