Assoc Professor Lawrie Moloney

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School of Public Health

Head, Department of Counselling and Psychological Health

Contact Details

Email: l.moloney@latrobe.edu.au
Phone: (03) 9479 2578
Fax: (03) 9479 1783
Office: HS1-323

Qualifications

MA (Melb) MSc (Edin) PhD (La Trobe)

Interests

Associate Professor Lawrie Moloney is Head of the Department of Counselling and Psychological Health within the School of Public Health. Department staff teach psychological, mental health and holistically-based clinical concepts at undergraduate level in the Faculty of Health Sciences. They also teach and research in a variety of humanistically oriented postgraduate counselling, counselling psychology and art therapy courses. Lawrie is a practising psychologist who has published more than 100 articles, chapters and books, mainly in the area of children, parenting and family law. He is interested in the theory and practice of dispute resolution, especially within a family context, and in the broad social issues reflected in family law. He is co-director of Children in Focus, a program aimed at promoting children’s needs and children’s perspectives in family disputes. Details can be found at www.childreninfocus.org. Lawrie Moloney is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Family Studies.

Current Academic Research Interests:

Decision-making in child-related family law judgements
Primary dispute resolution
Child-focussed family mediation and conciliation

Other Special Academic Interests/Roles:

Member of Victorian Family Therapy Association Research Committee
Member of Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Family Law

Publications

Moloney, L., Smyth, B., Weston, R., Richardson, N., Qu, L. & Gray, M. (2007), Allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children’s proceedings: A pre-reform exploratory study, Research Report No. 15, Australian Institute of Family Studies: Melbourne.

Moloney, Lawrie. (2007). Post-separation disputes in high conflict families. The nuts and bolts of child focused practice. In E. Shaw & J. Crawley (Eds.), Couple therapy in Australia: Issues emerging from practice. Psychoz Publications.

McIntosh, J., & Moloney, L. (2006). Dialogues with separated parents. Child focused dispute resolution. Melbourne: Centre for Online and Multimedial Education Technologies, La Trobe University.

Moloney, L. (2006). Post-separation disputes in high conflict families. The nuts and bolts of child focused practice. In E. Shaw & J. Crawley (Eds.), Couples therapy in Australia.

Moloney, L. (2006). Child sensitive practices in high-conflict parenting disputes: A 30-year road to serious reform. Journal of Family Studies, 12(1), 37-56.

Moloney, L. (2006). Family-based interventions: Changing practice, changing technologies. Journal of Family Studies, 12(1), 5-9.

Moloney, L., & McIntosh, J. (2006). Child focused dialogues (book). Melbourne, Victoria: AIPC/Commonwealth of Australia.

Moloney, L., & McIntosh, J. (2006). Child focused dialogues (DVD). Melbourne, Victoria: AIPC/Commonwealth of Australia.

Hayes, A., & Moloney, L. (2006). Innovative practices in family law: Hearing children. In B. Smyth, N. Richardson, & G. Suriano (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Forum of Family Relationships in Transition: Legislative, practice, and policy responses (pp. 99-100). Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Moloney, L. (2006). Child sensitive practices in family law disputes: Are we finally getting it right? In B. Smyth, N. Richardson, & G. Suriano (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Forum of Family Relationships in Transition: Legislative, practice, and policy responses (pp. 116-136). Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Moloney, L. (2006). The many challenges of parenting. Journal of Family Studies, 12(2), 161-164.

Cleak, H., Bickerdike, A. J., & Moloney, L. (2006). Family mediation and women's services: Towards effective referral. Journal of Family Studies, 12(2), 185-202.

Moloney, L. (Editor). (2006). Journal of Family Studies, Volume 12, Numbers 1 & 2. Melbourne, Victoria: La Trobe University Press.

Moloney, Lawrie. 2005. Child-focused touchstones in a changing environment (editorial). Journal of Family Studies 11 (1):5-9.

Moloney, Lawrie. 2005. Government's response to the family law maze: The Family Relationships Centres proposal. Journal of Family Studies 11 (1):11-35.

Moloney, Lawrie. 2005. The "other" parent has many faces (editorial). Journal of Family Studies 11 (2):183-186.

Moloney, Lawrie. 2005. Children's voices: Reflections on the telling and the listening. Journal of Family Studies 11 (2):216-226.

Goodhardt, Ian, Fisher, Tom, and Moloney, Lawrie. 2005. Transformative mediation: Assumptions and practice. Journal of Family Studies 11(2):317-322.

Moloney, Lawrie, Editor. 2005. Journal of Family Studies, Volume 11, Issues 1-2.

Moloney, L. (2005). Child-focused touchstones in a changing environment. Journal of Family Studies, 11(1), 5-9. Melbourne: Centre for Online and Multimedial Educational Technologies. La Trobe University.

Moloney, L. (2005). House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Exposure draft on the Family Law Amendment (shared parental responsibility) Bill (2005) Evidence incorporated into Hansard July 20, pp 30-45.

Moloney, L. (2005). "Kangaroo Court". Response to John Hirst. Quarterly Essay, 19, 119-123.

Moloney, L. (2005). A new approach to the Family Law System. Response to Government's Discussion Paper Released November 10, 2004.

Moloney, L. & McIntosh, J. (2004). Child-responsive practices in Australian family law: Past problems and future directions. Journal of Family Studies, 10(1), 71-86.

McIntosh, J., Long, C., & Moloney, L. (2004). Child-focused and child-inclusive mediation: A comparative study of outcomes. Journal of Family Studies, 10(1), 87-96.

Moloney, L. (2004). Editorial: Children, parents, and approaches to mediation: From knowledge to practice. Journal of Family Studies, 10(1), 5-8.

Moloney, L. (2004). Children in Family Law: Moving beyond the "Best Interests" rhetoric. Journal of Family Studies, 10(2), 161-169.

Moloney, L. (2004). Editorial. Children and their need to belong. Journal of Family Studies, 10(2), 157-159.

de Vaus, D., & Moloney, L. (Eds.). (2003). Journal of Family Studies, Volume 9, Number 1, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 1. Melbourne: La Trobe University Press.

de Vaus, D., & Moloney, L. (Eds.). (2003). Journal of Family Studies, Volume 9, Number 2, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 2. Melbourne: La Trobe University Press.

McIntosh, J., Moloney, L., Fisher, T., & Kelly, J. (2003). Parents in conflict. Children in focus. Part 1. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Online and Multimedial Educational Technologies, La Trobe University.

McIntosh, J., Moloney, L., Fisher, T., & Kelly, J. (2003). Parents in conflict. Children in focus. Part 2. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for Online and Multimedial Educational Technologies, La Trobe University.

Moloney, L. (2003). Bargaining over children. From presumptive practices to child-focused litigation. Family Matters, 65(Winter), 56-61.

Moloney, L. (2003). Editorial: Family processes that support children. Journal of Family Studies, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 1, 9(1), 6-7.

Moloney, L. (2003). Editorial: Supporting children: Research, reviews, and practice. Journal of Family Studies, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 2, 9(2), 149-151.

Moloney, L. (2003). Having children and sharing the parenting. Journal of Family Studies, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 2, 9(2), 153-159.

Moloney, L., & Fisher, T. (2003). Why a focus on children? Why now? Journal of Family Studies, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 1, 9(1), 9-21.

Moloney, L., & McIntosh, J. (2003). Evidence to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs Child Custody Inquiry, Canberra. Hansard(October 20), 1-24.

Smyth, B. M., & Moloney, L. (2003). Therapeutic divorce mediation: Strengths, limitations, and future directions. Journal of Family Studies, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 2, 9(2), 161-186.

Sourdin, T., Fisher, T., & Moloney, L. (2003). A quality framework for facilitative processes in family conflict. Research report (No. ISBN 1920697578). Melbourne, Victoria: La Trobe University.

Webb, N., & Moloney, L. (2003). Child-focused development programs for family dispute professionals: Recent steps in the evolution of family dispute resolution strategies in Australia. Journal of Family Studies, Special Issue: Children in Focus, Part 1, 9(1), 23-36.

Moloney, L (2002) Coming out of the shed. Men's changing family roles in Australia. Keynote address to the National Conference of the Australian Association of Family Therapists. Accepted for publication by the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy.

Moloney, L. (2001) Do fathers "win" or do mothers "lose"? A preliminary analysis of closely contested parenting cases in the Family Court of Australia. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 15, 363-396.

Moloney, L. (2001) Researching the Family Law Reform Act. A case of selective attention to data? Family Matters 59, Winter, 64-73.

Moloney, L. (2000) Child focused parenting after separation: socio-legal developments and challenges Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 21, 2, 61-72.

Moloney, L. (1999) Counselling, counselling reports and mediation in family law. In H. Selby and I. Freckleton (eds) Expert evidence in family law. Law Book Company, Canberra, pp 167-194

Moloney, L., Fisher, T., Love, A. and Ferguson, S. (1996) Managing differences. Federally funded family mediation in Sydney: Outcomes, costs and satisfactions. AGPS, Canberra.

Moloney, B. and Moloney, L. (1996) Personal relationships in systemic supervision in The therapeutic relationship in systemic therapy. C. Flaskas and A. Perlesz (eds) Karmac Books, London, pp 195-214