# German Association of Psychosocial Oncology

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## TL;DR

Germany's association for professionals in psychosocial cancer care, including psychologists, doctors, social workers and chaplains.

## Summary

The German Association of Psychosocial Oncology is one of Germany's members of the IPOS Federation. Its IPOS country page gives 1983 as its founding year and a membership of psychologists (45 per cent), physicians (30), social workers (15), educators, chaplains and nurses. It holds an annual conference.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: dapo
- Tags: professional-society
- City: Berlin, DE
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.dapo-ev.de/

## Sources

- IPOS Federation country page: https://ipos-society.org/federation/germany

## Connected records

- technologies: [Psycho-oncology and distress screening](https://onco.cc/technologies/psycho-oncology/)
- institutions: [International Psycho-Oncology Society](https://onco.cc/institutions/ipos/)
- collections: [Psychosocial cancer counselling centres in Germany](https://onco.cc/collections/psychosoziale-krebsberatungsstellen/)

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