Training Series: Confident in Therapy and worldview Questions

The IZRD's pilot project from last year can continue and expand in 2025 thanks to renewed funding from the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale politische Bildung). In the second half of the year, there will once again be a series of expert lectures (online) as well as at least three professional trainings (both online and in-person in Berlin) for professionals in psychological counseling and psychotherapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy, psychiatry, and other psychosocial professions.

Additionally, two new elements will be introduced in the first half of the year: Alongside at least two professional training sessions in May and June (more details below), a specialist conference on perspectives on racism and right-wing extremism in therapy is planned for the summer (in-person in Berlin).

All formats are free of charge, and certification for professional development credits will be requested for all events from the Psychotherapists' Chamber (Psychotherapeutenkammer) Berlin.

Key Topics

  • Conveying practical foundational knowledge on ideological conflicts and anti-democratic attitudes.
  • Raising awareness of extremism, conspiracy narratives, and other destructive or anti-democratic movements.
  • Factors influencing and pathways of radicalization processes.
  • Multi-perspective approaches to addressing these challenges in counselling and psychotherapy.
  • Interrelations and boundaries between mental disorders and radicalisation processes.

Objectives

  • Supporting psychotherapists in confidently handling ideological conflicts and extremist attitudes in everyday therapeutic practice.
  • Reducing insecurities and fears in working with affected clients or patients, while encouraging self-reflection on one’s own stance.
  • Raising awareness of the associated (and often distressing) challenges faced by clients and patients.
  • Establishing long-term cooperation and networking among professionals to effectively and sustainably address the diverse challenges in this field

For dates and specific topics of the events, please visit the German website. For any further questions about the project, please contact sit@izrd.de.

Project term until:

31.12.2025