As principal of Michael Elphick & Associates Michael has been retained as a mediator, facilitator and consultant by independent and Catholic systemic school systems as well as individual schools, congregations and university colleges.Michael has worked across a variety of sectors Including government, health, aged care, education, corrections, law, and community services.Michael was a lecturer in the College of Global Studies Arcadia University, Philadelphia U.S.A from 2003 to 2016, while from 2003 to 2007 he was a sessional lecturer in the School of Education at Notre Dame University, Fremantle and Sydney. From 2003 to 2006 Michael was an education officer with the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice & Community Education, managing several projects including the South Asia study visits and the Asian Pacific Law Internship Program. Michael has participated in human rights delegations to Israel/Palestine, Central America and South Africa.Michael was a secondary school teacher in Catholic Systemic and Independent Schools from 1986 to 2002; he held numerous middle and senior management positions and remains highly regarded as an enthusiastic, engaging educator and as an effective school administrator.Michael trained as a mediator with the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (IAMA) in 2010 and reaccredited with the Resolution Institute in 2023.In 2016 based on the quality and extent of his client work Michael was recognised by the Australian Human Resources Institute as a Certified Professional (CAHRI).Michael was a member of the Program Approval Committee of Mercy Works Incorporated from 2012 to 2021. Michael has provided facilitation support to the Columban Mission Society in Oceania from 2017 to 2024 and to the General Council (Hong Kong) from 2019 to 2021. He currently serves on the Professional Standards and Safeguarding Committee of the Society in Oceania. He was appointed Professional Standards Officer for the Region in 2023.Michael took up the role of Safeguarding Support Officer for the Scalabrinian Province of St Francis Xavier Cabrini (Asia & Australia) in 2021.In 2023 Michael was appointed to the Audit Panel of Australian Catholic Safeguarding Limited. Specialties: Staff and Group Facilitation, Safeguarding and Child Protection, Workplace Investigations, Human Resource Management; Mediation & Dispute Resolution; Strategic Planning, Leadership Coaching, Policy Writing & Development.