Is psychotherapy on the way to becoming an academic discipline?

Authors

  • Anton Leitner
  • Alexandra Koschier
  • Gerhard Hintenberger
  • Christoph Pieh

Abstract

Summary: For some years the German Federal Ministry of Health has been calling for psychotherapy training to be provided directly by universities. This would make it possible for psychotherapy to be studied at university, like medicine and psychology. In Austria thoughts are also following a similar trend. The article addresses the question as to the potential advantages and disadvantages of such an academisation of psychotherapy training as compared to the current training settings. Both the current form of training and the academisation have advantages and disadvantages. The concept of academisation also needs to be clarified. Whatever changes take place, the following three requirements apply: The changes should be discussed in detail and objectively, built on the knowledge accumulated to date and be or have been appropriately evaluated. Keywords: Psychotherapy, psychotherapeutic science, psychotherapy research, academisation

Author Biographies

Anton Leitner

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anton Leitner, MSc, Leiter des Departments für Psychotherapie und Biopsychosoziale Gesundheit an der Donau-Universität Krems, Mitglied des Obersten Sanitätsrates im Bundesministerium für Gesundheit der Republik Österreich (seit 2008) und im Psychotherapiebeirat. Arbeitsschwerpunkte: Psychotherapie, Psychotherapeutische und Psychosomatische Medizin, Psychotherapieforschung.

Alexandra Koschier

Mag. Alexandra Koschier, Klinische und Gesundheitspsychologin, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Lehrgangsleiterin am Department für Psychotherapie und Biopsychosoziale Gesundheit an der Donau-Universität Krems, Frauenberatung. Forschungsschwerpunkte: Psychotherapieforschung, Evaluationsstudien.

Gerhard Hintenberger

Mag. Gerhard Hintenberger, Psychotherapeut in freier Praxis; Fachbereichsleiter für Psychotherapie und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Department für Psychotherapie und Biopsychosoziale Gesundheit an der Donau-Universität Krems.

Christoph Pieh

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christoph Pieh, Universitätsprofessor für Differenzielle Psychotherapie und Beratungsforschung, Facharzt für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Balintgruppenleiter, Leiter des Zentrums für Psychosomatische Medizin und Supervision am Department für Psychotherapie und Biopsychosoziale Gesundheit an der Donau-Universität Krems, Studiengangsleiter des Bachelorstudiums Psychotherapie- und Beratungswissenschaften der Karl-Landsteiner-Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften.

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Published

2015-08-29

How to Cite

Leitner, A., Koschier, A., Hintenberger, G., & Pieh, C. (2015). Is psychotherapy on the way to becoming an academic discipline?. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 5(1), 77–83. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/298

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015): Psychotherapeutic Science

Section

Special Issue

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