Psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung, Anerkennung beantragen

• Verordnung des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Justiz zur Durchführung des Sächsischen Gesetzes zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung im Strafverfahren (SächsPsychPbGAGDVO)§ 406gStrafprozeßordnung (StPO) –Psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung
• Gesetz über die psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung im Strafverfahren (PsychPbG)
• Sächsisches Gesetz zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung im Strafverfahren (SächsPsychPbGAG)
• Verordnung des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Justiz zur Durchführung des Sächsischen Gesetzes zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung im Strafverfahren (SächsPsychPbGAGDVO)

If you would like to work as a psychosocial trial counsellor in criminal proceedings in the Free State of Saxony, you must apply to the Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Justiz und für Demokratie, Europa und Gleichstellung to be recognised as a psychosocial trial counsellor.

If you have already been recognised as a psychosocial trial counsellor in another federal state, this is equivalent to recognition in the Free State of Saxony and you do not need to submit a separate application to work in Saxony.

Recognition is limited to five years in accordance with the provisions of the SächsPsychPbGAG. After that, a new application for recognition must be submitted.

There are five regional court districts in Saxony:

• Landgericht Chemnitz
• Landgericht Dresden
• Landgericht Görlitz
• Landgericht Leipzig
• Landgericht Zwickau

With the application, you specify in which of the five regional court districts of Saxony you wish to work ("örtlicher Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt"). The local centre of activity should not include more than three regional court districts. On the one hand, this is intended to ensure that, in the event of an assignment, the accompanist comes from the immediate vicinity, but on the other hand, the assignment in several regional court districts enables the court accompanists to focus on certain groups of victims or types of offences ("sachlicher Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt").

• Proof of professional suitability as a psychosocial trial counsellor, for example
  
  • University degree certificates,
  • Certificate of completed vocational training,
  • Proof of two years of professional experience,
  • Proof of completion of training or further training recognised by a country as a psychosocial trial counsellor,
  • Proof of employment in a proven victim support organisation)
• Declaration of the psychosocial trial counsellor's local focus of activity
• Proof of personal reliability: extended certificate of good conduct

The Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Justiz und für Demokratie, Europa und Gleichstellung reserves the right to ask you to submit originals, certified copies or other suitable documents.

Because professional support is important, high demands are placed on the skills of the person providing the support. The prerequisites are

• a university degree in social pedagogy, social work, education, psychology or a completed vocational training programme
• as a rule, at least two years of professional experience in one of these areas
• completion of training or further training as a psychosocial trial counsellor recognised by a state in accordance with § 1 SächsPsychPbGAGDVO. A list of recognised courses (currently known here) can be found in the topic portal of the justice system in Saxony.
• target group-related basic knowledge in medicine, psychology, victimology, criminology and law
• In principle: employment in a proven victim support organisation
• personal qualifications, in particular counselling skills, communication and cooperation skills, conflict resolution skills, resilience and organisational skills

none

You can apply for recognition in writing or electronically using the application form available online in Amt24 (see online application). Follow the instructions on the form. It is not necessary to sign the online forms.

Set up a service account in Amt24 for identification and authentication and use it to log in to the service portal. Have the required documents ready.

• Follow the link to the online application and complete the data fields according to the instructions. You can save the information at any time and complete it at a later date.
• Once all data fields have been filled in and the listed documents have been compiled, complete the application and the data will be sent to the responsible department.
• You will find the application confirmation in the inbox of your service account. You will receive a notification of incoming messages to your personal e-mail address.
• After submitting the application documents, you will receive further information on sending the certificate of good conduct and the submission of certificates as proof of professional aptitude.
• The Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Justiz und für Demokratie, Europa und Gleichstellung will check your application for completeness. If necessary, missing documents will be requested.
• Upon your application, the Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Justiz und für Demokratie, Europa und Gleichstellung will send you a written request (free of administrative costs) to submit an extended certificate of good conduct.
• If your application is approved, you will receive a corresponding notice of recognition.
• Once you have been recognised, you will be entered in a list of recognised psychosocial trial counsellors in the Free State of Saxony.

Please submit a written application with the required documents if you are unable to use the online service.

Up to one month after complete receipt of all documents (in particular receipt of the extended certificate of good conduct)

• The recognition period is five years. The period may only be shortened in justified individual cases.
• Re-recognition requires a new application, which should be submitted before the deadline expires if possible.

Upon recognition, you are obliged under Section 1 (3) SächsPsychPbGAG to inform the Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Justiz und für Demokratie, Europa und Gleichstellung as the responsible department if one of the conditions for recognition is no longer met.

In accordance with Section 3 (3), (4) and (5) PsychPbG, you must continue to ensure on your own responsibility

• that you have the necessary personal qualifications. These include, in particular, counselling skills, communication and cooperation skills, the ability to deal with conflict, resilience and organisational skills,
• that you are aware of the assistance available locally for injured persons and
• undergo regular further training.

Action before the administrative court (details of the procedure in the official notification)