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Given a lecture at the JSCNP Clinical Trial Ethics Education Seminar
Representative Sugimoto spoke at the 2024 Clinical Trials - Ethics Education Seminar at the 54th Japanese Society of Psychoneuropharmacology and the 34th Japanese Society of Clinical Psychoneuropharmacology Joint Annual Meeting. In a talk entitled "Clinical Trials and Ethical Considerations for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients," he spoke about research ethics, conflicts of interest (COI), issues with drugs used in children, and informed consent and informed assent for minors. He also spoke about ethical issues and countermeasures in research involving children, using examples such as a study on medication guidance by pharmacists conducted at the Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University School of Medicine, a magnetoencephalography (MEG) study on gaze recognition in autism spectrum disorders, an international collaborative study on bullying prevention and intervention, and the creation of the AMED project "Guidelines for Drug Treatment of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders" led by Professor Kazuhiko Nakamura of Hirosaki University. https://jsnpcnp.com/jscnp-seminar-2/
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We welcomed a new member to our office
We welcomed a new member, Dr. Zain Ekachaeryanti, to our office this May. Dr. Eka was an Indonesian international student and a graduate student in the Department of Psychiatry at Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences. She received her PhD (medicine) this March and was appointed as a researcher and faculty member (specially appointed assistant professor) in April. Dr. Eka has eight years of clinical experience as a doctor and psychiatrist in her home country, and has the certification in Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Research Foundation by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. She advocates trauma care and mindfulness healing on SNS, and has an amazing 124,000 followers across Asia. Dr. Eka can provide treatment in English and Indonesian. VISION also offers online treatment, so even if you live outside Niigata Prefecture, or in Japan or Asia*, you can receive treatment online. If you live in Niigata Prefecture, you can also receive trauma treatment using the support of the NPO Niigata Trauma Treatment Association**. Please take this opportunity to try it out. May 20, 2024 Representative Atsunori Sugimoto *…Booking times are displayed in each country's time zone. **…Please note that trauma treatment subsidized by the Niigata Trauma Treatment Association, a non-profit organization, is currently only available to those who live in Niigata Prefecture.
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Nishio Kazumi Pioneer Grant
As we have been announcing on social media, Director Nawa, who applied as a director of the NPO Niigata Trauma Treatment Association, was selected for the first Nishio Kazumi Pioneer Grant from the Alliant Educational Foundation (AEF). On Monday, May 13th, the grant (7,000 dollars = approx. 1 million yen) was finally transferred to the NPO Niigata Trauma Healing Association! In the 1990s, Dr. Nishio Kazumi noticed that there were significant gaps in Japan's mental health treatment and care system and was shocked by the fact that people were being exposed to stigma without receiving appropriate treatment and care. In the hope of changing this situation by enabling more people in Japan to receive American clinical psychology education, understand the effects of trauma and stigma, and be able to provide appropriate psychotherapy, Dr. Nishio opened the CSPP Japan branch together with Dr. Saito Manabu. This grant is a new grant to support the practical psychology activities of those who have graduated from AIU/CSPP (Alliant International University California School of Clinical Psychology) Japan, which the Nishio Kazumi Clinical Psychology Foundation manages. It supports the efforts of CSPP graduates to fill gaps in the Japanese mental health system. At the CSPP Japan graduation ceremony, Dr. Nishio often said that before lamenting that there are no places to practice psychology or that one cannot find a job, one should develop it themselves and be a "pioneer." Following those words, the grant was named the Pioneer Grant. About Professor Nishio Kazumi About the Nishio Kazumi Pioneer Grant (AEF English page) As we announced on social media, the grant was approved in April, and the money has now been transferred to the NPO Niigata Trauma Treatment Association. This means that the association can resume providing support for trauma treatment, and Counseling Office VISION will also be able to receive support for a few people. We are pleased about this!! For assisted trauma treatment, visit the website of the Niigata Trauma Treatment Association, a nonprofit organization. Once your application has been approved, please apply for the subsidy through our office and make an appointment with us. May 15, 2024 Director Jun Nawa
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Appeared on FM Niigata NAMARA MIX radio show
Representative Sugimoto appeared on FM Niigata (FM-NIIGATA / 77.5MHz) on the 10-minute comedy class segment of "NAMARA MIX," which airs every Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Together with Ayumu Eguchi, president of Niigata Comedy Group NAMARA, and Hajime Odani, he discussed topics such as what trauma is, whether it can be treated, his experience treating trauma in abused children as a child psychiatrist, treating the trauma of their parents, and the journey to opening the Counseling Office VISION. Also took a photo with Mr. Hideaki Sugai, the representative of the NPO No Relatives Issue Research Association, and Ms. Hanayo Hiraguri, the Deputy Director of the Niigata Prefecture Regional Life Settlement Support Center, who were appearing in a different segment. https://twitter.com/NAMARA_MIX/status/1782333280135856301
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VISION has been awarded the title of “Niigata University Venture”
The Counseling Office VISION (F.I.W. LLC) has been awarded the title of "Niigata University Venture." This title is given when faculty members of Niigata University use the know-how acquired at the university to establish a company. Niigata University supports and encourages entrepreneurship among its faculty and students. https://www.ircp.niigata-u.ac.jp/venture_from-univ/f.i.w https://www.ircp.niigata-u.ac.jp/venture_from-univ
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Archived video of the founding anniversary lecture
We received permission from Dr. Toshio Sugiyama to use the archived video and handouts from the founding anniversary lecture Counseling Office VISION and the Niigata Trauma Treatment Association, a non-profit organization, on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The editing work has been completed, so we have decided to distribute the video until Tuesday, April 30th, by asking for your name, affiliation, email address, etc. Please refer to the Niigata Trauma Treatment Association (NPO) website.
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Founding Anniversary Lecture Held
We invited Toshiro Sugiyama, our representative's mentor, to hold a commemorative lecture on Saturday, March 23, 2024, to mark the founding of Counseling Office VISION and the Niigata Trauma Treatment Association, a non-profit organization. Thank you very much to everyone who attended. Dr. Toshiro Sugiyama is one of Japan's leading child psychiatrists and trauma therapists. He has written many books and appeared on NHK. During his lecture, he taught us many things, including various treatment techniques, specific methods for using the TS protocol, and the fact that children today have many traumas, both minor and major. We have received permission from Professor Toshiro Sugiyama to distribute the archived video and handouts, and are currently editing them. For details, please see here Niigata Trauma Treatment Association (NPO) website.
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Questions and answers at today’s House of Representatives Health, Labor, and Welfare Committee.
Today, at the House of Representatives Health, Labor, and Welfare Committee, Yuki Waseda, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, pointed out the need for subsidies for trauma treatment. I was encouraged by her accurate and precise assessment of the necessity of what we are trying to do. Trauma treatment has been a hot topic since it was added to this year's revision of medical fee payments. I hope that the need for subsidies for trauma treatment will be further discussed and that understanding will spread among the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the nation, and society as a whole. The Q&A session can be viewed here: House of Representatives Internet Deliberations Broadcast. Select Japanese on the top page and click on March 13, 2024, in the calendar search that appears on the right. Click on the Health, Labor and Welfare Committee from the 9 libraries, and then click on Yuki Waseda of the Constitutional Democratic Party from the explanations and questioners (in order of speech). This discussion begins at about 1:01:14 in Yuki Waseda's question. Yuki Waseda's website is Here.
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Make a reservation here
We started accepting reservations on Monday, March 11th. Please make your reservation from Here. Regarding the trauma treatment provided by NPO Niigata Trauma Treatment Association, the April subsidy slots allocated to our office (3 people) have reached capacity. They will be closed for the time being. The number of people eligible for the subsidy in May is still being determined. However, once we receive notification from the Niigata Trauma Treatment Association, we will announce it on our website and social media. Counseling Office VISION is scheduled to open on Monday, April 1st. Reservations can be made from Monday, April 1st onwards. Please read the terms of use before making a reservation.
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Greetings from the Director
Hello everyone. My name is Jun Nawa, and I have been appointed as the director of Counseling Office VISION. I have decided to open a counseling office focusing on trauma therapy together with Dr. Atsunori Sugimoto of Niigata University. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the clients, doctors, prefectural officials, psychologists, colleagues from various professions, and other related parties that I have met so far, as well as to the wonderful Niigata psychologists, Psychologists Kaori Miura and Michio Sorimachi, who have cooperated with us this time. I have worked as a Niigata Prefectural Government employee for over 30 years at prefectural hospitals and child consultation centers. I have been involved in various psychological clinical work in a variety of settings, including the Yukyuso Sanatorium, Shibata Hospital, the Niigata Rheumatism Center, the Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, the Nagaoka Child Consultation Center, and the Mental Health Center, as well as general hospitals, cancer hospitals, child consultation centers, and psychiatric hospitals. I have felt the wonderful growth potential of people in various clinical settings. I have met clients with various problems in various clinical settings. It is truly wonderful and always moving to see every one of them wishing, working hard, little by little discovering their own strengths, finding a path, overcoming difficulties, and changing into vibrant people. Counseling Office VISION wants to help people with complex problems, including the general public. We will help those with complex problems solve them using various techniques. For the general public, we will help with stress management and self-actualization. People can continue to grow forever and ever as long as they wish. Let us help you make the most of your growth potential. A person is born and raised with care but encounters various difficulties, deals with them in various ways each time, and grows up somehow as they overcome crisis situations. Sometimes, the coping behaviors they used in the past remain even when they grow up. As a result of trying hard to protect that person forever, they may continue to behave in a painful way. Sometimes, because of that painful behavior, a person cannot move forward any further. However, by understanding the meaning of this, appreciating and thanking themselves, they can regain the steps that are right for them. Understanding trauma and its effects is very helpful. Of course, if you still don't want to touch on the trauma or remember it, there's no need to force yourself. It may be a good idea to understand the effects of trauma and focus on how to live safely and happily in the present. Each person has different things they want to solve and different ways of solving them. At our office, we respect each person's different ways and help them move in the direction of what they want to be. I believe that in order for people to grow, they need a vision of what they want to be. It is said that what people can imagine can be realized. Of course, not everything can be realized, but while it is possible to achieve the happiness you envision, I believe that it is difficult to realize what you cannot imagine. We want to help each person create the VISION that is right for them so that they can utilize their individuality, demonstrate their strengths, work together, and create a better world. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the clients, doctors, colleagues, and other people who have taught me so much. The experience, wisdom, and knowledge that you have all taught me will be passed on to others and help create a wonderful network. Counseling Office VISION aims to help people regain their vision of how they want to be and get back on track. We look forward to working with you. February 28, 2024 Director Jun Nawa