0511 954 98-88
Help and counselling for dementia - dementia counselling hours every Monday 12pm - 2pm on 0511-95498-57 or -88
Discussion group for caring relatives once a month on Mondays 3pm - 5pm
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Discussion group for affected daughters and sons once a month on Mondays 3pm - 5pm
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Discussion group for early-onset dementia every third Monday of the month 9:30am - 11:30am.
Breakfast meeting for persons concerned and caring relatives once a month on Thursdays 9:30am - 11:30am
Registration at 0511-9549888 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Kirchröder Institute offers in cooperation with the counselling centre Kirchröder Turm... TRUE-TO-LIFE ...
...seminars and training courses for professional development for a wide variety of topics and themes, such as pastoral care, counselling, therapy and pedagogy. In cooperation with renowned professionals and competent experts relevant and current questions are discussed.
Through activities in self-awareness, and considering your own practice, as a participant you will benefit both personally and professionally, be it paid or voluntary work.
You will develop your professional competence and recharge your batteries with rest and energy. The beautiful surroundings near the “Eilenriede” and the “Hermann-Löns-Park”- easily reached by car or tram - will convince you.
And there is also the friendly and unique atmosphere at our Kirchröder Turm.
Just take a look, let yourself be inspired and maybe register now.
Recommendations for people suffering from depression during the Corona crisis
The fears and limitations associated with the corona virus pose great challenges for people suffering from depression. Because when depressed all the negative things in life are perceived as bigger than they are and it’s all you can think about, including the worries and fears about the corona virus. However, there are things you can do to counteract these feelings. Here are some suggestions:
- Structure: Structure your day and week ahead of time. From getting up in the morning, work or
study times, meals, to nice things like reading, watching TV, getting plants for your
balcony, yoga, relaxation exercises... - Stay active! Jogging or a bike riding work miracles. Try the free offer rrb macht Fitness or the Familien-Home-Rallye.
- Social Contacts: If you are working from home or you are in quarantine, arrange to make phone calls with friends and family. Chats or online forums also help against loneliness. You canfind expert videos and reviews from those affected on our interactive website Mitte der Nacht
- Sleep: You feel exhausted and tend to retreat to bed? However, this makes the feeling of exhaustion and depression worse. Therefore, we recommend not going to bed earlier or having a lie down during the day. A daily structure will help.
- Therapy:You can go to your psychotherapeutic counselling centre even during the nationwide contact ban. The visits there fall under the regulations on “visiting a doctor” and psychotherapy is a “necessary medical service”. If, for example, you cannot go toyour psychotherapist due to quarantine, many counselling centres now offer video counselling. Check with your therapist if this is possible.
- Reliable information: Facts reduce fears. Use reputable sources to get information (Robert Koch Institute, BzgA) and only watch the news as often as it is beneficial.
- Help: Talk to others about your worries and fears, e.g. with the telephone pastoral care service on 0800/111 0 111 or 0800/111 0 222. General practitioners, specialists and psychiatric clinics are still open. In times of crisis, don't hesitate to ask for help.
Further telephone/digital support services for mentally ill people
- Professionally moderated online forum for exchanging experiences www.diskussionsforum-depression.de
- Germany-wide depression information-line 0800 33 44 5 33 (free of charge)
- Telephone pastoral care 0800/111 0 111 or 0800/111 0 222 (free of charge)
- E-mail advice for young people: www.u25-deutschland.de or www.jugendnotmail.de
Source: https://www.deutsche-depressionshilfe.de/corona (October 26, 2020, 12:38 p.m.)
The counselling centre Kirchröder Turm is available for you. You can reach us even outside telephone office hours under our telephone number or by e-mail. We'll call you back as soon as possible.
Worth, dignity and respect often come up in our counselling conversations, because the reality of the people who come to us is often comprised of many degrading experiences. Bearing in mind the dignity of each individual, treating one another with dignity and respect, colleagues and people we care for alike, is the aim and mission of our counselling service.
"Dignity" - when reading the book with the title of the same name by Gerald Hüther we felt very understood.
Download our article as a PDF here.
The “Bund Evangelisch-Freikichlicher Gemeinden, BEFG” (Federation of Evangelical Free Churches, BEFG) and the Diakoniewerk Kirchröder Turm jointly invited to the impulse day on the topic "Dementia - Living with a head full of honey".
25 participants took up the invitation to this interesting topic and experienced a special day on October 20, 2018 in the rooms of the Diakoniewerk Kirchröder Turm in Hanover.
"Dementia, the disease of forgetfulness, is a disease of old age”.
Dealing with the increasing number of dementia patients is an ethical question with regard to our understanding of values and the concept of humanity, and is linked to the future issues of our society. What can positive perspectives look like? What are the effects of using music with people living with dementia?
