Psychotherapeutische Fallhilfen für die Distanzierungsund Ausstiegsarbeit – Fallbezogene Einblicke in die Arbeit des Beratungsnetzwerkes nexus
Abstract
Psychotherapeutic Counseling in Disengagement and Deradicalization - Case-Related Insights Into the Work of Nexus. This article presents the work of nexus, a psychotherapeutic and psychiatric counseling team, specializing in the areas of Islamist and right-wing extremism. Founded in Berlin in 2018, nexus has been cooperating nationwide with specialized counseling services and deradicalization programs since 2023. In this article, case reports are used to highlight the crucial intersection of youth welfare, extremism prevention and mental health. Considerations are discussed as to how psychotherapists and related professionals can contribute to such complex case constellations in order to enhance the prospects of successful distancing and exit processes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
and Political Violence
Islamic Studies and Radicalism
German legal
social
and political studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 43–63
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- DE