INTERNATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALSin JAPAN
23rd Annual Conference
March 22nd – 24th, 2019
2F Wesley Center, Omotesando, Tokyo
https://goo.gl/maps/jzg2owgbnmC2Conference Theme: Resilience in our healing community here and practitioner selfcare.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONThis year the conference will be held at the Wesley Center in Tokyo. The facility is conveniently
located in Omotesando with many restaurants in the surrounding area. Please note that attendance
fee includes participation at the IMHPJ 2019 Conference Welcome Dinner March 22nd (Venue/Time TBC).
For more information about IMHPJ: www.imhpj.org
For the location: https://wesley.or.jp/english/facilities/index.html
To register please fill out the Google Form:
https://goo.gl/forms/3UMaUaBAgUuLmI8o2
Please direct questions about resignation to: Matt Thomas, IMHPJ Outreach Coordinator:
imhpj.outreach@gmail.com
Attendance type

FeeMembers: Full Schedule

20,000 yen

Non-Members: Full Schedule

25,000 yen

Students: Full Schedule

15,000 yen

There will be a 5,000-yen early bird discount applied to all bookings made before March
10th. 15,000 yen for IMHPJ members and 20,000 yen for IMHPJ non-members.
Become a member: https://www.imhpj.org/become-a-member.html

Payment Information:
A. From Post Office (aka Yucho Bank):Symbol (記号) : 10260
Number (番号)：94737711
Name: アイエムエイチピージェー(IMHPJ in Katakana or Romaji)
B. From Other Banks:
Branch Name (店名) ：〇二八（028, Zero-Ni-Hachi)
Branch Number (店番) : 028
Account type（預金種目）: Futsuu Yokin （普通預金）
Account #（口座番号）: 9473771
Name: アイエムエイチピージェー(IMHPJ in Katakana or Romaji)

IMHPJ 23rd Annual Conference 2019 Conference
ScheduleFriday 22nd March
13:00 – 13:30

Registration

14:00 – 14:30

IMHPJ Welcome Addrtess

14:30 – 16:30

Keynote Presentation: “The somaticapproach to trauma therapy andtherapist resilience,” by Andrew
Parkinson

16:30 – 17:30

Coffee break

18:00 – 20:00

Welcome Dinner
Saturday 23rd March

9:00 – 10:30“Revisiting Some Key Concepts andTheories for a Better Understanding ofJapanese Psychology and Culture” by
Yuko Kawanishi

10:30 – 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 – 12:00“The Nurtured Heart Approach” by
Reiko Yamamoto

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

14:00 – 17:00

Therapist Resilience and the SomaticApproach” Workshop by Andrew
Parkinson

18:30 – 20:30

Optional Social Event
Sunday 24th March

9:00-11:00

Improv Workshop

11:00-11:15

Coffee Break

11:15-12:00

Forum Introduction: Going Past Survival (Facilitator:Ralph B. Mora)

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:30

Forum

15:30 – 16:30

IMHPJ AGM

Workshop and Presentation Overviews:
Friday Keynote:
Andrew Parkinson: “Therapist Resilience: Integrating Principles fromSomatic Approaches to Trauma Therapy”
In this talk Andrew will share key concepts from NLP and the somatic approach to trauma
therapy that are relevant to maintaining resilience as a therapist. The keynote will also serve toset up the experiential workshop which will follow on Saturday.
Saturday Morning Presentations:
Yuko Kawanishi: "Revisiting Some Key Concepts and Theories for a Better
Understanding of Japanese Psychology and Culture."
In this presentation Ms. Kawanishi will introduce some classical concepts and theories that havebeen considered crucial in understanding Japanese human relationships, as well as how they
emerged and were discussed by academic and clinical circles. She will also touch on the changing
social psychology of new generations in Japan, including psychological issues of young people
today.
Reiko Yamamoto: “The Nurtured Heart Approach.”This workshop will allow participants to understand the basic principles of the Nurthred Heart
Approach (NHA), and learn techniques which can be used in daily life. Participants will engage inactivities and exercises and watch real life videos of NHA applications.
Saturday Afternoon Workshop:
Andrew Parkinson: “The Resilient Therapist”
In this experiential workshop we will be discovering and exploring participants’ individual'Resilient Therapist State' though activities including live demonstrations and dyad practice.
Sunday Morning Workshop:
Facing the Present Moment: Improvisation Games for Resilience
Improvisation is often thought of as requiring quick thinking, an exercise in mental agility.
However, the truth is that such spontaneous reactions, whether used to delight an audience orsolve life challenges, are founded on self-knowledge and a deep acceptance of who one is at thatparticular moment in time. This means managing personal strengths and also weaknesses,
allowing space for the parts of oneself both comfortable and uncomfortable. Learning toimprovise is a process of becoming more resilient internally, and of better understanding andaddressing one’s individual needs while remaining present with others. This workshop will
explore simple and enjoyable exercises that demonstrate the effectiveness of improvisation in
self-development and -care.

Sunday Forum: “Going Past Survival”
Overview: Members of IMHPJ know ﬁrsthand that working in Japan brings unique challenges. In
addressing the membership’s need for practical ways of dealing with common issues, we willconduct a forum during this year’s conference that will include three initial groups based on thetypes of jobs we’re primarily engaged in (contractors, employees, private practice). Each groupwill address the issues and concerns of its participants, and group discussions will be reported toa general panel forum made up of representatives chosen by each groups. Here, the entire
conference will work together to identify the central issues and concerns impacting us mental
health professionals in Japan.
Anticipated Schedule:
Overview (30 minutes)
Group Discussion (60 minutes)
BreakForum (60 minutes)

Presenter Information:
Main Presenter: Andrew Parkinson
Mr. Parkinson is a Counsellor, Coach, Therapist and NLP Trainer. He is the Co-author &trainer of a 3-Day Coaching Fundamentals course. Andrew ran a private counselling
practice in Hong Kong for 10 years and additionally led the Counselling and Wellbeing
team at an International school in Hong Kong for several years before moving to Japan
recently.
Andrew's training and qualiﬁcations include Master of Counselling, Somatic Experiencing
Practitioner (Trauma Therapy), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Trainer, Acceptanceand Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and EricksonianHypnotherapy.
Saturday Morning Presenters:
Ms. Reiko Yamamoto, LCSW
Ms.Yamamoto is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Social Work and thenwent on to get training in psychoanalysis at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Healthin New York City. Since 2003, she has been in private practice in Shizuoka. Her clinicalwork focuses on NHA, the Nurtured Heart Approach, developed by Howard Glasser.
Ms.Yamamoto has provided many public lectures, seminars and workshops, and recently
authored a book entitled: Communicating using upside down energy: Creating greatness byNHAMs. Yuko Kawanishi, PhD, LMSWYuko Kawanishi is both a Sociologist and a Licensed Social Worker. She has worked withyoung adults, middle-aged, and older individuals with cross-cultural adjustment problems,
stress, depression, anxiety, family and relationship issues and has also contributed tomental health as college faculty for international programs, Dr. Kawanishi has provided
many public lectures and has authored a number of books including: Families Coping with
Mental Illness: Stories from the U.S. and Japan and Mental Health Challenges Facing
Contemporary Japanese Society:The Lonely People.
Forum Facilitator: Mr. Ralph B. Mora, PHD, MS, CAIA
Dr. Mora is a clinical psychologist and also serves as Vice President of IMHPJ. He is semiretired and has almost 40 years of clinical experience twenty years of which has been inworking for the Department of Defense at bases across three continents. He previously
served as a Forensic Psychologist, a Child Clinical specialist and a Trauma specialist. He
has taught at a number of undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities and has
written and published articles in psychology, international affairs and national security
strategy. Dr. Mora is currently working on a book on resilience titled “Live, Laugh andLove”.