APM Quality Standards
(based on the course manual of the German Medical Association)
- Binding, reliable, and professional organization of the entire process, with the Administrative Office being easily accessible.
- The course leaders are specialists in Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy – Psychoanalysis with many years of professional experience in the field.
- The instructors have extensive knowledge, experience, and skills gained through medical practice in their respective subject areas.
- The group leaders for patient-centered Balint self-experience are medical psychotherapists experienced in
group processes. - Each participant is given the opportunity to present their own case, with direct personal interaction with the group leader and the other participants.
- Balint group work extends over a period of at least 6 months, comprising a total of 30 hours.
- If required, the APM Administrative Office can arrange accommodation for participants from outside Berlin at a hotel in the immediate vicinity of the venue at favorable rates.
- If individual scheduling adjustments are required, an appropriate flexible rate can be booked.
- The course fee includes beverages, fruit, a light snack, and a coffee break.