Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists

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Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists
(BPtK)
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legal form unregistered association
founding May 17, 2003
Seat Berlin
purpose Professional representation of psychological psychotherapists and child and adolescent psychotherapists in Germany
Chair Dietrich Munz
Members 12 chambers of psychotherapists in the federal states
Website www.bptk.de
Office building of the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists

The Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists (BPtK) is the working group of the twelve regional chambers of psychological psychotherapists and child and adolescent psychotherapists . It thus represents the interests of around 52,000 employed and resident psychotherapists in Germany.

legal form

In contrast to the state chambers of psychotherapists, the federal chamber of psychotherapists is not a corporation under public law or a chamber in the sense of professional law , but an unregistered association without its own legal capacity . The seat of the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists is Berlin, the office is not far from Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte , Klosterstrasse 64.

Origin and history

The Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists was founded on May 17 and 18, 2003 by the presidents of the nine regional chambers of psychotherapists. The founding president was the behavior therapist Detlev Kommer, who died in 2005 . The BPtK was created as a result of the amendment of the health professions chamber laws of the federal states and the legal restructuring of psychotherapeutic medicine in the form of the Psychotherapists Act (PsychThG) that came into force in 1999 . The establishment was completed, although at that time not all federal states had established their own chambers.

President of the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists

Purpose and tasks

The purpose of the chamber is the nationwide and transnational exchange between the chambers of psychotherapists as well as the joint representation of their concerns and the uniform development of goals, guidelines and activities. According to the statutes, the following tasks should be mentioned in particular:

  • Representation of the interests of psychotherapists to the public, politics and employer and employee representatives
  • Strengthening the solidarity of child and adolescent psychotherapists and psychological psychotherapists
  • Cooperation with representatives of other health professions, e.g. B. the medical associations
  • Promotion and further development of psychotherapy research
  • Promotion of psychotherapeutic training, further education and training
  • Quality assurance of the psychotherapeutic professional practice
  • Working towards adequate psychotherapeutic care for the population in the curative, preventive and rehabilitative areas

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German Psychotherapist Day

The German Psychotherapist Day (DPT) is the federal delegates' assembly of the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists . It meets at least once a year, but mostly twice a year, and consists of delegates from the twelve regional chambers. According to the statutes, these should be composed in such a way that the professions of psychological psychotherapists as well as child and adolescent psychotherapists are represented in the chamber assemblies in proportion to their representation. Among other things, the DPT decides on professional guidelines for the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists, elects the federal executive board, forms specialist committees and commissions and is responsible for budgetary decisions.

Federal Executive

The Federal Executive Committee conducts the day-to-day business and implements the resolutions of the Federal Delegate Assembly. He also consults with the regional council on chamber and country-specific issues. The federal board consists of the president, two vice-presidents and two assessors. It currently includes:

  • Dietrich Munz, President
  • Andrea Benecke, Vice President
  • Nikolaus Melcop, Vice President
  • Wolfgang Schreck, assessor
  • Michaela Willhauck-Fojkar

State Council

The state council of the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists is composed of the presidents of the state chambers. According to the statutes, it has the task of advising the federal executive board and coordinating the cooperation between the state and federal levels as well as joint initiatives. The state council meets several times a year, the chairmanship changes regularly every year.

Bodies

Expert bodies

The organs of the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists are supported by the professional work of various specialist committees and commissions: the committee for child and adolescent psychotherapy, the committee for psychotherapy in institutions, the commission on the future of hospital care and the commission for additional qualifications. Further specialist committees and agents can be formed or appointed by the Federal Delegate Assembly.

Scientific Advisory Board on Psychotherapy

The Scientific Advisory Board for Psychotherapy (WBP) is a joint expert committee of the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists and the Federal Medical Association , which is entrusted with the development and updating of scientific criteria for the assessment of psychotherapeutic procedures and treatment methods. It is subject to the recognition of new psychotherapeutic therapy methods. The Scientific Advisory Board for Psychotherapy has existed since 1998 and is based on the Psychotherapists Act. The appointment is made equally with six representatives from each chamber.

Federal Conference PiA

In order to safeguard the interests of psychotherapists in training ( PiA for short ), the national PiA conference takes place at least once a year. It gives the next generation of psychotherapists the opportunity to exchange ideas across national borders and to present the concerns of future members who are in training. Each regional chamber can send two PiA representatives. The spokesman elected there and his deputies are PiA contact persons for the federal board and can take part in board meetings upon invitation.

Diotima Prize of Honor from the German Psychotherapist Association

The Diotima Honor Prize, which has been publicly awarded since 2009, honors people and institutions who have either made special contributions to the care of mentally ill people or to their professional or scientific achievements. The award goes back to Diotima, a mythical priestess of antiquity and teacher of Socrates .

Previous winners

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  2. ^ BDP - professional policy - Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists founded. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 3, 2017 ; accessed on August 29, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists: Speak with one voice . Ed .: Petra Bühring. June 2003 ( aerzteblatt.de [accessed on August 29, 2017]).
  4. ↑ About us. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  5. ↑ DPT. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Board of Directors. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  7. ↑ State Council. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Committees. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .