Selected publications, PUBLIC presentations
Books
Contributor to Living Together Separating Divorcing Surviving during a Pandemic 2020 edited by Michael Lang and Peter Nicholson. This book is a resource for separated families for these times, for families feeling the strain and stress of lockdown, unemployment, online schooling, and working from home. Truly honoured to be a contributor for this inspired project led by the extraordinary visionaries Michael Lang (master Mediator) and Peter Nicholson from OGX . The book is a source of practical advice and helpful tips from 74 contributors who are mediators, lawyers, politicians, financial experts, mental health, and child experts. The authors come from 10 countries and are united in a commitment to use their knowledge and experience to help make life just a bit better for families during the pandemic. This not-for-profit eBook is available for the price of a cup of coffee!! A brilliant resource for you, your clients or your networks. For more information – eBook available through Amazon. With additional information on the blog
Contributor to Family Conflict During a Pandemic: Stories of Struggle and Hope 2021 edited by Michael Lang and Peter Nicholson, Georgia Daniels, J.D. and Laurie Amaya. The intention of this second book is to provide advice, support, compassion, and hope, with stories that describe both the ongoing struggles and glimmers of hope. Contributors include personal stories, stories of family and friends, stories from their professional work, and advice for managing family life as the pandemic continues to disrupt our lives. It has contributions from 93 people—from professionals, from artists and poets, and from children whose lives have been especially unsettled. The contributions come from 17 countries – Argentina, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Trinidad, UK, and US. Contributors included pieces in 9 languages (Czech, French, Greek, Irish, Italian, Persian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish.These books are produced without any payment to the contributors or the company that illustrated and formatted the book. We donate all the proceeds to international charitable organisations providing services to families. Both the digital and print versions of the book are now available on Amazon. Here in Australia
Peer Review Journal
Gutman, Judy and Grant, Jodie, Ethical Conundrums Facing Mediators: Comparing Processes, Identifying Challenges and Opportunities (2017). 35(1) Law in Context 101; La Trobe Law School – Law & Justice Research Paper Series Paper No. 1707.
Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2996299
Working group submissions
Part of the Australian Dispute Resolution Advisory Council Inc (ADRAC) working group tasked with preparing ADRAC’S submission Australian Law Reform Commission – Review of the Family Law System: Response by ADRAC to Issues Paper 48 (IP 48) March 2018
Available at https://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiries/family-law-system/submissions
Public presentations (Selected)
- 2021 National Mediation Conference, Alice Springs
- When your boat is leaking – reflective practice during a pandemic – Jodie Grant and Michael Lang
- Crying in front of the frozen peas – Jodie Grant and Melanie Schroder
- 2020 Resolution Institute – Michael Lang Webinar – Excellence in mediation is not an accident: benefits of a reflective practice group – demonstration with Michael Lang
- 2019 National Mediation Conference, Canberra
- Critical Reflective Practice – Jodie Grant
- Workplace Dispute Resolution meets FDR – Jodie Grant and Zandy Fell
- 2018 seminar, Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution (VADR) and Victorian Association for Restorative Justice (VARJ), “Workplace ADR meets FDR: Exploring where workplace and family issues collide”, Zandy Fell and Jodie Grant. http://www.vadr.asn.au/27june2018-flyer.pdf
- 2017 Webinar, Resolution Institute – From the trenches – using restorative conferencing practices to repair high conflict family disputes.
- 2016 National Mediation Conference, Queensland.
- From the trenches – Using restorative conferencing practices as new ways to repair/restore family relationships in high conflict battles – Jodie Grant
- Real world versus role plays, actors versus clients and the function of internships in creating real mediators – Jodie Grant and Lilia Szarski, Relationships Australia Victoria
- 2015 ADR Ethics for Practitioners Symposium, La Trobe University, Victorian Dispute Settlement Centre – Presenter
Guest lectures – yearly
- Melbourne University – to Law students on FDR
- La Trobe University – to Law students on FDR
DVD – Relationships Australia Victoria Production, Mediator, Mediation Practice