Denkzeit (Time to Think) Training

The Denkzeit (meaning Time to Think) Training programmes address youngsters (ages 13 through 25) at school, in prison or on probation, who have a track record for violence, partly also for committing extremist motivated violence. Well-directed intervention strategies aim at developing or strengthening social-cognitive competences that enable clients to handle interpersonal conflicts better than before in a socially acceptable way.

The working method of Denkzeit comes from a clinical background and combines a pedagogical approach with a psychological approach. Denkzeit offers a variety of programmes for different target groups. All programmes are modelled as individual processes with one trainer who works with the client.

The programmes have different phases called “modules”. It start off in cognitive phase (1), then the emotion managing phase (2), the ethical and moral phase (3) and last level is the live-through phase (4). The first three modules are manualised with a fixed structure in terms of their goals, methods and examples. To start with the programme, both trainer and youngster have to agree on the framework that states firm, supportive agreements and consequences.

Contact details:

Goebenstraße 24
10783 Berlin Germany

Rebecca Friedmann
Executive chairwoman
Email: friedmann@denkzeit.com 
Tel: (+49) (0)30 689 15 668