title: [Body psychotherapy at the university--a needs assessment at psychosomatic clinics supports the installment of the first German study major in body psychotherapy].
abstract: As part of the accreditation process of a study major in Body Psychotherapy (BPT) at the University of Marburg, a needs analysis at 74 German Psychosomatic Clinics was conducted. Objective of the analysis was to assess the importance of body psychotherapy in psychosomatic clinics and to inquire about a demand for therapists with a University Masters Degree in body psychotherapy. Almost two thirds (61.3%) of the participating 31 chief physicians valued body psychotherapy as "very important" to their treatment program and 77.4% stated a hiring preference for a therapist with a Masters Degree in BPT. These positive results supported the creation of the study major BPT in question, which is open to students since Winter Semester 2010/11.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sportwissenschaft und Motologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Barfüßerstraße 1, Marburg. wolfb@staff.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: Benajir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*