As the President and Vice President of the World Mediation Forum (2001-2003), Dale founded the Asia Pacific Mediation Forum (APMF) in 2001 and as the APMF President has led the organisation of APMF conferences in 10 different countries in the region. She has also led many research teams at a national and international level, published the findings of her research in books and peer reviewed journals and presented many papers as a Keynote speaker at many national and international conferences.
Currently, Dale is a nationally accredited mediator, an Advanced Certified Elder Mediator with the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN) and an adjunct Professor, Justice and Society, University of South Australia. From 1973-2009 her roles at the University of South Australia included: Head of the School of Social Work & Social Policy, the Director of Postgraduate Studies, Program Director for the Masters/Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution and Director of the Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation. She has trained mediators at a postgraduate level since 1993, and also trained mediators in 11 different countries. She convened the 1st Mediation Conference in Australia, the 2nd International Mediation Conference in 1996. From 2009-2015 she was a Visiting Professor and Examiner for the National University of Ireland’s Mediation and Conflict Transformation program.
In 2013, Dale convened the 6th World Summit of Mediation with Age-Related Issues in Adelaide, is the founder and Chair of the Elder Mediation Australasian Network (EMAN), which she developed post-Summit, and has developed and maintains a comprehensive resource-rich website for elder mediators, older people and their families (see www.elder-mediation.com.au). She is an ongoing member of the International Board and Certification Committee of the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN) and has worked with the latter committee to develop international certification standards and a Code of Ethics for elder mediators. She is also a Fellow of the Resolution Institute (RI) and Chair of the RI Elder Mediation Sub-committee.
Since April 2015, Dale has developed and delivered comprehensive elder mediation training programs (face-to-face and online) for trained mediators from all Australian States, New Zealand, Singapore and Hongkong, which contribute to the EMIN elder mediator certification requirements, and continues to give conference presentations, webinars and training workshops. Dale has also been a consultant with the South Australian Office for the Public Advocate and Catalyst (previously the Seniors Information Service), an elder mediator in private practice and a
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
- 2023 Resolution Institute Certificate Award for Service to Dispute Resolution
- 2022: appointed a Fellow of the Resolution Institute.
- 2021: Champion Adjunct Staff Member, University of South Australia Justice and Society Awards.
- 2019: Association for Conflict Resolution’s John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award presented annually by the Association for Conflict Resolution in the US to a “prominent and internationally recognized leader in mediation”.
- 2015: Resolution Institute Practitioners Award for “the development and mentoring of dispute resolution practitioners”,
- 2014: Michael Klug Award – awarded by the Board of LEADR, (now the Resolution Institute), “to persons who have contributed to the peaceful resolution of conflict in the best interests of the community’.
- 2013: Sherren Leadership Award from the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN) for “exceptional contributions for the global advancement of Mediation with Age-Related Issues; leadership and knowledge sharing with regard to research and best practice in elder mediation”.
Relevant publication: Bagshaw, Dale and Porter, Elisabeth (Editors) Mediation in the Asia-Pacific Region. Transforming Conflicts and Building Peace, Routledge: London and New York, 2009.’
Email address: dale.bagshaw@unisa.edu.au
