France

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Professional recognition
in France

In France, the psychomotrician / psychomotor therapist is a healthcare professional whose practice, carried out upon a doctor’s prescription, is regulated by law. The profession is therefore listed in Book IV of the Public Health Code and holds the status of an Auxiliary to Medicine.

The professional title is

Psychomotricien
Diplomé d’Etat (D.E)

The profession is

recognized

The profession is recognized as such by state health and educational authorities, as well as private institutions and insurance companies.

protected

The title of psychomotrician /psychomotor therapist is protected and reserved for holders of recognized diplomas.

state-regulated

The diploma is regulated by Articles, L4332-2 (Ordonnance n°2009-1585 du 17 décembre 2009 – art. 15), L4332-4 (Ordonnance n°2009-1585 du 17 décembre 2009 – art. 10) of the Code of the preparatory studies on public health to the State diploma of psychomotrician (journal officiel du 8 aout 2004) NOR: SANP0422530D.

The exercise is defined and protected by the R4332 Article of the code of public health.

Education
in France

Initial education

In France, obtaining the state diploma of Psychomotrician requires completing a full-time three-year degree at one of the following institutes, recognized by the Health Ministry.

N.B. Some institutes offer a work-study program.

Diplôme d’Etat (DE) de Psychomotricien

180 ECTS

French

Alençon – IFRES de Normandie

Besançon – IIFMR

Bordeaux – IFP, Université Segalen

Brest – IFPS, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

Hyères – IFPVPS

Lille – IFP Raymond-Leclercq

Lyon – ISTP, Université Claude Bernard

Marseille – ISRP

Metz – ISRP

Meulan-les Mureaux – IFP, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

Montpellier – IFP, Faculté de Médecine

Mulhouse – IFPM, GHR Mulhouse Sud-Alsace

Nevers – IPMR

Orléans – IFP

Paris – IFP, Université de la Sorbonne

Paris – ISRP

La Réunion – EMAP

Rouen – IFP

Toulouse – IFP, Faculté de Médecine

Vichy – ISRP

Postgraduate education

In France, one institute collaborates closely with University of Murcia, University of Verone and the Italian Studies and Research Center for Psychology and Psychomotricity (CISERPP) in order to offer a postgraduate degree in Psychomotricity.

Máster Internacional en Psicomotricidad (MIP) - Titre d'Expert à Référentiel Européen (TE)

120 ECTS

French & Italian

Paris – Institut Supérieur de Rééducation Psychomotrice (ISRP)

Working
in France

Get your diploma recognition

To exercise a regulated profession in France, you must have the corresponding diploma, certificate or qualification. Depending on your nationality and the country where you graduated, you can practice in France under certain conditions.

Your request must be submitted to the Regional Directorate for Economic Affairs, Employment, Labor and Solidarity (DREETS) in the French region where you wish to work.

Get to know the professional association

Fédération Française des Psychomotriciens (FFP) is the representative body of the psychomotrician profession in France.
The FFP represents the psychomotricians in the High Council of Paramedics Professions.

Psychomotricity
in France

Based on the work of Julian de Ajuriaguerra and Giselle Soubiran in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the tools created by René Zazzo’s team (J. Bergès, N. Galifret-Grangeon, H. Santucci, M. Stambak), the profession of psychomotrician / psychomotor therapist gradually took shape and became a structured and recognized profession.

Turning points

1962

First official education

A psychomotor rehabilitation education is created within the Faculty of Medicine of Paris – Henri Rousselle Hospitals and La Salpêtrière.

1964 – First professional class consisted of 25 psychomotor rehabilitation therapists (rééducateurs en psychomotricité).
The National Union of Psychomotor Rehabilitation Therapists (S.N.R.P.) was established, with its primary focus on the recognition of a diploma.

1967 – Contribution of Gisèle Soubiran in the creation of the first private institution (ISRP) in Paris.

1974

Creation of the State-Diploma

Decree No. 74-112 establishing the State Diploma of Psychorehabilitation therapist (Psychorééducateur) is promulgated on February 15, 1974. The diploma is issued under the authority of the Ministry of Public Health

1988 – publication of the Skills Decree in 1988.

1995 – Attainment of the status of Auxiliary to Medicine.

1996

European Forum of Psychomotricity

The European Forum of Psychomotricity (EFP) is created,
with France as a founding member, represented by Philippe Choupin.

FAQ

Here are few answers to frequently asked questions
in order to understand better Psychomotricity in France.

Do I need some special authorisation to practise in France?

In France, psychomotor care is provided on medical prescription and must be carried out exclusively by a state-certified psychomotrician / psychomotor therapist, a healthcare professional.

In which fields can I work as a psychomotor therapist in France?

The psychomotor therapist conducts individual or group activities in psychomotor education, prevention, health education, rehabilitation/re-adaptation of psychomotor functions and related human functions, as well as psychocorporal therapy.

They work in hospitals, medico-social institutions, daycare centers, private practice, and companies.

You will find some demographic information on the FFP website..

Is psychomotor therapy financially covered in France?

In France, psychomotor care is currently not reimbursed by the Health Care System (Sécurité Sociale).

Funding on a case-by-case basis may be considered upon specific request to the CPAM (Primary Health Insurance Fund).

Some private health insurance plans also cover part of the cost of sessions.

In cases of recognized disability, the allowance determined by the Departmental House for Disabled Persons (MDPH) will take into account the cost of psychomotor care incurred.

Is psychomotor therapy subject to a medical prescription in France?

In France, as a paramedics profession, the psychomotrician / psychomotor therapist provides care based on medical prescription.

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