Foundation Studies

Foundation Studies is aimed at healthcare professionals, in particular:

Medical students (recommended from the 3rd year of studies onward), doctors, qualified nursing staff, art and movement therapists, psychologists and psychotherapists, pharmacists

Please note that the course content is clearly medical and therapeutic in nature and requires a corresponding level of basic knowledge.

• Learn the basic concepts of anthroposophic medicine

• Understand patients in a holistic way

• Improve interprofessional teamwork

• Develop integrative therapy concepts

• Deepen perception and develop therapeutic intuition

• Consider spiritual aspects in the understanding of acute and chronic diseases

• Understand the significance of illness for individual biography and development

• Eight live streams (online) per year with participants from all over the world - each over 4 hours on a Saturday

• Mentored small group work (5-10 people) once a week on site or online-based (local, regional or international)

• Study material for individual self-study (available through e-learning platform): Videos, texts, exercises. Average time required 3-4 hours per week

Foundation Studies is conducted in English. The learning materials are provided in English and, for the most part, in German and Spanish. If there are enough participants, materials are also provided in other languages. The learning groups are held in the language preferred by the participants (to date, English, German, Spanish, Thai, Hungarian, and Arabic). If necessary and if there are enough participants, additional simultaneous translation can be offered during the live sessions.

Registration takes place exclusively online through this website. You can register individually (regular registration) or as a team within an organisation/institution (institutional registration). In the case of institutional registration, the registration process and payment are handled collectively for the participants by the organisation/institution. Please contact us if you are interested in registering as an institution: info@arlesheim-academy.ch.

Foundation Studies is offered by the Arlesheim Academy on behalf of the Klinik Arlesheim and in cooperation with the Medical Section at the Goetheanum.

The certificate of attendance contains proof of the hours of further training completed. A detailed list of the course content can be issued on request. It enables you to submit the hours for accreditation procedures (in your respective countries and/or various professional associations) or to maintain existing titles. Foundation Studies is recognized by the GAÄD Academy in Germany with 100 hours of contact time and 100 hours of self-study and in Switzerland by the VAOAS with 75 credits. Foundation Studies also fulfills the quality requirements of the Association for Anthroposophic Nursing in Switzerland (APIS-SAES).

Foundation Studies is offered to health professionals around the world
with widely varying economic situations and income levels. To make the course affordable for all, course fees are based on the applicant’s country, professional affiliation, and level of education.   

The cost should not deter anyone from participating. Please contact us directly if you need financial support.

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