CBFM & Ongoing Training (Osaka)
The Voice of the Child
in Cross-Border Family Mediation
MiKK Ongoing Training at Osaka University, Japan
Friday, 31st January – Saturday, 1st February 2025, in Osaka, Japan
Place: Osaka University, Toyonaka Campus www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/access/top
Fee: 35.000 Yen The fee must be paid before December 24th, 2024.
Registration:
Osaka University MIFA Project
E-Mail: mediation-office.law@office.osaka-u.ac.jp
TEL: +81-6-6850-6603 FAX: +81-6-6850-5146
Website: www.law.osaka-u.ac.jp/mifa/english.html
Content
This two-day ongoing training for international family mediators and other professionals in the field of Cross-Border Family Mediation will be conducted in English and will consist of presentations, interactive discussions, and practical exercises led by experienced international trainers. The following topics will be covered:
● Principles and Structure of Mediation
● MiKK’s 4B model
● Tools and Methodologies
● Legal framework and specifics of mediating Hague Convention cases
● The voice of the child, children’s rights, and the well-being of children
● Meeting with children in mediation
● Role-Plays
Instructors
Dr. Lesley Allport
Mediator, Trainer, Specialist for the Voice of the child in Cross-Border Family Mediation. Lesley has a long career in mediation spanning the last 35 years and began training mediators 25 years ago. She sits on the Family Mediation Standards Board and was part of the working group that drew up national standards for child inclusive working in the UK. https://ladr.net/
Dr. Eva Schwittek (online)
Lawyer, Notary and Mediator (BM, BAFM). She conducted a research project at Kyoto University, 2006-2007, and Tokyo University, 2009. Mediator Qualified at Heidelberg Institute for Mediation, 2014. https://maypartner.de/
Past MiKK Training in Japan
♦♦♦ 2023 ♦♦♦
Cross-Border Family Mediation (CBFM) Training
at Osaka University, Japan
– in English –
26th – 28th January 2024
Registration is now open!
The CBFM Training will be preceded by the course Introduction to Mediation, from 19th – 21st January 2024.
Programme and Registration (click here)
The training is organised by the University of Osaka – if you have any doubts or questions, please send an e-mail to:
mediation-office@law.osaka-u.ac.jp
The MIFA Project at the University of Osaka and MiKK are proud to jointly organise the annual “Cross-Border Family Mediation Training” in Osaka.
This 20-hour advanced training 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) as well as the best interest and the voice of the child. Participants will be introduced to tools and methods for mediating high conflict cases. Drawing on the experience of the trainers and participants, participants will examine the issues associated with mediating across cultures.
Lawyers from ASEAN countries who practise mediation or are involved in international family law cases are invited to attend.
