Austrian working group for systemic therapy and systemic studies
The Austrian Working Group for Systemic Therapy and Systemic Studies (ÖAS) was founded in 1986 - founded by Ludwig Reiter - from a merger of three institutes for systemic family therapy :
- Institute for Family Counseling and Psychotherapy , Graz
- Family and Counseling Association , Vienna
- Systemic initiative , Salzburg
Originally, the ÖAS was intended as a discussion forum and initial spark for systemic studies, was to organize workshops and congresses and publish the journal systeme . Eventually, however, the three training institutes joined forces and set up a training commission in the ÖAS. In December 1993, the ÖAS was recognized by the Federal Ministry as a training facility for the subject matter . Since 2002 the journal systeme has been published together with the Systemische Gesellschaft in Berlin . Today the association offers curricula in Graz, Innsbruck , Salzburg and Vienna and represents the largest specialist institution - according to the number of graduates in a method - in Austria.
activities
After Ludwig Reiter, four members in particular were able to distinguish themselves nationally: Joachim Hinsch took over (as Reiter's successor) the management of the renowned Vienna Institute for Marriage and Family Therapy . Gerda Mehta explored - together with Erik Zika - the area of the systemic border crossings . Corina Ahlers published a volume together with Ludwig Reiter in 1991 and Andrea Brandl-Nebehay became known for her standard work Systemic Family Therapy .
The systemic protagonists of several continents are regular guests at congresses and seminars of the ÖAS. The solution-focused approach has traditionally been strongly represented in the ÖAS.
Chairmen and women
- 1986–1991 Ludwig Reiter
- 1991–1997 Joachim Hinsch
- 1997-2003 Andrea Brandl-Nebehay
- 2003-2006 Corina Ahlers
- 2006–2009 Joachim Hinsch
- 2010–2014 Dominik M. Rosenauer
- 2015 Andreas Höher
Congresses
- 1988 Vienna : Systems
- 1990 Salzburg : Reflecting Team - Reflecting Process
- 1996 Semmering : Dance at the Limit - Inspiration and Variation in Systemic Therapy
- 1999 Semmering : fault knowledge - solution knowledge
- 2003 Semmering : Spiegelblicke - Insights into systemic therapists
- 2006 Vienna : Blind Spots
- 2014 Vienna : cheating