Speakers - Keynote Presentations Dr Roberto Parada - ‘Three things you must know to help target perpetrators of bullying at school’
Dr Parada is a Lecturer in Adolescent Development, Wellbeing, Behaviour and Pedagogical Studies at the University of Western Sydney. Roberto is also a practicing psychologist with over a decade of clinical experience working in child, adolescent and young adult mental health in the private, public and school sector. Dr Parada will provide an update on international efforts to reduce and tackle bullying in schools. Drawing on both his research and clinical practice he will focus on CBT derived strategies to assist individual students who may be involved in bullying as perpetrators and/or targets. This session will also highlight what aspects of whole-of-school interventions are necessary to create positive learning environments which are likely to reduce the incidence of bullying in schools. Dr Parada is an active researcher in the areas of: bullying and victimisation causes/consequences, positive learning environments, mental health, and the application of cognitive and behavioural interventions in schools. His most recent research projects involve an Australian Research Council funded project looking at bullying and racism in Aboriginal young people. He is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society, Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy and the International Bullying Research Network.
Nina Funnell - ‘Relationship Status: It’s Complicated’
Nina Funnell is a Sydney based journalist, author and researcher whose main areas of interest include technology, education, gender and youth. Nina has taught in the Media and Communications Department at the University of Sydney and is regularly sought for media comment. In 2010 Nina was awarded the Australian Human Rights Community (individual) award for her work in violence prevention. She has recently published a book titled Loveability: An Empowered Girls’ Guide to Dating and Relationships, co-authored with Dannielle Miller. Sexting, cyberbullying and social media are constantly in the news. So how are young people connecting with and through technology? How are their friendships and relationships changing? And what challenges lie ahead? In this presentaion, Nina Funnell will take a closer look at young people’s relationships with technology and one another, and examine what others can do to support young people’s healthy development at this stage.
Dannielle Miller - ‘Making Friends on Facebook’
Dannielle Miller is the CEO and co-founder of Enlighten Education. Dannielle is a highly respected and experienced educator, author and media commentator on issues affecting teenage girls. In 2007, Enlighten Education won the Australian Small Business Champion Entrepreneur. In 2009, The Weekend Australian newspaper named Dannielle Australia’s number one Emerging Leader in Learning. Dannielle delights in working with thousands of teenage girls across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore each year, and she is regularly called upon by the media for her expertise on teen issues. She is an avid blogger and the author of The Butterfly Effect and The Girl with the Butterfly Tatoo. Dannielle also co-authored a book with Nina Funnell called Loveability: An Empowered Girls’ Guide to Dating and Relationships.
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