Module PY4345-KP04

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

irregularly in the winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Psychology - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 2022, optional subject, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• PY4344-S Discrimination-critical and Intersectional Engagement with Mental Illnesses (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 90 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Fundamentals of discrimination criticism
• Origin, development and basic concepts of intersectionality (with regard to identity categories such as gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality) and their significance in the context of mental illnesses
• Discrimination in the context of mental illness and its consequences
• Application of discrimination criticism to case studies from psychology and psychotherapy
• Strategies for avoiding discrimination in psychotherapeutic work
• Social framework conditions and the influence of current discourses on the perception and treatment of mental illnesses

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students are familiar with central concepts of intersectionality.
• They have an understanding of discriminatory framework conditions in society and healthcare.
• They can apply anti-discriminatory and intersectional approaches in the context of the discussion of the genesis and treatment of mental illnesses.
• They have the ability to reflect on their own training and practice in a way that is critical of discrimination.

Grading through:

• presentation

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. Sören Krach

Teacher:

• Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• Prof. Dr. Sören Krach
• Dr. Lotta Fiedel

Literature:

• : will be announced at the beginning of the course

Language:

• German and English skills required

Notes:

Last Updated:

28.11.2025