- Contemporary issues in interpersonal support: Multi-disciplinary collaboration as it expands and deepens
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Contemporary issues in interpersonal support: Multi-disciplinary collaboration as it expands and deepens
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Contemporary issues in interpersonal assistance: Multi-professional collaboration in the context of expansion and deepening
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Program Overview
It seems like society is becoming more difficult to live in. We must also prepare for various disasters. In order to respond to these modern social challenges, various practices are being implemented to address social issues that will realize human peace and happiness. In fields that are traditionally divided into fields such as medicine, nursing, education, psychology, welfare, and justice, multi-disciplinary collaboration and cooperation is required. In the academic field, there are also challenges to new fields. We will integrate these as “interpersonal assistance” and learn from frontline knowledge that explores human potential. It is a development of knowledge where practice, academia, and clinical practice intersect. It will broaden the horizons of professionals. This year is the final year of this course, which has been running as a three-year program. As a culmination of the course, we will provide further learning to those who have taken the course so far. We look forward to welcoming all working adults who continue to learn.
Event Outline
| Eligibility | ●Teachers, social workers, mental health and welfare workers, clinical psychologists, licensed psychologists, doctors, public health nurses, nurses, registered dietitians, childcare workers, judicial officials, and other people who work in interpersonal support roles; ●Corporate personnel and general affairs staff involved in human services ; ●Volunteer coordinators and other people working in NPOs and NGOs ; ●University faculty and staff involved in human resource development in these fields. |
| How to participate | On-demand lectures [9 classes in total] Viewing period: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Seminars (face-to-face) [1 class in total] Capacity: First 30 people Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025 13:30-15:00 Location: Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd floor hall |
| Tuition | ● On-demand lectures (set of 9) 9,000 yen (tax included) ● Seminars (face-to-face) 1,000 yen (tax included) |
Lecture Content
On-Demand Lectures
| Theme: Leaving no one behind. Disaster preparedness for interpersonal support workers Lecturer: Akiko Kurotaki (Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Kyoto Tachibana University) |
| Japan is a disaster-prone country, and unfortunately in recent years, disasters are occurring before we can forget about them. I think that people who work in interpersonal support positions are often required to protect the people they are helping while also protecting their own safety during disasters. In order to protect everyone’s safety during disasters, I would like to tell you about disaster preparedness on a daily basis. |
| Theme: Special Post-Adoption Support and Life Story Work Lecturer: Shoko Tokunaga (Visiting Researcher at Ritsumeikan University and Waseda University; Director of Therapeutic Life Story Work Japan) |
| The “Special Adoption System” established in 1987 creates approximately 500 adoptive families each year. This system is operated with the goal of promoting children’s welfare, but we will explain the post-adoption support that is sometimes overlooked. We will deepen our understanding of the backgrounds of the birth parents and learn about “life story work” as a form of support for children. |
| Theme: What is support for carers’ conflicts? – Considering the ideal form of support that leads to a caring society – Speaker: Mao Saito (Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University) |
| While the legalization of young carers is progressing, the system to support diverse carers of all generations is still insufficient. In this lecture, we will consider the theme of carer support as a form of interpersonal assistance that contributes to a new social concept from the perspective of care – a caring society. |
| Theme: What is an active bystander? When you witness discrimination or harassment. Speaker: Mr. Kai Nishii (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Design, Rikkyo University) |
| It is said that it is difficult for victims to resist discrimination or harassment, so it is important for a third party to intervene. There is a lot of discussion overseas about how to intervene, but what about in Japan? We will explore practices that make use of local knowledge. |
| Theme: Connecting and interrupted support from preconception to postpartum care: Deciphering the reality of the field Lecturer: Keiko Nagasaka (Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Kyoto Tachibana University) |
| Preconception care is health care that begins before pregnancy to support the health of yourself and the next generation. From before birth to after birth, we look at the connections and gaps in care from the field and explore challenges and hints. |
| Theme: Mental and physical health and interpersonal support through “food” from a nutritional perspective Lecturer: Yumiko Ido (Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Economics, Kyoto Women’s University) |
| Mental and physical health is an important issue, and awareness of mental illness has been spreading especially in recent years. Food is the foundation of lifestyle habits and is related to various illnesses. In this lecture, I will talk about the impact of “food” on mental and physical health from a nutritional perspective, and how to apply this knowledge to interpersonal assistance. |
| Theme: “Therapeutic justice” initiatives in criminal trials – Case reports from the front lines – Speaker: Yuko Nishitani (Attorney-at-Law, Osaka Bar Association, Liberty General Law Office) |
| This program will report on on-site efforts in the area of ”therapeutic justice,” which aims to resolve problems by connecting criminal trials with medical, psychological, and welfare services, and will cover recent cases of developmental disorders (ASD/ADHD), intellectual disabilities, borderline intelligence, and long-term drug-related cases. |
| Theme: Multicultural Counseling and Microaggressions II - Focusing on the latest survey results and the resistance of the majority – Speaker: Shunsuke Maruichi (Director of the Korean Counseling & Community Center in Japan, Director of the disability welfare service business Hotto House, Mental Health Welfare Worker and Licensed Psychologist) Speaker : Kisa Park (Counselor at the Korean Counseling & Community Center in Japan, Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Psychologist) |
| Continuing from last year, we will explore the challenges and possibilities of interpersonal assistance in relationships between people of different attributes and where there is an imbalance in power. We will delve deeper into the concept of microaggressions, visualize their actual state based on the latest research in Japan, and consider the confusion and backlash felt by the majority. |
| Theme: Interpersonal assistance to support the expansion of behavioral QOL Lecturer: Naoki Nakashika (Professor, College of Integrated Psychology, Ritsumeikan University) |
| We will introduce the idea of ”behavioral QOL,” which considers the mission of interpersonal assistance to be “improving the QOL of individuals,” in relation to last year’s “Functional Linkage of Interpersonal Assistance.” This way of thinking makes it possible to think about interpersonal assistance as a more concrete task and to try it out. |
exercises
| Theme: Contemporary issues in interpersonal assistance Lecturers: Coordinator Tadashi Nakamura (Specially appointed professor at the University Consortium) and other program lecturers *Please note that some lecturers may not be able to attend. |
| The challenges of interpersonal assistance are constantly changing. In order to pursue human happiness, a wealth of practices have been developed to address the difficulties people face, and this course was designed to examine these practices from a social reality perspective rather than from a specific field or theory. In the seminars, students will deepen their thinking through dialogue with participating lecturers, with the aim of intellectual exchange with people from various professions. |
Flow from application to enrollment
| On-demand lecture application period | Viewing period |
|---|---|
September 1, 2025 (Monday) – December 23, 2025 (Tuesday) |
October 1st (Wednesday) – December 31st (Wednesday), 2025 |
*Applications for practical exercises will be sent separately to those who have applied for and paid the course fee for the on-demand lectures. (Applications will close once capacity is reached.)
STEP 1
Click the “Apply” button, enter the required information, and then apply.
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STEP 2
Once payment of the course fee has been confirmed, we will provide instructions on how to watch the course.
STEP 3
Please complete viewing of each lecture within the viewing period.
About Kyoto College Members
If you requested one at the time of application, we will issue a Kyo College (membership fee: free) after confirming the payment of the course fee. As a benefit of being a member of Kyo College, you will be able to use the libraries of each university and junior college listed in the Kyo College Recruitment Guide (please follow the rules and instructions of each library for use).
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Contact Information
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