Survey uncovers long-term abuse of children taken into protective custody - The Mainichi Daily News
During the survey period, 199 of the 201 child consultation centers across Japan received a total of 16,817 inquiries about abuse. Of these, the survey focused on 614 children who had been taken into temporary custody without their parents' consent, or whose parents later reversed their consent for their child to be in custody. The average age of the children was 8 1/2.
Among the children taken into custody were 38 whose lives were at risk from causes such as weakened physical condition; 158 who had been seriously abused, including those with injuries that needed ongoing medical treatment; and 254 subjected to mid-level abuse including victims of chronic violence.
A total of 146 of the children, or 23.8 percent, were taken into temporary custody three years or more after the abuse started. For another 124 children (20.2 percent) it took between one and three years for them to be taken into custody. Eighty-two were taken into protective custody between six months and a year after the abused started. For 108 children the period was between one and six months, and for 104 the figure was less than one month. Statistics for another 50 children were not available.
A total of 301 of the children, or 49.0 percent, wanted to be taken into protective custody, while 43 children didn't want to go into custody. The wishes of another 110 children could not be confirmed because of their young age.
In cases where children's lives were at risk, the number of children who wanted to be taken into custody -- six --was the same as the number of those who were against such a move.
Eleven of the 43 children whose parents had objected to them being taken into custody had been abused for a period of three or more years.
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吉池 安恵
吉池 安恵
結婚カウンセリング | 東京カウンセリングサービス
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吉池 安恵
結婚カウンセリング | 東京カウンセリングサービス
日本1４年、米国シアトル地区にて16年（個人開業）、計 30年の臨床経験。うつ病、PTSD、社会や文化への適応問題、自身の性格や対人関係の悩みなどの個人カウンセリング、夫婦間の問題を解決し、より幸せな結婚生活を維持するためのマリッジ・カウンセリングを行います。（国際結婚の方には英語でも対応）。自分を変えたいと願う人、人間関係の苦しみを何とかしたい人、結婚生活で悩んでいる人、よい夫婦関係を持ちたいと願っている人など、心に鬱々としたものを抱え、日々苦しんでいるみなさんのサポートを種々の療法を交え行います。一度きりの人生を心穏やかに、満足して生きていくためのお手伝いが願いです。
吉池 安恵
2010年6月8日火曜日
Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan | Tokyo Counseling Services
Psychiatric Social Workers Japan
Licensed Mental Health Professionals in Japan (pt 3 of 4)
Nationally Licensed Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan
In Japan Psychiatric Social Workers (PSW’s) are nationally licensed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. There are strict licensing regulations for the training of these mental health practitioners and in order to be allowed ot sit the national examination to be qualified as a PSW it is necessary to have quaduated from a four year degree course in psychology from a recognized university in Japan. There has been a legal requirement for all social workers providing mental health services to be qualified, post-graduate trained and nationally licensed in Japan since April 1st April 1997. This national licensing of Psychiatric Social Workers has also on had an influence on young graduates of psychology as to their choice of career path into the field of psychotherapy. All medical institutions such as Sougo Byouin (general hospitals), Seishin byoin (psychiatric hospitals), Shinri Naika (psychiatric community clinics) and local Mental Health Welfare Centers (Hokensho) have been required by law to employ for their to be at least one PSW whenever the facility is open to the public.).
Licensed Mental Health Professionals in Japan (pt 3 of 4)
Nationally Licensed Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan
In Japan Psychiatric Social Workers (PSW’s) are nationally licensed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. There are strict licensing regulations for the training of these mental health practitioners and in order to be allowed ot sit the national examination to be qualified as a PSW it is necessary to have quaduated from a four year degree course in psychology from a recognized university in Japan. There has been a legal requirement for all social workers providing mental health services to be qualified, post-graduate trained and nationally licensed in Japan since April 1st April 1997. This national licensing of Psychiatric Social Workers has also on had an influence on young graduates of psychology as to their choice of career path into the field of psychotherapy. All medical institutions such as Sougo Byouin (general hospitals), Seishin byoin (psychiatric hospitals), Shinri Naika (psychiatric community clinics) and local Mental Health Welfare Centers (Hokensho) have been required by law to employ for their to be at least one PSW whenever the facility is open to the public.).
2010年5月30日日曜日
Creative minds schizophrenia
Creativity is akin to insanity, say scientists who have been studying how the mind works.
Brain scans reveal striking similarities in the thought pathways of highly creative people and those with schizophrenia.
Both groups lack important receptors used to filter and direct thought.
It could be this uninhibited processing that allows creative people to "think outside the box", say experts from Sweden's Karolinska Institute.
In some people, it leads to mental illness.
But rather than a clear division, experts suspect a continuum, with some people having psychotic traits but few negative symptoms.
Art and suffering
Some of the world's leading artists, writers and theorists have also had mental illnesses - the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and American mathematician John Nash (portrayed by Russell Crowe in the film A Beautiful Mind) to name just two.
BBC News - Creative minds 'mimic schizophrenia'
Brain scans reveal striking similarities in the thought pathways of highly creative people and those with schizophrenia.
Both groups lack important receptors used to filter and direct thought.
It could be this uninhibited processing that allows creative people to "think outside the box", say experts from Sweden's Karolinska Institute.
In some people, it leads to mental illness.
But rather than a clear division, experts suspect a continuum, with some people having psychotic traits but few negative symptoms.
Art and suffering
Some of the world's leading artists, writers and theorists have also had mental illnesses - the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and American mathematician John Nash (portrayed by Russell Crowe in the film A Beautiful Mind) to name just two.
BBC News - Creative minds 'mimic schizophrenia'
2010年5月18日火曜日
What is a psychiatric social workers in japan
Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan
Nationally Licensed Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan
In Japan Psychiatric Social Workers (PSW’s) are nationally licensed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. There are strict licensing regulations for the training of these mental health practitioners and in order to be allowed ot sit the national examination to be qualified as a PSW it is necessary to have quaduated from a four year degree course in psychology from a recognized university in Japan. There has been a legal requirement for all social workers providing mental health services to be qualified, post-graduate trained and nationally licensed in Japan since April 1st April 1997. This national licensing of Psychiatric Social Workers has also on had an influence on young graduates of psychology as to their choice of career path into the field of psychotherapy. All medical institutions such as Sougo Byouin (general hospitals), Seishin byoin (psychiatric hospitals), Shinri Naika (psychiatric community clinics) and local Mental Health Welfare Centers (Hokensho) have been required by law to employ for their to be at least one PSW whenever the facility is open to the public.).
Qualifications/Legal Requirements to be a National Licensed PSW
Having at least a first degree in Psychology is one of the basic requirements to be accepted onto the one-year educational and in house training programs at one of the specialist educational institutes that have sprung up since the passing of the Act in 1997. It is a prerequisite to graduate from one of these specialist education institutes in order to be eligible to sit the examination to qualify and become nationally licensed in Japan to work in the mental health care field as a Psychiatric Social Worker. In practice some psychology graduates who have graduated with a masters level degree have also elected to train as a PSW because of the perception of greater job security and social position which is afforded in Japan to occupations which are nationally licensed. Nationally licensed professions are regarded by the public and by parents of young graduates as being more respectable as well as offering better salaries and job security. In a society where the opinion and worries of ones parents still merits great respect and consideration in the process of choosing ones career, some young psychology graduates make their career choices according to their family’s wishes as much as to their own.
Nationally Licensed Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan
In Japan Psychiatric Social Workers (PSW’s) are nationally licensed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. There are strict licensing regulations for the training of these mental health practitioners and in order to be allowed ot sit the national examination to be qualified as a PSW it is necessary to have quaduated from a four year degree course in psychology from a recognized university in Japan. There has been a legal requirement for all social workers providing mental health services to be qualified, post-graduate trained and nationally licensed in Japan since April 1st April 1997. This national licensing of Psychiatric Social Workers has also on had an influence on young graduates of psychology as to their choice of career path into the field of psychotherapy. All medical institutions such as Sougo Byouin (general hospitals), Seishin byoin (psychiatric hospitals), Shinri Naika (psychiatric community clinics) and local Mental Health Welfare Centers (Hokensho) have been required by law to employ for their to be at least one PSW whenever the facility is open to the public.).
Qualifications/Legal Requirements to be a National Licensed PSW
Having at least a first degree in Psychology is one of the basic requirements to be accepted onto the one-year educational and in house training programs at one of the specialist educational institutes that have sprung up since the passing of the Act in 1997. It is a prerequisite to graduate from one of these specialist education institutes in order to be eligible to sit the examination to qualify and become nationally licensed in Japan to work in the mental health care field as a Psychiatric Social Worker. In practice some psychology graduates who have graduated with a masters level degree have also elected to train as a PSW because of the perception of greater job security and social position which is afforded in Japan to occupations which are nationally licensed. Nationally licensed professions are regarded by the public and by parents of young graduates as being more respectable as well as offering better salaries and job security. In a society where the opinion and worries of ones parents still merits great respect and consideration in the process of choosing ones career, some young psychology graduates make their career choices according to their family’s wishes as much as to their own.
2010年5月6日木曜日
Children's Homes in Japan
Children's Homes in Japan- Over Packed and Neglected
According to the National Children’s Homes Conference (NCHC), there were total of 568 homes nationwide as of March 2009. They further report that both child abuse and children being admitted to children’s homes have been continuously increasing. Both issues, as well as an increase in dysfunctional families call for serious attention.
Brief History of Children’s Homes in Japan
Children’s Homes have been called, “Jido (children) yogo (protection) shisetsu (Institution)” since 1997. The name is often times confused with “Yogo Gakko,” a school for the physically handicapped since they sound very similar. The children who make up the jido yogo shisetsu are mostly those who were abused or neglected by their parents (or guardians) unlike old orphanages which were comprised of children whose parents were deceased.
Past orphanages in Japan were called, “kojiin”, and the foundational form was established in 593 A.D. by Prince Shotoku. A few more establishments were built to accommodate children who lost their parents due to domestic wars and rebellions between powerful clans through the Edo Period (1600 – 1868). In 1879, Ishii Jyuji, a Japanese Christian, built the first kojiin in Okayama prefecture. At age 22, Ishii gave up on becoming a doctor to take care of orphans and dedicated himself to social service. He believed strongly in educating orphans instead of just feeding them. Ishii is considered a pioneer in Japan’s Children’s Welfare System. Two years after the end of WWII, Children’s Welfare Law was enacted and the name kojiin was replaced by yogo shisetsu.
In recent years, the children’s homes in Japan have been facing countless problems while the number of children needing to be admitted has been increasing; these include low wages, long working hours, and an insufficient worker to child ratio.
Increase of Child Abuse Cases
According to the Ministry of Welfare in Japan, in 2008, there were 42,664 cases of child abuse, which increased by 2,025 (5%) from the previous year. Among the case reports, the most common was physical abuse (16,343 cases) followed by neglect and refusal (15,905 cases) by parents. Children’s death caused by child abuse has decreased between 1975 and 2005; most deaths were inflicted by the biological mothers (63.3% vs. 21.6% by father).
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Children's Homes in Japan- Over Packed and Neglected
According to the National Children’s Homes Conference (NCHC), there were total of 568 homes nationwide as of March 2009. They further report that both child abuse and children being admitted to children’s homes have been continuously increasing. Both issues, as well as an increase in dysfunctional families call for serious attention.
Brief History of Children’s Homes in Japan
Children’s Homes have been called, “Jido (children) yogo (protection) shisetsu (Institution)” since 1997. The name is often times confused with “Yogo Gakko,” a school for the physically handicapped since they sound very similar. The children who make up the jido yogo shisetsu are mostly those who were abused or neglected by their parents (or guardians) unlike old orphanages which were comprised of children whose parents were deceased.
Past orphanages in Japan were called, “kojiin”, and the foundational form was established in 593 A.D. by Prince Shotoku. A few more establishments were built to accommodate children who lost their parents due to domestic wars and rebellions between powerful clans through the Edo Period (1600 – 1868). In 1879, Ishii Jyuji, a Japanese Christian, built the first kojiin in Okayama prefecture. At age 22, Ishii gave up on becoming a doctor to take care of orphans and dedicated himself to social service. He believed strongly in educating orphans instead of just feeding them. Ishii is considered a pioneer in Japan’s Children’s Welfare System. Two years after the end of WWII, Children’s Welfare Law was enacted and the name kojiin was replaced by yogo shisetsu.
In recent years, the children’s homes in Japan have been facing countless problems while the number of children needing to be admitted has been increasing; these include low wages, long working hours, and an insufficient worker to child ratio.
Increase of Child Abuse Cases
According to the Ministry of Welfare in Japan, in 2008, there were 42,664 cases of child abuse, which increased by 2,025 (5%) from the previous year. Among the case reports, the most common was physical abuse (16,343 cases) followed by neglect and refusal (15,905 cases) by parents. Children’s death caused by child abuse has decreased between 1975 and 2005; most deaths were inflicted by the biological mothers (63.3% vs. 21.6% by father).
Read more at Suite101: Children's Homes in Japan- Over Packed and Neglected http://japan.suite101.com/article.cfm/children-homes-in-japan--over-packed-and-neglected#ixzz0n9xRtyFu
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Children's Homes in Japan- Over Packed and Neglected
2010年3月27日土曜日
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ＤＶ：被害登録の女性救出にパト２０台、ヘリも 熊本県警
２５日午前１１時半ごろ、熊本県警に夫からの暴力でＤＶ（ドメスティックバイオレンス）被害者として登録されている２０代女性から無言の１１０番があった。急行した捜査員が熊本市内で車に乗っている夫を発見、県警がパトカー２０台以上とヘリコプターで約１時間にわたって追跡し、取り押さえた。県警は男がナイフを所持していたとして、銃刀法違反容疑で逮捕した。
逮捕されたのは女性の夫で、熊本市国府、無職、櫨川（はぜかわ）司容疑者（２８）。容疑は、２５日午後１時５分ごろ、同県合志市の農道で、刃渡り１５センチのナイフを違法に所持したとしている。
女性は１月に県警にＤＶの相談をし、熊本地裁は３月、櫨川容疑者に女性に近づくことなどを禁じる保護命令を出していた。
熊本北署によると、櫨川容疑者は女性が１１０番した際、近くにいたとみられる。追跡を受けて逃走中、前方をふさごうとしたパトカーに２回衝突したり信号無視を繰り返し、午後１時ごろ合志市内で停車した。櫨川容疑者は持っていたナイフで自分の首を軽く２回切り、警察官を威嚇するような仕草をした。警察官が拳銃を構えると、ナイフを捨てたという。【遠山和宏】
ＤＶ：被害登録の女性救出にパト２０台、ヘリも 熊本県警 - 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)
２５日午前１１時半ごろ、熊本県警に夫からの暴力でＤＶ（ドメスティックバイオレンス）被害者として登録されている２０代女性から無言の１１０番があった。急行した捜査員が熊本市内で車に乗っている夫を発見、県警がパトカー２０台以上とヘリコプターで約１時間にわたって追跡し、取り押さえた。県警は男がナイフを所持していたとして、銃刀法違反容疑で逮捕した。
逮捕されたのは女性の夫で、熊本市国府、無職、櫨川（はぜかわ）司容疑者（２８）。容疑は、２５日午後１時５分ごろ、同県合志市の農道で、刃渡り１５センチのナイフを違法に所持したとしている。
女性は１月に県警にＤＶの相談をし、熊本地裁は３月、櫨川容疑者に女性に近づくことなどを禁じる保護命令を出していた。
熊本北署によると、櫨川容疑者は女性が１１０番した際、近くにいたとみられる。追跡を受けて逃走中、前方をふさごうとしたパトカーに２回衝突したり信号無視を繰り返し、午後１時ごろ合志市内で停車した。櫨川容疑者は持っていたナイフで自分の首を軽く２回切り、警察官を威嚇するような仕草をした。警察官が拳銃を構えると、ナイフを捨てたという。【遠山和宏】
ＤＶ：被害登録の女性救出にパト２０台、ヘリも 熊本県警 - 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)
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