Demystify your WHS obligations with a focus on managing psychosocial hazards and risks at work as well as other safety risks and responsibilities.

Presenters

Dr. Lil Vrklevski, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Director of Psychology,
Assoc. Prof. Lil Vrklevski B.A (Hons);LLB; MClinPsych; MBA; Dip.Grad.Research; PhD; MAPS; FCCLP; MACPA; GAICD is the Principal Clinical Psychologist and Director of Psychology, Sydney Local Health District. Lil has over 30 years’ experience in law and clinical psychology. She has worked clinically in the areas of sexual violence and mental health. Lil is particularly interested in the relationship between the legal and mental health systems as well as the impact of trauma work on professionals. Her research has been in the areas of vicarious trauma, root cause analysis, professional identity and professional roles as well as the role of allied health in public mental health services. Lil developed the Vicarious Trauma Scale (VTS), a brief screening instrument for VT. Lil is a reviewer on Traumatology, The Journal of Patient Safety, International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Australasian Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology & Law and is Deputy Chair of the CRGH Human Research Ethics Committee and sits on the NSW Psychology Board. Lil is a Clinical Associate Professor with ACU, clinical associate with the Departments of Psychology at USyd, UTS, WSU, Adjunct Fellow with MQ, UoW, lecturer at COPP and adjunct lecturer UNSW and casual academic with The Australian Institute of Health Service Management (AIHSM) UTAS. She sits on the Industry Advisory Boards with The Schools of Psychology at ACU, UNSW, USyd, and UTS as well as the Academic Board of COPP. Lil is co-chair of the ACI Violence Abuse and Neglect Executive Committee. Lil is a thesis examiner with ACU and MQ Universities and clinically supervises provisionally registered psychologists and clinical psychology registrars from a number of universities as well as lecturing on law and ethics for psychologists.


Mr Alan Girle, Special Counsel, Macpherson Kelley
Alan Girle is renowned for being the first port of call when an incident occurs within the Work Health and Safety space. Recognised as an industry expert, Alan has built a reputation amongst clients, and the wider legal community, as a subject matter specialist when it comes to providing occupational health and safety advice. When it comes to government intervention, Alan prides himself on providing straight-talking and honest advice when managing a business’s response. Prior to working as a leading lawyer in regulatory compliance, including safety, environment and transport prosecutions, Alan honed his skills working within government on legislative reform. It’s Alan’s unique skill set and in-depth knowledge of government regulation makes him a clear choice for clients when defending and negotiating government-initiated prosecutions. Alan lends his invaluable assistance by providing key advice on corporate compliance, advising on risk-prevention strategies, and navigating complex matters through to Court. Alan’s achievements include being recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a “Leading Workplace Health & Safety Lawyer” from 2014-2020 and being included in the 2014-2022 Editions of Best Lawyers for “Occupational Health & Safety Law”.


Dr Trajce Cvetkovski, Course Coordinator OHSE, Managing People and Organisations Discipline, Peter Faber Business School, Faculty of Law and Business, Australian Catholic University
Dr Trajce Cvetkovski is Course Co-ordinator and Senior Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety Management at ACU’s Faculty of Law and Business. He is a practising academic whose teaching interests include WHS law, principles of WHS/OHS and wellbeing, and psychosocial risk. He has practised as an industrial relations lawyer since 1996 and was with Queensland’s Office of Industrial Relations from 2006-2018. He also taught law, policy, and governance at University of Queensland (2002-18). Trajce specialises in WHS compliance and regulation. He has provided strategic legal advice concerning physical and psychosocial hazards and risks, and has prosecuted several complex matters including heat exhaustion, bullying, electrical safety, and reckless conduct. His research interests include sentencing inconsistencies under harmonised legislation, the misrepresentation of OHS and wellbeing in popular culture, suicide in the mining industry, and costs associated with achieving compliance. He contributes to the AIHS Ethics and Professional Practice chapter, and is an A-Class member of the Bar Association Queensland. Trajce is also co-founder of the WhyWork Podcast https://whywork.com.au/

Psychologists and the Law in 2024

Designed specifically with psychologists in mind, this lunchtime webinar series will help you steer a safe course through the legal issues that can affect the success of your practice. Receive a step-by-step guide to setting up your practice, obtain a comprehensive guide to recent changes to employment law that affect you, learn from our experts about client complaints and professional regulation, learn about safety at work, rights and obligations, and hear about changes to the laws around family violence, apprehended violence and the new rules relating to coercive control that impact on your professional practice.