The Trialogical Project Steering Group

Participation at Eye Level

A central pillar of the PSY-DIVER project is participatory research. To ensure that the project’s findings reflect the actual care situation and are relevant to all stakeholders, the project is closely guided by a trialogical steering committee.

What does “trialogical” mean?

The term “trialogue” refers to an exchange on equal footing between three groups that bring different perspectives to the table. In our steering group, these are:

People
affected

Experts by experience

People with personal experience of treatment and knowledge of barriers to care.

Relatives and
associates

Experts through Support

People who are familiar with the system from the perspective of family and social support.

Clinical
professionals

Experts by profession

Professionals in the fields of medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, and hospital administration.

A Special Focus on Diversity

The members bring specific expertise on topics such as gender, migration history, and LGBTQIA* identity, as well as experience with a wide range of mental health conditions (including depression, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder) to the project.

Working Method

The project steering group supports PSY-DIVER throughout its three-year duration via quarterly hybrid meetings to enable barrier-free participation, whether in person or digitally. In doing so, we work according to the principle of co-creation, in which the experiential expertise of those affected and their families is given equal weight to scientific expertise.
This continuous exchange on an equal footing ensures that the project results have high practical relevance for all stakeholders in the healthcare system, and that PSY-DIVER is a research project with people, not just about them.

Team during a steering committee meeting