Psychosocial Counseling
Our goal is to create and maintain a maximally self-reliable and self-determined approach to life for each patient, taking into account their individual situation. Here, we offer advice on existing services and options for assistance from different areas of life, as well as concrete support in the implementation of individual steps.
The psychosocial counseling at the clinic is run by a social worker on each ward. We determine the individual’s need for social support in close co-operation with the ward’s treatment team, the patient and their relatives and/or guardians.
Our areas of assistance are very diverse and include, for example:
- Search for and placement in medical or professional rehabilitation programmes
- Support in financial and governmental matters
- Information on benefits provided by social security schemes and assistance with the application to receive them
- Professional reintegration (contact with employers, employment agencies, integration office, search for internships etc.)
- Organization of domestic assistance and assisted housing
- Search for and placement in self-help programmes and support in the management of illness
- Development of a structure for day-to-day activities and support for independent living
- Perspective development, everyday planning, leisure activities
- Support for friends and family
We take part in the weekly ward visitations and team meetings, and therefore represent a primary point of contact for our patients. However, contact may also be made via the treating physician or nursing staff.
We adhere to the confidentiality agreement and treat all information received confidentially.