The Care Areas

The CARE 1 working group of the Medical Section is an international, multi-professional collaboration of experts from the fields of medicine and education. Our aim is to contribute multiple points of view to enable children to settle in well, make the circumstances of pregnancy and birth conducive to development, as well as support small children in developing their health and their own personalities through consideration of their physical, mental and spiritual needs. This interdisciplinary cooperation adds new collaborative professional insight and helps us to better understand the nature of children, as well as the unique individuality of each child.

Results of the CARE I work can be accessed at Anthromedics:

The growing worldwide resistance to antibiotics requires much more cautious use of antibiotics when treating acute infectious diseases. What can Anthroposophic Medicine contribute in this situation? What possibilities does it offer that go beyond just focusing on the pathogens, how does it therapeutically guide and support a patient’s inflammatory response, and strengthen the person’s immunological resources, both acutely and preventatively? Which procedures have proven successful? How can Anthroposophic Medicine benefit patients with infectious diseases, whether acute or long-term?
For frequent infectious diseases in childhood and adulthood, the CARE II-expert group of the Medical Section develops multiprofessional therapeutic concepts of Anthroposophic Medicine.

Results of the CARE II work can be accessed at Anthromedics:

Anthroposophical psychotherapy sees itself as a psychotherapy of human dignity, focussing on the recovery of 'I' forces and 'I' development. Depending on the individual needs of the patient, external applications from nursing, art, body and movement therapies and medical-medical support are also included. Through psychotherapeutic-biographical dialogue work, patients and clients are accompanied in a process that enables the ego forces to resume their regulating and integrating role for the soul and body functions. A number of therapeutic recommendations are already available, particularly for trauma-related and anxiety disorders.

Results of the CARE III work can be accessed at Anthromedics:

In every stage of cancer, a variety of therapy or disease associated symptoms can occur, such as cancer fatigue and chemotherapy side effects, which can be effectively improved with anthroposophic medications and symptom-specific interdisciplinary treatment concepts. The CARE IV-expert group develop practical recommendations for medication and therapy.
It is important to ask how patients can become active co-creators on their path to healing. Meeting them on equal terms enables us to find appropriate forms of treatment for each individual disease situation.

Results of the CARE IV work can be accessed at Anthromedics:

The anthroposophic palliative care works with a spiritual-scientific understanding of the human being that places the concept of development at the foundation of patient care. In addition to addressing clinical symptoms, Anthroposophic Medicine incorporates therapeutic measures to support the patient’s life organization, as well as the needs of soul and spirit. The patient’s spiritual questions require special attention, which can lead to suggestions for meditative work or prayer.

The Medical Section's CARE V expert group is composed of palliative care physicians, nurses, psychotherapists, body therapists, art therapists, and chaplains.

Results of the CARE V work can be accessed at Anthromedics:

People want to age with dignity.  Regardless of limitations or illnesses, the elderly need inner perspectives, opportunities for the mental and spiritual digestion of their lives and to find meaning beyond them. This multi-professional project group deals with the complexity of ageing, the culture of maturing and illnesses in old age. It deals with topics such as caring touch, guided movement, artistic activity, autonomous regulation, dementia, stroke and more. To this end, principles of understanding and recommendations from the perspective of anthroposophic geriatrics are being developed for therapeutic practice as well as everyday handling. As soon as the initial results are available, they will be made freely accessible at Anthromedics.