[Psychosocial working team Darmstadt: structural problems and experiences (author's transl)]

The article reports on experiences collected by the Psychosocial Working Team Darmstadt with its special form of organizations. Basing on a description of its origin, structure and development, problems of the concrete work done by the team are discussed which partly stem from its internal structure and partly from the status of such a team as a panel on a voluntary basis without being competent in respect of taking and implementing any decisions. There are specific limitations regarding the chances offered to a psychosocial working team in assisting in psychosocial care and welfare work on a regional level. It has been found particularly imperative to expect the team to continually reflect on its working methods and points of emphasis in order to cope with the continually changing pattern of facts governing regional care and welfare work.