2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development and Practical Progress of Psychological Therapy for the Elderly-Using Inclusion Therapy-
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17530513
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Social Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
HARA Chieko Tokyo University of Social Welfare, Social Welfare Dept., Professor (30320823)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | senile demented elderly / visitine therapy to nursine home / autogenic training / sandplay therapy / music therapy / collage therapy / cognition therapy / to vitalize the brain |
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| Research Abstract |
Development and Practical Progress of Psychological Therapy for the Elderly
Using Inclusion Therapy-
Before the study, I had employed inclusion therapy for the elderly in the nursing home for four years. The inclusion therapy was designed for them such that they could gain their own feeling of self-effect. Though I used the existing method of the psychological therapy, I made it acceptable for those elderly in order to maintain or improve the stability of their emotional and cognitive ability. Concerning the dousahou, I made them able to move while in the wheel chairs and employed six movements. Concerning autogenic training, I applied it up to the second formula, and practiced it for a long time. Regarding art therapy (collage making), I employed a narrative method by encouraging much communication between participants. In the case of sandplay, I individualized the size of sandboxes and categorized miniatures depending on their type which were carried by staff to the participants. Regarding music therapy, I held classical music concerts, and let them express their feelings by colors. In the cognition therapy, I used the Japanese Hyakuninisshu, and attempted to stimulate their brain through reading, writing, describing, and playing games. As a result, those who had not talked, started expressing themselves, became positive, and displayed their memories of the old days via sandplay, which shows their improvement in their recognition ability. To prevent senile dementia, I held a symposium on "Learning about suitable care in order not to be afflicted by senile dementia As a result we understood that we can actually maintain and improve our health by helping others. I had held lessons to train "Listening Volunteers. " I will put together the results of it.
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