[Introduction of Goldstein therapies for disadvantaged clients in the Netherlands].

In Limburg, Netherlands, a project is going on aiming to implement lower class-linked skill-therapies into the regional mental health services. This article elucidates: the poor relationship that exists between contemporary psychotherapy and the lower class clients; various efforts that have been attempted to solve this problem; the basic elements of Goldstein's 'structured learning therapy'; activities and results of the Dutch 'Goldsteinproject'.