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We are available to employees of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences for confidential, respectful and solution-orientated discussions.

All discussions are subject to confidentiality.

Why addiction prevention is important

Addiction can affect us all - be it through the regular or excessive consumption of alcohol, drugs, media or similar behaviours. Prevention is the first step in recognising and avoiding dangerous patterns at an early stage.

The Addiction Prevention and Support Working Group supports university members in making healthy decisions and dealing responsibly with challenges.

The addiction prevention and help working group

We are your contact persons at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences. Together we are committed to prevention, confidential discussions and support in dealing with addiction issues.

Members of the working group:

Portrait of Kathrin Gehrke. Ms Gehrke is wearing a grey jumper and a necklace. She has a short hairstyle and wears glasses. She smiles in a friendly manner. There is a building in the background.

Kathrin Gehrke

Addiction counsellor & addiction nurse

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Katrin Mönch

Representative of the employer

Alexandra Aberle

Alexandra Aberle

Staff Council

Peter-Tabatt

Peter Tabatt

Representative body for severely disabled persons

Our goals

  • Promotion of an addiction-sensitive and health-promoting work culture
  • Early detection of problematic consumer behaviour
  • Supporting managers in dealing with anomalies
  • Structured process for discussions and measures
  • Safeguarding the rights of affected employees
  • Involvement of all relevant stakeholders
  • Implementation of the framework service agreement on addiction prevention and addiction counselling

Who we are there for

Employees

Are you affected yourself or are you worried about a colleague?
Talk to us - we will advise you confidentially.
Together we develop an action plan and you decide on the involvement of other people.

Managers

You bear responsibility for your employees.
Addiction can have a major impact on the working atmosphere - regardless of whether employees or you yourself are affected.
We provide you with specific support in dealing with abnormalities.

Students

Please contact the University social work or the Central student counselling.

Guidelines for action

The guidelines describe the processes, responsibilities and types of dialogue (care discussion, clarification discussion, intervention chain) and serve as orientation for all those involved.

Download guidelines (PDF) (to be published soon)

Internal and external offers

We support you with orientation and referral to suitable counselling centres. For this purpose, we provide you with a detailed overview of contact points:

  • PDF with internal and external contact points (to be published soon)
  • DigiAddiction addiction counselling.digital - Here, those affected and their relatives can find local advice centres - which can be reached anonymously and digitally.