Plan and carry out counselling visits under Section 37(3) of Book XI of the German Social Code (SGB XI) professionally: legal position 2026, process, conversation skills, relief for carers, consent and documentation.
Online self-study course for registered nurses (Pflegefachkräfte) in home care services and counselling centres – 8 modules, approx. 8 hours, at your own pace, with a confirmation of participation after you have worked through all modules. Sources in APA 7, legal position as of September 2026.
The modules:
- Counselling visit under Section 37(3) SGB XI: purpose, aims, boundaries
- Legal framework 2026: Section 37(3) to (9) SGB XI at a glance
- Quality standards: the recommendations under Section 37(5) SGB XI
- Organising the visit: preparation, visit at home or by video
- Conversation skills in the home: stance, questions, negotiating
- Recognising and responding to overload, suspected violence and risk
- Recommending relief: benefits, services and onward referral
- Documentation, consent, data protection and quality reflection
📘 Background reading (in German): Counselling visit under Section 37(3) SGB XI: position in 2026
Self-study without supervision, assignments or evaluation of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.