Heimler method of human social functioning

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Heimler Method of Human Social Functioning (Human Social Functioning, HSF, sometimes referred to as The Heimler Method) is a form of psychotherapy that uses a patient's own language and thought forms to aid them in finding their own solutions.

Eugene Heimler developed this approach from his work in the United Kingdom within the National Health Service in the late 1950s and early 1960s (drawing on his earlier life experience in WWII concentration camps). He formulated a unique structure for counseling along with a questionnaire called The Heimler Scale of Social Functioning (HSSF).

HSF is ideal for focused short-term work which is goal- and action-orientated, it can be used among diverse patient groups, by a variety of professional disciplines on a one-to-one basis, with couples, or with groups. These include counseling (at all levels), supervision (management, coaching, training and counseling), staff support, and meetings (formal as well as informal).