Training
Cross-Border Family Mediation (CBFM®)
The MiKK 50-hour advanced CBFM training course aims to qualify practicing family mediators to mediate cross-border family disputes, including international child abduction, access and custody cases. The course will cover the relevant legal aspects of international family conflicts, differences in national family legislation, the 1980 and 1996 Hague Conventions, the Brussels IIa Regulation & the new Brussles IIb (Recast) Regulation which will enter into force in August 2022. The new Regulation will require judges to consider referring parents to mediation in all cases concerning children and in particular in international child abduction cases! Participants will be introduced to tools and methodologies for mediating high conflict cross-border family disputes with the aim of safeguarding the best interest of the child.
CBFM English
📍Berlin
🗓️27 Sept – 3 Oct 2026
CBFM France
📍Strasbourg
🗓️TBA
CBFM Spanish
📍Madrid
🗓️November 2026
CBFM Ukraine
💻Online
🗓️March 2026
CBFM Singapore
📍Singapore
🗓️Dates TBA
CBFM Japan
📍Osaka
🗓️30 Jan-1 Feb 26
Spring Webinars
Run by trainers who are themselves MiKK-trained mediators, the Spring Webinar Series offers MiKK mediators from all over the world an international platform. Following the great success of last year’s Spring Webinars, MiKK mediators have the opportunity again to share their knowledge and expertise in the area of cross-border family mediation and related topics.
For MiKK Members the Webinars are Free of Charge!
Spring Webinars
📍Online
🗓️ 23, 28 & 30 April 2026 • 5 May 2026
Wednesday Webinars for Judges and Lawyers
MiKK is launching the Wednesday Webinar Series specifically designed for EU family judges and lawyers dealing with cross-border parental responsibility disputes and parental child abduction cases.
The MiKK Wednesday Webinars are designed to offer EU family judges the opportunity to clarify existing questions, discuss any problems experienced and receive practical guidance on applying the Brussels IIb Recast in complex parental responsibility and international child abduction cases. Participating Judges will have the chance to deepen their understanding, learn about new possibilities and best practices for resolving these complex cases under the Brussels IIb Regulation – and comparing notes with family judges from across different EU Member States.
Wednesday Webinars
📍Online
🗓️10, 17 June • 21, 28 October • 18, 26 November 2026
Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM) Training
Child Inclusive Mediation in Cross-border Family Cases
This training is aimed at qualified MiKK Cross-border Mediators wishing to aquire the knowledge and skills needed for including children directly (Child Inclusive Mediation, CIM) in cross-border family mediation, including in international parental child abduction cases.
The two-day training seminar is designed to be highly interactive and practice-oriented, providing participants with practical tools and relevant knowledge of including children directly in mediation therereby ensuring that the voice of the child is appropriately heard and duly considered. The two training days consit of a mix of input sessions, role plays and small group work. The training workshop will have regard to established Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM) standards and guidelines, the applicable international legal framework and use of case studies in order to maximise the particpants’ learning experience. These will be combined with relevant child development aspects in the training.
Participants will be introduced to different models of child-inclusive mediation in cross-border family disputes. They will have the opportunity to discuss in groups as well as practise in role plays ways of preparing the parents, engaging children of different ages in mediation, and managing feedback to the parents. Participants will be able to exchange best practices with each other in group discussions and role plays.
Throughout the course participants will be encouraged to draw on their own experience as cross-border family mediators and apply this to the context of child-inclusive mediation.
Voice of the Child
📍Berlin
🗓️19 – 20 June 2026
Ongoing Training
The MiKK Ongoing Training is aimed at mediators and dispute resolution practitioners, lawyers, judges and guardians ad litem with an interest in intercultural, cross-border mediation who wish to deepen their knowledge and/or acquire new skills in this field. The Ongoing Training may also be of interest to participants from other related disciplines.
For MiKK mediators, each of the three workshops counts as 6 credit points towards their ongoing training recommendation.
The MiKK Ongoing Training usually takes place in the autumn time in Berlin. The Ongoing Training brings together MiKK mediators and also non-MiKK mediators from all over the world. Three topical and interactive workshops (which can be booked individually) with international expert trainers are offered every year.
Ongoing Training
📍Berlin
🗓️6-8 November 2026
Ongoing Training
📍Osaka
🗓️30th Jan – 1st Feb 2026
Peer Consultation and Intervision
MiKK offers a free online Intervision & Peer Consultation service for all MiKK-listed mediators worldwide. The meetings take place via Zoom on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, from 19:00–20:30 CET.
These sessions provide a space to discuss ongoing or completed mediations, as well as any mediation-related questions, even if they are not connected to a specific case. Depending on participants’ preferences, the consultations are held in English, German, or in parallel groups for both languages.
Each session begins with a brief check-in, followed by a structured reflection process that allows participants to present cases, explore challenges, and gain new perspectives—always with full respect for confidentiality.
Intervision promotes peer support, exchange of experience, and professional growth, offering fresh ideas, insights, and new approaches to mediation practice.
Peer Consultation and Intervision
📍Online
🗓️every 2nd Wednesday of every month
Verfahrensbeistand Training
In internationalen Kindesentführungsverfahren nach dem 1980 Haager Übereinkommen über die zivilrechtlichen Aspekte internationaler Kindesentführung (HKÜ) sind die Anforderungen an Verfahrensbeistände hoch und spezifisch. Sie unterscheiden sich von herkömmlichen Kindschaftsverfahren: Nicht das Kindeswohl sondern die Rückführung des Kindes nach erfolgter Entführung oder Zurückhaltung durch einen Elternteil steht im Vordergrund des Gerichtsverfahrens.
Training für Verfahrensbeistände
📍Berlin
🗓️New dates coming soon
MiKK is a “Recognized European Training Provider” featured on the European Commission‘s Training Platform (ETP) .
The ETP platform is only open to recognised EU-level training providers, whose expertise has been recognised by the EU. It currently features 24 training providers across the EU.
