- Offizieller Beitrag
In December 2008 the Scientific Advisory Board on Psychotherapy (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Psychotherapie, WBP) officially recognised systemic therapy for adults, children and adolescents as a scientifically proven practice in the field of psychotherapy. In a joint statement, both systemic associations - the German Society for Systemic Therapy and Family Therapy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Systemische Therapie und Familientherapie, DGSF) and the Systemic Society (SG) - welcomed the WBP's decision. According to these associations, systemic therapy is a globally popular, highly effective and cost-efficient procedure whose "official acceptance" in Germany was long overdue.