Volume 22 (2025), Edition 3

Based on his own experiences as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in the social psychiatric reform movement in the Kassel region and on his teaching and research experience as a university lecturer in social therapy at the University of Kassel, the...

The communication with older patients from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds is frequently characterised by misunderstandings. In order to ensure that the social background of many patients does not become an obstacle, it is imperative that...

E. H. Erikson’s concept of ego integrity enables us to understand how older people reflect on their lives. It enables us to consider whether they are satisfied with their lives, taking into account both success and non-achievement. In Western...

In discussions about psychotherapy of older people, it is often argued that it is more important to deal with current age-specific conflicts than to work through unconscious complexes originating in childhood. Psychoanalytic treatments sui generis...

Case-based supervision is an established quality assurance method in social work. This article analyses specific topics, dynamics and perspectives on ageing in supervision. Four social work supervision cases with older clients (age: 60–70 years)...

The author describes opportunities and risks of internal rehabilitation of handicapped older clients from the perspective of the double role as social worker and superior.