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Michiru Arai

[Affiliation]

Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies Faculty of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies

Graduate School Graduate school of Human Sciences Studies in Clinical Psychology

[job title]
Associate Professor

[degree]
Ph.D. (Education)

profileCompleted doctoral program in clinical education at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University. Ph.D. (Education)
He has worked in psychiatric and psychosomatic hospitals and clinics, mother and child support facilities, customs, private psychological counseling, school counselor, part-time clinical psychologist at Otemae University Community Support Psychology Research Center, assistant professor and part-time lecturer at Kanagawa University Graduate School, and assistant professor at Surugadai University Psychological Counseling Center before assuming his current position.
Clinical psychologist, licensed psychologist, Japan Art Therapy Association certified art therapist, school psychologist

Affiliated academic societies, associations, committees, etc.Japanese Clinical Psychological Association
Japanese Association of Art Therapy
Japan School Psychology Association

SpecializationClinical Psychology
Art Therapy
Support for people with depression returning to work
Group psychotherapy
Psychological Clinical Supervision

Research content and themes of interestA clinical psychological study on the recovery process of people with depression
Support using art therapy, imagery, and group psychotherapy (technique and program development, material research)
Research on Clinical Psychological Supervision
A study of educational analysis and group supervision using art therapy

What makes the research interesting?Why do people "express"? What does "expression" mean in terms of human life? How should clinical psychologists monitor the potential of their clients' "expression"? When providing psychological support, the clinical psychologist's own "expression" and "creativity" are important, but support using art therapy can focus on non-verbal expressions, including physicality and the unconscious, such as gaining awareness during the process of creating and sharing, or the work itself becoming a guidepost for the future. Let's explore together the meaning of "expressing" and "supporting expression."

Main subjects・Introduction to clinical psychology
・Social, Group and Family Psychology II
・Clinical Psychology I/II

Achievements in social contribution and community cooperationLecture:
2009-2018: Lectures at elementary, junior high and high schools at the request of the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education, Chiba City Board of Education, Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education, etc.
2016-2018: Lectures for new employees and health listeners at the Kagoshima Customs Branch upon request from the Nagasaki Customs
2023: Symposium speaker at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Education Clinical Practice Guidance Course "Supervision and training systems in various schools and approaches"
September 2023: Symposium at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Art Therapy Association: The Future of the Art Therapy Association: "Art Therapy Education and Supervision: What is Born from Interaction with Other Schools and Fields" Oral presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Art Therapy Association
October 2023: At the request of the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education's Welfare and Payroll Division, he will be giving a lecture at a workplace mental health training seminar, etc.
paper:
“The Meaning of Education and Supervision in Art Therapy: Consideration of the ‘Psychological Process’ and the ‘Function of Supporting Expression’ Through Supervision” March 2015, Psychological Clinical Supervision, Kyoto University Graduate School of Education, Clinical Practice Guidance Course Bulletin, Inaugural Issue, pp.34-48.
"Issues in Group Psychotherapy in Rework and Proposal of Classification Concepts: From Considerations in Group Art Therapy Practice", March 2015, Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, No. 6, pp.149-161.
“Special Feature 1: Indications, Effects, and Limitations of Psychotherapy 10: Art Therapy Indications, Effects, and Limitations – From the perspective of assessment when implementing art therapy for patients with depression” Monthly Psychiatry, Vol. 38, No. 1, January 2021, pp. 66-73.
"54th Japan Art Therapy Association Symposium: The Future of the Art Therapy Association: Art Therapy Education and Supervision - What Will Come from Interactions with Other Schools and Fields -" Journal of the Japan Art Therapy Association (in press), 2024.
book:
"When you meet a child who is whining, listen to their complaints - to develop their mental functions", Child Psychology, Kaneko Shobo, December 2016, pp103-107.
"Supervision in Clinical Psychology: Its Development and Practice" "Chapter 1: Prospects for Education and Supervision in Art Therapy in Japan" 2024, Nippon Hyoronsha, pp11-30.

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