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CBFM® Ukraine (online)

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MiKK Cross-border Family Mediation Training (CBFM) for Ukrainian Mediators

in Ukrainian & English with simultaneous translation.

Online (Zoom)
Module 1:  9. – 11.03.2026
Module 2:  16. – 19.03.2026

 

About the Training

Four years have passed now since the start of the full-scale invasion. Its prolonged nature continues to shape the lives of millions of Ukrainian families. Over this extended period of conflict, almost 8 million Ukrainians have left the country. Most of them are mothers and children. What began as an emergency evacuation has, for many, turned into long-term or even permanent separation. Many children have had little or no contact at all with their fathers in those 4 years – a long time in a child’s life. Others have attempted to sustain co-parenting over several years despite separation across international borders and an active conflict zone.

  • What challenges do these parents face?
  • Both from a practical, emotional and legal point of view?
  • How can parents settle their disputes regarding contact, country of residence, the involvement of grandparents and the extended family in the upbringing of children?
  • How can mediation assist parents in resolving these issues amicably, and what are the special features of mediation having regard to the particular context and the specific challenges posed by the war?

To find the answers to these questions we would like to invite Ukrainian family mediators, residing in the Ukraine and those residing abroad, to participate in the MiKK Cross-border Family Mediation (CBFM®) Training for Ukrainian Mediators!

* * * Programme in English * * *

The course is now fully booked!
If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please contact us at: info[at]mikk-ev.org 

This MiKK CBFM® Training is conducted in partnership with the Ukrainian Mediation Academy with co-funding of the European Union through the EU co-financed projects ACCORD 2 (MiKK) and Consent (UAM)1as well as funding and resources provided by the IRZ, German Ministry of Justice (BMJV) and trainer resources by the Mediation School.

We look forward to working with legal, psycho-social, educational and other professionals from a variety of cultural backgrounds and nationalities!

Course objectives 

The 50-hour training course will also cover many other aspects of family mediation between parents separated by a border. It aims to qualify Ukrainian family mediators to mediate cross-border family disputes, including international child abduction, child access and custody cases. The course will cover relevant legal aspects of international family conflicts, including differences in national family law and the 1980 and 1996 Hague Conventions as well as the Voice of the Child in child abduction proceedings and mediation. Participants will get acquainted with the tools and methodologies of mediation in international family disputes with the aim of protecting the best interests of the child. Practical role plays form an integral part of the training.

This MiKK CBFM® Training has been specially adapted to equip mediators with the knowledge and skills to help resolve cross-border family disputes between Ukrainian parents, taking into account the specific challenges presented by wartime. Other topics featured in this training include: Parental Alienation and the Specifics of Trauma-informed Mediation.

Topics

√  Relevant legal aspects of international family conflicts, including differences in national family law and the Hague Conventions of 1980 and 1996;
√  The voice of the child in mediation;
√  Specifics of trauma-informed mediation in the context of war;
√  Tools and methodologies for mediation in international family disputes to protect the best interests of the child;
√  Parental alienation and child’s resistance to contact;
√  Many other aspects of family mediation between parents separated by a border;
√  Practical role plays form an integral part of the training. 

Who is this Training for?

This training is open to certified Ukrainian family mediators only, regardless of their country of residence.

Conditions of participation:

There is no training fee payable for participating in this training. However, in return for participating, mediators agree to make themselves available to conduct two pro bono mediations in an international family dispute involving children between Ukrainian parents.

Training format:

  • the training will take place online;
  • please note that the language of the training is English with simultaneous translation into Ukrainian – the plenary sessions will be mostly conducted in English through MiKK Trainers and external mediation experts; all role plays will be held in Ukrainian (a team of Ukrainian trainers will accompany the role plays);
  • the training will take place in two modules.

Qualified Mediators with intercultural competence and foreign language skills who successfully complete the MiKK CBFM training, may join the international MiKK Network of 240+ specialized, multi-lingual family mediators (40+ languages) and have their profile featured in the MiKK Network Listing on the MiKK website (see here).

The international MiKK Advisory & Pre-mediation Service regularly refers cross-border family cases for mediation to MiKK-listed Mediators. Ongoing Training requirements in the field of mediation, family law and cross-border family mediation apply to MiKK Cross-border Family Mediators.

The MiKK Flyer in Ukrainian is available here.

Trainers

Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome

Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome

Co-CEO & Head of Advisory Services, Family Lawyer (England & Wales), Mediator

Short Bio
Luiza Romanadze

Luiza Romanadze

Attorney, mediator, trainer, PhD, Associate Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine. CARA Fellow at University of Southampton (UK). President of Ukrainian
Academy of Mediation, Team Leader of EU Project “CONSENT”

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Shai Ordan

Shai Ordan

Lawyer, Mediator, Trainer, Consultant

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Tetiana Bilyk

Tetiana Bilyk

Mediator, Supervisor, Chairman of the Board of the NGO “League of Mediators of
Ukraine

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Dr. Leslie Allport

Dr. Leslie Allport

Mediator, Trainer and Professional Practice Consultant

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Lisa Parkinson

Lisa Parkinson

Accredited family mediator (now retired from practice) and Trainer. Co-founder and Vice-president of the Family Mediators Association

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Martina Erb-Klünemann

Martina Erb-Klünemann

Judge, German Liaison Judge of the Hague International Network of Judges and of the European Judicial Network in civil and in commercial matters

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Svitlana Stadnyk

Svitlana Stadnyk

International family mediator. Business mediator. Coordinator of social project providing family mediation to public in cooperation with Children’s Services Departments of Kyiv. 

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Olha Zozulia

Olha Zozulia

Lawyer, Mediator, Ukrainian Central Authority (Head of Division)

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Anna Zubachova

Anna Zubachova

Family and business mediator, psychologist, psychotherapist

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Anne-Ruth Moltmann-Willisch

Anne-Ruth Moltmann-Willisch

Former judge at civil courts of Berlin; judge mediator and coordinator of mediation by judges in civil court proceedings in Berlin

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Magdalena Jańczuk

Magdalena Jańczuk

Co-CEO of MiKK, Administration and Social Sciences (M.A.), Mediator, Trainer

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Past Trainings

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The CBFM Training was first delivered in 2023, when MiKK and UAM successfully trained a cohort of 30 cross-border family mediators.
Further information about the previous edition of the training can be found below.  

The Training took place in 2023 in 2 Modules:
Module 1: Sunday, 10th – Wednesday, 13th September 2023
Module 2: Monday, 9th – Wednesday, 11th October 2023

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