Erickson Mediation Institute offers mediation training for those looking to become mediators, as well as, advanced training for practicing mediators looking to expand their knowledge and skills. In 1980, Steve conducted the first 40-Hour Divorce Mediation Training in the country in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He also co-wrote the original training manual and co-designed the curriculum for that training, the core of which is still used today around the country and abroad. Steve and Marilyn have since trained thousands of professionals including judges, pastors and mental health professionals throughout the US, Canada, England, the Netherlands and Singapore.
40-Hour Divorce & Child Support Mediation Training
Great news!
Erickson Mediation Institute is partnering with Robinson and Associates Mediation Facilitation to offer this training
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | February 3-6, 2026 | 8am-6pm each day
SEMINAR TOPICS INCLUDE:
Conflict resolution theory and practice
Understanding alimony, child support and property division
Creating successful parenting plans
Insights from real cases
Interventions to create cooperation
How to manage high conflict
Creative child support alternatives that unhook custody from support
Reframing custody as parenting
A new approach to child support
Strategies to avoid impasse
Materials include a 140+ page manual and a copy of Steve and Marilyn’s latest book, The Child Support Solution: Unhooking Child Support from Custody. Handouts will also include roleplays, narratives, interventions and creative solution-based approaches developed from their mediation experiences and publications.
Training Details:
Cost: $1600 before 1/20/2026 or $2000 after 1/20/2026
Final Registration Confirmation: A final confirmation email with details and directions will be sent to attendees approximately 1 week prior to the training.
Refund & Cancellation Policy: Cancellation of registration made fewer than 10 business days prior to training forfeits your tuition. EMI reserves the right to cancel a training if necessary and will refund any fees collected.
Questions: marilyn@ericksonmediation.com
To register: rosemary@ericksonmediation.com
“Thanks so much for the wonderful training we received from you! It was one of the best I’ve ever been through (and I’ve been through more than my share). I can’t recall the last time I spent 10 hours a day in one chair and was ready for more. I guess time flies when you’re having fun, but when you’re learning something interesting as well. While the training was of first importance, meeting you both and getting to know you better was equally important and enjoyable.”
