Development of an educational program utilizing ICT to enhance trauma care in psychiatry

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19095
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58060:Clinical nursing-related
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Kato Ryuko 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 講師 (00794736)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: トラウマケア / 精神科 / 教育・支援プログラム / ICT

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we developed and implemented an educational and support program utilizing ICT to enhance the practical skills of assisting professionals in trauma care, which is a challenge in the field of psychiatry in Japan. Through surveys of the experiences, educational needs, and support needs of assisting professionals who interact with individuals with trauma experiences, as well as insights from the experiences of individuals with trauma, we clarified what kind of education and support is necessary for assisting professionals. As a result, we structured videos around the following themes: 1) Basic knowledge and care of trauma, 2) Secondary traumatic stress and its prevention, and 3) Education for improving emotion regulation skills. Overall, the participants showed positive changes, with deepened knowledge of trauma and increased motivation to engage with individuals who have experienced trauma.

Free Research Field

精神看護

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本の社会的な問題となっている虐待は深刻なトラウマ体験となり、健全な心身の発達に影響を及ぼすことがわかっている。トラウマへの適切な支援が行われなければ、本人のみならず社会的損失は大きい。このようなトラウマ体験者への支援は困難であり、いまだ開発途上であった。本研究で開発したトラウマケアに関わる教育・支援プログラムは、援助職者が知識を獲得し関わりの姿勢について考え、実践を振り返る機会となっていた。本研究成果は、援助職者が当事者に効果的な支援を行うために貢献することができると考える。