Das Fehlen des Körpers in der psychotherapeutischen Ausbildung: Qualitative Analyse von Gruppendiskussionen mit Studierenden

As part of a research project on “The body in psychotherapy” at the SFU Vienna outpatient clinic, group discussions were held with students. The results of the qualitative analyses that are presented here show that a gap is perceived in psychotherapeutic training regarding the body. This gap manifests itself in three phases of knowledge acquisition (striving for security, fluidity of knowledge and dealing with uncertainty). Different forms of learning (specialist knowledge, self-awareness, exchange with colleagues) make it possible to deal with the gap and to continuously develop knowledge on body topics during the training. Dialogue and exchange with other professions with a physical focus remain largely a wish of the participants. We address the acquisition of knowledge and the gaps perceived by the students and formulate our hypotheses about possibilities for implications based on the analysis.