“Things we can do now” - Judge Alexandra Harland on making positive changes on the ground. AFCC series.

 “Things we can do now” - Judge Alexandra Harland on making positive changes on the ground. AFCC series.

• Why Judge Harland is drawn to the AFCC. The positive efforts of the AFCC and family report writer training.
• Family law as intersecting with many different areas and professions.
• Perspective that change can happen at the coalface with those who work in the area of family law.
• Increasingly better coordination between the different professionals in family law.
• Family Court and Federal Circuit Court and coordination that has already been occurring between the Courts and streamlining court rules and processes.
• Tips and words of support for parents who are separating.
• Children’s difficulty with transition and the damage that even silence, not just negative comments, can do.
• Standardised training for family report writers launched by AFCC.
• History of AFCC and joining the AFCC.