Systemic solution-oriented short-term therapy, family therapy and counseling

This part-time continuing education program has been a common practice for years to enhance the qualifications of educators, social workers, doctors, psychologists, and other professionals working in the field of psychosocial care.

• The ability to work therapeutically with individuals, families and other social systems in different areas using the principles and tools of systemic solution-oriented therapy

• To impart practical knowledge for goal-, resource- and solution-oriented work
• In addition to the application of systemic therapy and counseling methods, the focus is on the development of personal skills and abilities. This includes both the professional and personal aspects of professional action.

• To register, you must have completed a prior systemic counseling training program leading to an SG, DGSF, or DGsP degree, or have completed comparable systemic continuing education at another systemic institute (minimum of 300 or 350 units under the guidance of instructors). Please be sure to include a certificate of completion with your application (digitally as a PDF or image file) that clearly lists the completed coursework, specifying the respective units in theory/methodology, supervision, and self-awareness, as well as your academic achievements.

• A university or college degree in the field of human sciences (exceptions may be made in justified cases, e.g., for a qualified vocational degree in the psychosocial field and at least 3 years of professional experience)

• Ability to apply systemic/family therapy approaches

The training program comprises a total of 600 work units, 300 of which are supervised by training therapists.

15 days of theory and methodology: In the block seminars, participants learn the content and methodological approaches—supplementing their existing counseling knowledge—and practice therapeutic skills through role-playing and exercises. During the seminars, participants have the opportunity for topic-specific supervision and live supervision:
1. Basic Systemic Knowledge: Theoretical and epistemological perspectives, fundamentals, current developments, family therapy/systemic schools, and interfaces with other relevant therapeutic and counseling approaches; history of family therapy/systemic therapy; incorporation of social and institutional contexts.
2. Systemic Diagnosis: Systemic models for describing and explaining psychological, psychosomatic, and physical symptoms; conflicts and problems; communication patterns; relationship structures; processing and coping mechanisms; as well as for identifying resources and problem-solving skills.
3. Therapeutic or Counseling Contract: Therapeutic/counseling approach, clarification of indications and context, establishment, development, termination of a therapeutic/counseling relationship, cooperation with clients, as well as recognition and promotion of the system’s own resources, and reflection on the role as a therapist/counselor and the work context.
4. Systemic Methodology: Teaching and training in systemic interventions and techniques, including those applicable to various settings, contexts, and fields of practice, as well as planning, implementation, and evaluation.

7.5 days of supervision (75 LE): Guided, ongoing, and continuous supervision (as group or individual supervision) of systemic/family therapy counseling practice.
During the continuing education program, two case presentations (live, via video/DVD, or audio) must be presented in supervision (any presentations made during the preliminary training—the counseling course—will receive recognition).

7.5 days of self-awareness training (75 LE): The content focuses on integrating methodologically guided therapeutic techniques into one’s own style of practice and developing fundamental therapeutic attitudes as part of one’s professional identity. The self-awareness work relates to the participant’s family of origin as well as their current personal and professional circumstances.

100 units of intervision (Upon appropriate documentation, 50 units of intervision from the preliminary training [counseling course] will be recognized): Participants meet between block seminars in ongoing regional intervision groups, where they reflect on and supervise the implementation of systemic brief therapy in practice. The work of the intervision groups is documented in writing in the form of meeting minutes.

50 hours of literature study / independent work: Participants document their independent work and literature review in writing throughout the training program.

Therapeutic practice / counseling practice (200 sessions): The trainee must complete 50 sessions of practice (no later than two years after the program’s completion). The family therapy / systemic therapy and counseling sessions conducted during the training program are documented in accordance with applicable data protection regulations (recording of the central process and interventions for each session). The participant must provide four detailed, completed case documents (of which two may receive recognition from the previous counselor training program). 150 units of counseling practice receive recognition from the prior counseling training program.

Degree:... is achieved through a final colloquium.

The dates and sequence of topics correspond to the current planning status as of 20.09.2018.

04.-06.03.2019: Start colloquium: Solution-oriented work with children, young people and families

Dr. Florian Schepper

Location: Görlitz

Module 2 will be postponed to 07-08.10.2019

Systemic work with children of "mentally ill" parents

M. Friday

12-14.06.2019: Multifamily therapy (MFT) and multisystemic therapy (MST)

Rainer Orban

Location: Dresden

28-30.08.2019: Family reconstruction (2 days) and supervision (1 day)

M. / R. Freitag

Location: Görlitz

07-08.10.2019 (postponed module 2!):

Systemic work with children of "mentally ill" parents

M. Freitag

Location: GÖRLITZ

28-30.10.2019: Systemic work with highly contentious parents, conflicts, ambivalences

Friday / Katrin Maes

Location: Dresden

04.-06.12.2019: Family reconstruction (1.5 days) and supervision (1.5 days)

M. / R. Freitag

Place: Chemnitz

16-18.01.2020: Supervision

Florian Schepper

Place: Dresden

06.02.2020: Ambivalence coaching

M. / R. Freitag

Place: Chemnitz

04.-06.05.2020: Systemic self-awareness: Treasure your treasures

Manfred Vogt

online

02-04.07.2020: Family reconstruction (1 day) and supervision (2 days)

M. / R. Freitag

online

14-16.09.2020: Systemic work with couples and degree

Dr. Manfred Vogt and other lecturers

Place: Görlitz

Upon completion of the advanced course and achievement of the associated requirements, the university and NIK certificate in “Systemic Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Family Therapy, and Counseling” is awarded.

If the relevant requirements are met—which can be viewed on the respective websites—there is the option to obtain certification from the Systemic Society (SG), www.systemische-gesellschaft.de, and the German Society for Systemic Pedagogy (DGsP e.V.), www.dgsp.org. Participants are responsible for paying the associated additional costs directly to the respective associations upon submission of their application.

The North German Institute for Short-Term Therapy (NIK e.V., Bremen) is responsible for the course content in cooperation with the Institute for Systemic Work in Chemnitz (ISA Chemnitz).

Manfred Vogt, Dr. phil., Dipl.-Psych.
Psychological Psychotherapist, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist,
Systemic Family Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Behavioral Therapist, Behavioral Therapy Supervisor, Systemic Training Therapist (DGSF/SG), Training Systemic Supervisor (DGSF/SG), Training Systemic Coach (SG), Instructor for Systemic Child and Adolescent Therapy (DGSF)

Heinrich Dreesen, Diplom-Psychologe
Psychological Psychotherapist, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist,
Systemic Family Therapist, Ritual Consultant, Behavioral Therapist, VT Supervisor, Systemic Training Therapist (DGSF/SG), Training Systemic Supervisor (DGSF/SG), Training Systemic Coach (SG), Instructor for Systemic Child and Adolescent Therapy (DGSF)

Matthias Freitag, Diplom-Psychologe
Systemic Training Therapist (SG), Systemic Supervisor (SG), Specialist Psychologist in Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy (BDP), Systemic Counselor and Therapist / Family Therapist (SG), Systemic Lecturer (DGsP)

The total tuition for the continuing education program is 3,800.00 EUR (plus any costs associated with applying for a certificate from the umbrella organization). These costs can be paid in installments (standing order).

An early-bird discount of 3,600.00 euros is available for binding registrations made by December 31, 2018. Participants who had already registered for the course starting in September 2018 will automatically receive this early-bird discount.

Participants from Saxony can apply to the Saxon Development Bank for a grant toward the total costs. The terms and conditions of the Saxon Continuing Education Voucher are available at www.sab.sachsen.de.

If you plan to apply for this grant, please inform us in advance by submitting the expression of interest form (see template above)! Please contact us before you apply for the grant so that we can reserve your spot in the program!

The venues for this continuing education program are located in the state of Saxony, preferably in Chemnitz, Dresden, Görlitz, and Rothenburg/Oberl.

Please submit your application (resume in table format, copies of your college degree and prior training as a systemic consultant, etc., and, if applicable, proof of additional consulting or therapeutic qualifications) should be submitted together with the registration form (see above) and exclusively in electronic form to Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences: weiterbildung(at)hszg.de.

25.01.2019. We recommend registering in good time (limited number of places).

Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Education Office
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
02763 Zittau

Tel: 03583/612 4356
Fax: 03583/612 54356
Email:

weiterbildung(at)hszg.de