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How digital is the training? Survey on the use and teaching of digital treatment methods in psychotherapeutic training in Germany

How digital is the training? Survey on the use and teaching of digital treatment methods in psychotherapeutic training in Germany

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00038369
Enrollment
12
Registered
2025-11-26
Start date
2025-12-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

No disease or health problems will be investigated

Interventions

Group 1: Training directors of German psychotherapeutic training institutes will be surveyed once using a semi-structured interview guide on whether and to what extent Internet- and mobile-based inter

Sponsors

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Leadership position at a German training institute for psychotherapy or child and adolescent psychotherapy, of any official psychotherapeutic method

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No legal adulthood No leadership position at a German training institute for psychotherapy or child and adolescent psychotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Aim of the study: Answering the following questions through the responses of training directors at German psychotherapeutic training institutes, using the semistructured interview guide developed specifically for the study: (1) Assessment of the status quo: Are IMIs and DiGAs part of the current curricula and are they taught at German training institutes for prospective psychotherapists and for child and adolescent psychotherapists? (2) Barriers: Are there obstacles hindering the teaching and use of IMIs and DiGAs in training? (3) Derivation of recommendations: Are there ideas or approaches to better integrate IMIs and DiGAs into teaching?

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIra-Katharina Petras

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen

ipetras@ukaachen.de+49241 8037965

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026