… (istock.com) January 8, 2025 ● 06:00 No longer handiest bodily, but additionally psychological well being will have to be our first precedence. However once in a while onerous instances come and we’ve so much to do to make it thru. That is very true for extra delicate and susceptible folks. Who will the planets … Read more
Nationwide expansion of multidisciplinary psychosocial care centers and a new distribution mechanism for psychotherapy sessions are to be introduced Nationwide expansion of multidisciplinary psychosocial care centers and a new distribution mechanism for psychotherapy sessions are to be introduced Vienna. (OTS) – On July 9, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Austrian Health Insurance Fund … Read more
Greens: Important step in health care in Austria Vienna (OTS) – “It’s done! We have truly achieved a milestone here. After numerous comprehensive discussions with all stakeholders, we were able to present a forward-looking reform of the Psychotherapy Act yesterday and pass it with a large majority. A key part is the academicization of training. … Read more
Vienna (OTS) – “Academic training to become a psychotherapist is certainly good and right, but to link this with a right to mental health is pure cynicism. The fact that the green club leader in particular is demanding this right, who for years had no regard for the well-being of the people in the country … Read more
Krems (OTS) – The IMC Krems supports the demand of the Austrian University of Applied Sciences Conference to enable application-oriented training in psychotherapy at universities of applied sciences. Technical colleges deleted from the bill The psychotherapy law in Austria is being comprehensively amended. The training, which is in high demand, could previously only be completed … Read more
The most significant change after the assessment enables occupational therapists to enter the psychotherapy master’s program directly. We are pleased that the qualifications of occupational therapists as members of a medical-technical service are now taken into account in the amendment! Marion Hackl, President of Occupational Therapy Austria Vienna (OTS) – As a professional interest group, … Read more
The Austrian Medical Association and representatives of specialist societies are warning of an undesirable development due to a current draft law. Vienna (OTS) – “One thing should be made clear right from the start: the ÖÄK welcomes the new regulation of psychotherapeutic training as part of university training,” emphasized Johannes Steinhart, President of the Austrian … Read more
