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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>Australian Psychological
Society Women and Psychology Interest Group<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>Victorian Group<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=4 color=red face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";color:red;font-weight:bold'>Women’s
experiences of changes to the Family Law Act<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:
bold'>FACILITATORS Allyson Foster, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Carmel</st1:place></st1:City>
O’Brien, Fiona Combe <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>WHEN? Friday Evening 5<sup>th</sup>
September, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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none'><b><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>(refreshments
from 7.00pm: supper from 8.15)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>WHERE? Treacy Conference Centre, 126
The Avenue, <st1:place w:st="on">Parkville</st1:place></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
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face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>COST? Women & Psychology
members $20; non-members $30<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The Women and
Psychology Interest Group brings women together as practitioners, consumers,
academics and students of all ages and a range of backgrounds.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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size=2 color="#444444" face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";color:#444444;
font-weight:bold'>For our Family Law Session, Allyson Foster from the
Women’s Legal Service will present a brief overview of the recent changes
to the Family Law Act. She will also discuss some of the impacts these changes
are having on women who are accessing the Women's Legal Service. There will be
time allocated for questions and a lively discussion is anticipated (during
which supper will be provided). <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";color:#444444;font-weight:bold'> Fiona Combe will then
outline some of the difficulties women who have left abusive relationships may
encounter with the mediation process. She will also relay some of the concerns
that women have expressed during their calls to the Council of Single Mothers
and their Children.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";color:#444444;font-weight:bold'> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Carmel</st1:place></st1:City> O’Brien will speak about some of
the issues for psychologists assessing women and children where violence has
occurred, and also outline some difficulties women experience when traversing
the Family Court process. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Carmel</st1:place></st1:City>
manages a suite of Women’s Support Programs at a large community agency.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>Bookings essential: by Tuesday 2<sup>nd</sup>
September<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>Contact person: </span></font></b><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";
font-weight:bold'>Carmel</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City><b><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'> O’Brien<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS Bold"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS Bold";font-weight:bold'>Email: <a
href="mailto:Psychrespect@optusnet.com.au">Psychrespect@optusnet.com.au</a> or
call her at Doncare: 9841 4215 <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Heather Gridley</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>School</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Psychology</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Footscray</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Campus
(Monday, Tuesday & Thursday)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Victoria</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>PO Box</span></font></st1:Street><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 14428</span></font></st1:address><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Melbourne</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> VIC 8001 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TEL +61 3 9919 5224</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FAX +61 3 9919 4324</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>MOBILE</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: 0419 113 731</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Email: heather.gridley@vu.edu.au</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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