Process & Referral
How sociotherapy begins
A few formalities are needed – I take care of most of them together with your treating practice.
Step by step
The way to support
- Phone or email
First contact
You, your relatives or your practice get in touch. We briefly discuss your situation and whether I have capacity.
- Form 26 or 28
Referral
Your specialist or psychotherapist issues the prescription. GPs can open the way with a referral for assessment.
- up to 5 hours
Trial sessions
We get to know each other and assess together whether sociotherapy is right for you. No prior insurance approval is needed for these sessions.
- Form 27
Care plan
We set out your goals and next steps. The plan is agreed with your practice, signed by everyone and submitted to the health insurer together with the prescription.
- up to 120 hours
Sociotherapy
After approval, regular sessions take place – at the practice, at your home or out and about. Roughly every two months we review progress with your practice.
Support ends when your goals are reached or the hours are used up.
For doctors & psychotherapists
Information for referring practices
Sociotherapy relieves your practice where patients get lost between appointments. I prepare the care plan, document progress and get in touch if anything significant changes.
The prescription must be approved by the health insurer before regular sociotherapy begins. If it is submitted within three working days of issue, the insurer covers the costs until it decides.
- Muster 26Prescription of sociotherapy – up to 30 therapy units per prescription.
- Muster 27Sociotherapeutic care plan – prepared by me in coordination with you.
- Muster 28Referral for indication of sociotherapy, e.g. from a GP.
Entitled to prescribe, among others
- Specialists in psychiatry and psychotherapy, neurology, nervous diseases and psychosomatic medicine
- Psychological psychotherapists and specialist psychotherapists
- Psychiatric outpatient clinics (PIA)
- Each with approval from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV)
Working together
I am happy to answer questions about indication, availability or a specific case directly by phone.
Contact
One phone call is enough to take the first step.
If I am with a client, I will call you back. You are also welcome to email me – relatives and medical practices too.