Psychosoziale Prozessbegleitung Anerkennung

Law on psychosocial trial support in criminal proceedings

(PsychPbG) of December 21, 2015 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2525, 2529)

Act on the Implementation of the Act on Psychosocial Trial Support in Criminal Proceedings (AGPsychPbG) of December 20, 2016 (GVBl. I No. 29)

Ordinance on the Implementation of the Act on the Implementation of the Act on Psychosocial Trial Support in Criminal Proceedings (Psychosocial Trial Support Implementation Ordinance) of January 9, 2017 (GVBl. II No. 2)

How to obtain state recognition to work as a psychosocial trial counselor in the state of Brandenburg

Apply for recognition as a psychosocial trial counselor.

This application is aimed at people who would like to work as psychosocial trial counselors in Brandenburg.

• Application form
• Declaration employer personal qualification
• Declaration of employer/self-employed quality standards
• Data form
• Extended certificate of good conduct (original)
• Proof of employment at a job (e.g. employment contract)
• Proof of education (e.g. university certificate)
• Proof of professional experience (e.g. confirmation from the employer, references)
• Proof of training or further training as a psychosocial process facilitator (e.g. certificate of completion)
• Proof of personal qualifications

You must have the following professional qualifications:

• a university degree in the field of social pedagogy, social work, education or psychology and/or completed vocational training in the field of social pedagogy, social work, education or psychology,
• completion of a training or further training course in psychosocial process support recognized by Brandenburg,
• at least two years of practical professional experience in one of the fields of social pedagogy, social work, pedagogy or psychology,
• the necessary personal qualifications, in particular the ability to advise, communicate and cooperate, the ability to deal with conflict, resilience and organizational skills,
• personal reliability.
• Connection to a victim protection organization based in the state of Brandenburg

free of charge

You can submit your application in writing or electronically.

Your application will be reviewed by the responsible office and you will receive notification of the outcome of the review.

If documents or information are missing, you will be asked to submit them.

1 - 3 months

The recognition period is 5 years.

Upon recognition, the obligations listed in § 6 BbgAGPsychPbG apply to you. In accordance with Section 3 (3), (4) and (5) PsychPbG, you are still responsible for ensuring that you

• have the necessary personal qualifications. These include, in particular, counselling skills, communication and cooperation skills, conflict resolution skills, resilience and organizational skills;
• have knowledge of the help available locally for injured persons;
• undergo regular further training

Recognition as a psychosocial trial counselor

Ministry of Justice of the State of Brandenburg (MdJ)