Marte Meo

Marte Meo is originally a method of education counseling.

Marte Meo was developed in the late 1970s and the early 1980s by the Dutch Maria Aarts. She realized that it convey educational advisers use the standard method of enlightening conversation always difficult, parents and other parents for the education useful scientific findings, as have the parents difficulty in understanding the often very abstract educational jargon, the relevance of the findings be seen in everyday life and this practically applied.

They then developed and tested a method that records the everyday situations between parent and child via video and then discussed together. The strengths of the actors should be systematically identified and highlighted, from which one should draw the strength to overcome educational problems actively. The focus is on improving communication between parents and children as well as supporting the development of conscious experience elements.

After Maria Aarts had applied the method successfully for many years, she founded the organization in 1987 Marte Meo, who has training in the application of Marte Meo goal.

An education is confirmed by a certificate:

• Marte Meo Practitioner carry a social profession as educators, nurses, geriatric nurse or teacher and integrating the Marte Meo method in their professional life.
• Marte Meo consultants take over the training of employees within their professional field.
• Marte Meo therapists advise not only professionals social professions, but also parents in daily contact with their children, family members in dealing with sick family members.
• Marte Meo Supervisors with a special document by Maria Aarts may even train others to Marte Meo therapists or supervisors.

Marte Meo has except in the Netherlands so far found a lot of attention, especially in Scandinavia, France and India, and is widely applied, as it is considered very pragmatic, cost-effective and successful. In Germany and Switzerland, first Marte Meo networks have formed and there are numerous pilot projects.