Citation

Moller H. Forum der Psychoanalyse 2016; 32(1): 5-18.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016)

DOI

10.1007/s00451-016-0223-1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article outlines some basic ideas on the question of how psychoanalysis and psychotherapy can be taught at universities as well as in training institutes. The author begins by supporting the thesis that in academia the experiential self-examination aspect of psychoanalysis is often neglected. The following thoughts on didactics then rely mostly on methods based in the humanistic traditions of gestalt therapy and psychodrama. Experience-focused approaches to teaching psychodynamics start with lived experiences and then lead on to a theoretical understanding of the concepts in question. The author concludes by presenting concrete teaching plans for the topics crisis and suicide in order to illustrate the practical implications of the previously developed theses. © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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