Become a PST‑R licensee
Use a scientifically validated instrument in your practice — for counselling, therapy, pastoral care, coaching or personnel development. The licence is free of charge after successful completion.
Who can become a licensee?
Licensing is open to professionals with relevant prior training.
A successfully completed degree in psychology or social pedagogy (Bachelor, Master or Diplom).
Completed training as a life and social counsellor with a recognised provider.
Completion of the basic and advanced courses of a pastoral care training — for example following the ABPS® concept.
Your benefits as a licensee
Quality assurance
You work with a scientifically validated instrument that conforms to DIN 33430 — standardised in DE, CH and AT.
Professional evaluation
We prepare detailed reports for you. You focus on the counselling conversation.
Network & support
Access to supervision sessions, further training and a network of counsellors, therapists and pastoral carers.
Modules for your work
As a licensee you can use the PST‑R on a sound footing in the following fields:
Transparent terms
No licence fees
There are no costs for the licence itself — neither a one-off fee on acquisition nor an annual licence fee.
Training is chargeable
Supervision: 35,70 € incl. VAT (1.5 h, via Zoom) · test-theory seminar: 89,25 € incl. VAT (full-day seminar, via Zoom) — automatically includes the manual for 19,80 € (incl. VAT), delivered by post.
Evaluation per test
Pastoral care & life counselling: 150 € (VAT-exempt under Section 4 No. 14a of the German VAT Act, UStG) · coaching & business consulting: 200 € plus VAT. You select the type of counselling in the form below.
Discounts for married couples, groups and missionaries — as well as the reasoning behind the prices — can be found on the pricing page.
One seminar, three supervision sessions — and you are licensed
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One test-theory seminar
1 date · full day · ZoomThe theoretical foundations of the PST‑R: the layer model, five global factors, evaluation logic.
- Only a single seminar required
- Already completed it at the BTS? It is recognised
- Flipped classroom: e-learning in advance
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Three supervision sessions
3 dates · 1.5 h each · ZoomYou bring in your own cases and practise evaluation and feedback conversations — guided by experienced supervisors.
- For the PST‑R licence, exclusively at the IPP
- Case work with real PST‑R profiles
- Reflection on your own counselling practice
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Request a licence
Online formFill in the form and upload the certificates — test-theory seminar (PDF) and participation in the 3 supervision sessions (PDF).