The professional library for anthroposophic supportive education, social therapy and social work with and for people with disabilities consists of a nearly complete collection of German-language literature in the field. This includes monographs, edited collections, academic theses, journal articles and manuscripts. Partial collections of literature in other language are also available, including works in English and Dutch, as well as French, Russian, Georgian and Scandinavian languages. The collection will be further expanded and completed on an ongoing basis.

The professional library is maintained as a distinct collection in the Goetheanum Library in collaboration with the Section. A large part of the holdings can be found via the catalog. Some parts of the collection are not yet catalogued, but are accessible on site. Please contact the Goetheanum Library directly with any questions. The already cataloged part of the collection can be accessed in the search mask by entering the search term ‘Sammlung Heilpädagogik‘. (As of May 2025)

Since 2018, the Swiss association Anthrosocial (formerly vahs) has been publishing a series of brochures with introductory texts on topics related to anthroposophical curative education, social therapy and social psychiatry. They are aimed at staff in institutions, trainees, parents and relatives, people interested in studying and training, participants in further education and conferences, and other interested parties. Their aim is to provide knowledge, experience and information on the basics of anthroposophical social therapy, curative education and social psychiatry and their many fields of activity in an accessible form.

We are pleased to be able to make these publications available internationally in various translations as part of our partnership with Anthrosocial. Even though some of the content is oriented towards the Swiss context, topics and viewpoints are addressed that can doubtless also make a valuable contribution in other contexts. In this sense we offer the translations as a free contribution of our Swiss colleagues. You can read the booklets for free in our screen reader, print them or download them as PDF.

The original German publications are available on the Anthrosocial website.

The page contains links to publications and resources offered by other organizations within our international network. We have collected them here. Responsibility for the content lies with the respective organizations.

Academic book series for scholarship on disabilities education and social care from anthroposophic perspectives. Founder and editor (2012-2016): Rüdiger Grimm. Editor (from 2017): Jan Göschel. Published in cooperation by Verlag am Goetheanum & Athena Verlag.

New Releases in the field of inlusive social development.

On this page, we provide working papers from the Section and its working groups. These are used primarily for content-related collaboration within the Section’s network.

The film about the fall conference 2024, recorded lectures, music and more.