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JI YUANHONG

Department / Course Graduate School of Human Science

Title / Position Professor

Academic background
1.	～1995/03	Master Course │ School Education Course, Secondary Education Program │ Graduate School, Division of Education │ University of Tsukuba │ Completed
2.	～1996/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Human Development and Clinical Psychology Major │ Graduate School, Division of Education │ Nagoya University │ Unfinished
3.	2002/09 Degree Acquisition	│ Nagoya University Ph.D. (Pedagogical Psychology)
4.	1995/03 Degree Acquisition	│ University of Tsukuba Master of Education

Subject of research
1.	Expression-based Psychotherapy, Talking and Drawing
2.	Multicultural Counseling
3.	Post-disaster Mental Care and Culture

Research summary
Clinical psychology and culture It is common knowledge that understanding the cultural background of the person is essential in conducting clinical psychology, and the element of culture must always be considered when providing support and treatment. For example, there is a significant difference in the form of advent of neurotic disorders between Japan, China, and USA. Although autonomic neurotic disorder and scopophobia are unique to the culture of Japan, there are many cases of severe psychophysiologic disorder that appears directly on the body as a symptom for the Chinese, and drug dependency, violent behavior, etc. stand out for the Americans. In other words, the symptoms of neurotic disorders has a different structure backed by cultural differences of each. Although there are various areas of clinical psychology, mental care and school counselling after disaster strike is conducted especially for foreign people and students studying in Japan and, to support adaptation to a different culture. As all these are related to the element of culture, study is also conducted in the relationship between clinical psychology activities and culture. In addition, there is an interest in expressive psychotherapy, and the development of art therapy and narration is also conducted.

Present specialized field
Clinical Psychology (Keyword：cross-cultural consulting, expressive psychotherapy, post-disaster psychological support)

Books
1.	2017/08	树木-人格投射测试 │ (Sole-authored)

Papers
1.	2018	The Physical Environment for Play Therapy with Chinese Children │ American Journal of Play │ 10 (3),pp.328-358 (Co-authored)
2.	2017/07	Suicide Issues and their Countermeasure among University Students Abroad: The Present Situation in China │ The Japanese Journal of Student Counseling │ ,pp.48-58 (Sole-authored)
3.	2014/11	Relationship between Children’s Bereavement Experiences due to Disasters and Behavior Problems │ Health Care │ 2 (4),pp.65-73 (Co-authored)
4.	2008/03	Physical Settings and Materials Recommended for Play Therapy with Japanese Children │ Journal of Instructional Psychology │ 35 (1),pp.53-61 (Co-authored)
5.	2007/06	Clinical Application of Color Inkblots in Therapeutic Storytelling │ The Arts in Psychotherapy │ 34 (1),pp.208-215 (Co-authored)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2019/03/08	A study on mental health and assistance of Japanese expatriate staffs (International Convention of Psychological Science)
2.	2019/03/07	Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses of Drawing Tests: Development, Personality, and Cultures (International Convention of Psychological Science)
3.	2018/11/10	Changes in Needs and Expectations of Support for Siblings of People with Disabilities - A comparative study between Japan and Taiwan (The 3nd Japan-US Science Forum in Boston)
4.	2018/08/12	Family Relationships and Children's Development in China: from majority to minority (2018 American Psychological Association Annual Convention) (American Psychological Association 2018 Convention)
5.	2018/08/11	Changes in the Needs and Expectations of Supports for Siblings of People having Disabilities in Japan -In accordance to the developmental stage – (American Psychological Association 2018 Convention)
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