A portrait of three social therapy communities: reality, development issues and aspects of participation Johannes Kronenberg; Ioana Viscrianu; Ruth Fiona Roever The intention of an inclusive way of life is to want to live together. Researchers from the Youth Section of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum have been studying three inclusive communities...
A practitioner’s guide to early intervention for parents and specialists in therapy and pedagogy Christian Forss, Claudia Grah-Wittich, Annika Kern, Stefan Krauch This well-founded hands-on book is a compilation of suggestions and exercises to offer children needs-oriented opportunities to train and experience their own bodies while climbing, playing, working and creating with their senses. More...
At the section’s 2024 fall conference, there was a forum on the topic and the people in this group are taking the initiative further and want to continue working on it together. How can the culture of spirituality and religion develop in our institutions? Topics include, for example: How can we address the need for...
Many anthroposophical social organizations are based on a farm or agricultural business and people with assistance needs are involved in their circular economy. Agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture, bees, food processing, etc. are the fields of work in which inclusive work – with cows, pigs and chickens – is carried out all year round. At the...
We deal with forms of psychological injuries and their consequence, the post-traumatic stress disorder. What does it look like for individuals and what support is available for those affected? What do employees and teams experience and how does dealing with traumatized people affect them? Addiction disorders are another topic that needs attention. In recent years,...
We are perceived by the public as a large anthroposophical field of practice. This requires a sensitive and careful communication culture in which the special features of our professional field can radiate. Likewise, we are repeatedly exposed to criticism and hostility, in which good community crisis communication is valuable. At the section’s fall 2024 conference,...
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Due to the perception that the anthroposophical quality is declining in some institutions and being sought and cultivated with great intensity and seriousness in some institutions, it makes sense to make the quality characteristics and practical applications visible and to exchange ideas about them. This also includes body therapies. The Medical Section also has an...
Due to the demographic structure of our society and medical advances, for several years we have had many more older people requiring assistance. We need appropriate concepts and qualifications for this. Individual nurses have already made initial innovations possible regionally, locally in their contexts. Various member organizations have responded to the demand with new housing...
