Systemic family therapy

A new part-time certificate program has begun at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences; it runs from April 2015 to June 2016 and provides continuing education for 17 participants in social and medical professions.

The continuing education program in Systemic Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Family Therapy, and Counseling has been a common practice for years to expand the qualifications of physicians, psychologists, educators, social educators, and other professionals working in the field of psychosocial care.

The training program aims to equip participants to conduct therapeutic work with individuals, families, and other social systems across various fields using the principles and methods of systemic solution-focused therapy. In the in-person sessions, supervision sessions, and self-organized intervision groups, practical, action-oriented knowledge is taught and reinforced to enable participants to work in a goal-, resource-, and solution-oriented manner.

Of the total 600 course units, 300 are led by renowned training therapists who work at the North German Institute for Brief Therapy in Bremen (NIK) and the Institute for Systemic Work in Chemnitz (ISA).

Participants come from the districts of Görlitz and Bautzen, as well as from Dresden and Berlin. The program is held at the Görlitz Campus, which has become a popular learning destination for continuing education programs that can be pursued alongside full-time employment. We wish all participants good luck in balancing family, work, and continuing education.
With this program, there are now five certificate programs—ranging from one to several years in duration—established at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, all managed by the Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer.

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