OBJECTIVE: This article gives an overview of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the field of movement therapy in German psychiatric clinics for children and adolescents. METHODS: The data is based on two surveys made in 2004 and 2005 with a feedback quota of about 50% of all German clinics of that kind. RESULTS: The result gives information about the qualification of the therapeutic staff working in the field of movement therapy, about their theoretical orientation, the diagnostic instruments used and their overall objectives. CONCLUSIONS: Apparently a heterogenity concerning objectives and methods can be observed. Based on such diversity the necessity of sharpening the professional profile is discussed. Furthermore, a perspective for future structuralisation is developed.
