Ongoing Training
MiKK Ongoing Training 2025
7th · 8th · 9th November 2025, Berlin
3 Individual Workshops with International Experts
Hone your practical mediation skills, gain new knowledge and exchange expertise with fellow mediators in three individual workshops on cross-border mediation related topics.
About this 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 requirement.
1. Workshop: Friday, 7th November 2025
10 am – 5 pm
Psychodrama as a Tool in Highly Escalated Mediation Cases
with Kerstin Kastenholz
Workshop Description
This workshop aims to provide participants with an introduction to “Psychodrama” as a powerful, effective and enriching tool for highly escalated mediation cases. Psychodrama combines drama, improvisation, and psychological principles to facilitate emotional healing, self-discovery, and personal growth.
This method can help people not only to understand their current situation differently but also…
2. Workshop: Saturday, 8th November 2025
10 am – 5 pm
A Family Mediator’s Toolkit: Identifying Coercive Control and Domestic Abuse Before and During Mediation
with Adrienne Cox
Workshop Description
Effective and appropriate screening and assessment for domestic abuse in relation to mediation safety and suitability is paramount in ensuring safe and positive outcomes in mediation. Effective screening is applicable not just when deciding whether to mediate, but in fact throughout the mediation process as in some cases a parent may not openly disclose abuse due to fear or trauma. Screening during mediation can help …
3. Workshop: Sunday, 9th November 2025
10 am – 5 pm
Emotional Intelligence Training for Cross-border Family Mediators: How to Use the “Emotions-First” Approach in Conflict Resolution
with Raimund Schwendner
Workshop Description
It could be argued that advanced mediation resembles modern medicine: The earlier a conflict or crisis is identified – similar to an emerging disease – the better is the chance to prevent a severe outbreak. In many cases dramatic consequences can be avoided. Yet, early “signs” of a crisis need to be understood in order to apply appropriate systemic-mediative methodologies. This incorporates novel strategies of communication …
Single Workshop Registration:
- MiKK Members: €195 / €165 (early bird)
- MiKK Members from Eligible Countries*: €135 / €110 (early bird)
- Non-MiKK Members: €225 / €195 (early bird)
Workshop Package Discount – Register for all 3 workshops:
- MiKK Members: €505 / €435 (early bird)
- MiKK Members from Eligible Countries*: €345 / €305 (early bird)
- Non-MiKK Members: €595 / €515 (early bird)
*Please refer to the list of eligible countries on the MiKK Website
EARLY BIRD Discount: Registrations before July 15, 2025, are eligible for early bird discounts.
Workshop Location:
Estrel Berlin
Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin
Online Registration Form
Past MiKK Ongoing Trainings
The MiKK Ongoing Training Workshops are aimed at mediators and dispute resolution practitioners with an interest in intercultural, cross-border mediation who wish to deepen their knowledge and/or acquire new skills in this field. The workshops are also open to non-MiKK mediators and may also be of interest to participants from other related disciplines. They are a chance to reconnect with friends and make new acquaintances and expand your international network.
♦♦♦ 2024 ♦♦♦
3 Individual Workshops with International Experts
8th · 9th · 10th November 2024, Face-to-Face in Berlin, Germany
Workshop 1: Trapped in Ego: Dealing with Narcissistic Behavior and Attitudes in Cross-Border Family Mediation
with Dr Jamime Walker & Shai Ordan
Friday, 8th November 2024
Venue: Mexican Embassy, Klingelhöferstraße 3, 10785 Berlin
Workshop 2: The Voice of the Child in Mediation – New Trends & Developments
with Tetiana Bilyk & Carlie Norris
Saturday, 9th November 2024
Venue: Hotel Art Nouveau, Leibnizstraße 59, 10629 Berlin
Workshop 3: Emotional Intelligence Training for Cross-border Family Mediators: How to Use the “Emotions-First” Approach in Conflict Resolution
with Sven Lauch
Sunday, 10th October 2024
Venue: Hotel Art Nouveau, Leibnizstraße 59, 10629 Berlin
♦♦♦ 2023 ♦♦♦
3 Individual Workshops with International Experts & Supervision
26th · 27th · 28th · 29th October 2023, Face-to-Face in Berlin, Germany
Workshop 1: Dancing the Minefield? – Handling Family Mediation Cases With a Background of Domestic Violence
with Prof Dr Ulla Gläßer
Friday, 27th October 2023
Venue: Mexican Embassy, Klingelhöferstraße 3, 10785 Berlin
Workshop 2: Evidence-based Conflict Resolution – How Current Findings from Neuroscience, Psychology and Conflict Research Contribute to More Ease and Success in Mediation.
with Dr Olga Klimecki
Saturday, 28th October 2023
Venue: Hotel Art Nouveau, Leibnizstraße 59, 10629 Berlin
Workshop 3: Systemic Conflict Resolution in Cross-border Family Cases. Advanced Mediation: How to Generate Ingenious Solutions
with Dr Raimund Schwendner
Sunday, 29th October 2023
Venue: Hotel Art Nouveau, Leibnizstraße 59, 10629 Berlin
Supervision:
with Catharina Laverty
Thursday, 26th October 2023
Venue: MiKK office, Fasanenstraße 12, 10623 Berlin
The MiKK Ongoing Training Workshops are aimed at mediators and dispute resolution practitioners with an interest in intercultural, cross-border mediation who wish to deepen their knowledge and/or acquire new skills in this field. The workshops are also open to non-MiKK mediators and may also be of interest to participants from other related disciplines. They are a chance to reconnect with friends and make new acquaintances and expand your international network.
Pictures from the Workshop 1 with Prof. Dr. Ulla Gläßer
Pictures from the Workshop 2 with Dr. Olga Klimecki
Pictures from the Workshop 3 with Dr. Raimund Schwendner