STIBB - Sozial-Therapeutische Institut Berlin-Brandenburg - e.V.

About us

STIBB – The Social-Therapeutic Institute of Berlin-Brandenburg – has been registered in Brandenburg since 1991 as a free and non profit-making organisation, providing a youth welfare service in the area of preventative and intervening child protection, offering advice on upbringing, family counselling, aid to victims and acting as a disseminator. The organisation opened the State of Brandenburg’s first child protection centre in 1993.

The trans-regional Counselling Centre has its headquarters in Kleinmachnow. The “Star Childrens Club” and the branch “House of Prevention” in Potsdam belong to this Centre.

There are sociologists, psychologists, teachers, social education workers and social workers in STIBB’s multi-professional team. They all have therapeutic or other additional qualifications. Legal, medical and scientific advisors are used, too. The counsellors, who have many years of experience, work in-house, covering various areas of responsibility, and act as a network which can be called upon when needed.

Activities:
Advice on upbringing, family counselling:
• Parental and family advice
• Child and youth counselling and therapy
• Advice on questions of child protection
Child protection:
• Child protection offered to children, parents and families
• Handling cases where the childs wellbeing is jeopardised
• Handling cases of suspected child abuse
Summary of child protection
• Preventative child protection: prevention of violence at school; at day care centres and nurseries; in the social environment; in specific areas.
• The Brandenburg Child Protection scheme
• Exhibition “UN-HEIMLICHE MACHT” (pun on “extreme + home” power)
Aid for victims:
• Judicial protection of victims
• Chaperonage during court hearings
• Project: Aid for child victims
• Legal basis of victims’ protection
Child and youth work:
• Star Childrens Club in Potsdam
• Boys and Girls Club in Kleinmachnow

Annelie Dunand is the President of STIBB.

On request we can offer other net participants advice, give a presentation, and provide up to date information and contacts in the field of our work.