Volume 38 (2026), Issue 1

The question of the relationship between theory and practice arises in many scientific disciplines, especially in the human sciences. It becomes even more acute in areas where psychoanalysis is taught and studied, such as in university psychology...

In this article, we examine the possibilities and tasks of psychoanalytic university teaching leaning on the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) Berlin as example. We argue that academic psychoanalysis should primarily convey a specific...

Theory- and Practice-Group (TPG) is a special Setting embedded in Heidelberger Institute of Psychotherapy’s (HIP) curriculum for qualifying as Therapist for Depth Psychology. Experiences and appraisal are described in gonzo fashion, including...

Supervision is a process that is supposed to promote understanding, interpretations and explanations are to arise. In a predominantly cognitive understanding of supervision, this is a process that is based on the knowledge and experience of the...

Shame is one of the most challenging emotions that can arise in the psychotherapeutic process. Due to its contagious nature, it is often observed that shame affects transfer from the therapy session to the supervision and becomes noticeable in the...

A culture of learning from mistakes, as an individual and institutional quality criterion, requires a culture of dialogue that allows for the perception of conflict and undesirable events in therapy, training, and institutional contexts, and for...