The 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF SAT HEALTH COUNSELING

Chiba JAPAN2010.9.18
ACADEMY FOR HEALTH COUNSELINGINTERNATIONAL SAT ASSOCIATION

From the Chair

THE 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERRECE OF

SAT

HEALTH COUNSELINGCONFERRENCE
We

herebysincerely

invite

you

and

other

representatives from your organization to join the
2nd international conference of SAT health counseling,
September 18, Saturday, 2010 in Chiba, Japan.
The 2nd international conference of SAT healthcounseling highlights 〝SAT Enhancing Resilience″.
We

hope

to

developthisconference

into

an

international academic society for probing SAT
counseling & therapy as the 3rd advanced generation of CBT and as a research and global
educational method by designing effective training and remedial intervention programs in
SAT Method. Especially, we are expecting to discuss about SAT Method leading global
strategies in the future for successful performance, stress management, mental healthmaintenance, innovation in health care technology, chronic disease or lifestyle-relateddisease management and health behavior change. We believe this conference will be of great
benefit to our future cooperation on developing the effective program to improve human swell-being.
We are all looking forward to seeing you soon, and should you have any questions, pleasefeel free to inform me.
Professor Tsunetsugu Munakata, Dr H Sc

Advanced Research Building D511,

Chair，Organizing Committee of

1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, JAPANthe ２nd International Conference ofSAT Health Counseling305-8577
Phone＆Fax: 81-29-853-3971

Chair, Department of Human Care ScienceE-mail：munakata@hcs.tsukuba.ac.jp

School of Comprehensive Human Sciences

http://www.hcs.tsukuba.ac.jp/~munak

UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA

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THE 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERRECE OF SAT HEALTH COUNSELINGCONFERRENCE
Main Symposium: Improving Resilience with SAT Therapy
Date：

September 18, 2010（SAT）

18：40〜

Venue：Ichikawa City Cultural Hall,３F, The Second Conference Room
Organizer：NPO Corporation Academy for Health CounselingInternational SAT Association

Schedule
Entry:

By the deadline, July 15（Thur.）

Abstract Submission:

By the deadline, August 5 (Thur.）

Proceeding English Paper:

By the deadline, October 31, 2010 (Sun.)ORGANIZATION
Organizer

Organizing Committee of the 2nd International Conference ofSAT Health Counseling

Co-Sponsors

ACADEMY FOR HEALTH COUNSELINGINTERNATIONAL SAT ASSOCIATION

Conference ThemeSAT Enhancing Resilience
Organizing Committee

Chair Munakata, Tsunetsugu

President, Academy for Health Counseling
President, International SAT Association
Chair, Department of Human Care Science
University of Tsukuba

Secretary-General

Associate Secretary-Generals

Hashimoto, Sayuri

Higuchi, Noriko
Hu, Wenyan
Francis Onuoha

Secretariat: Organizing Committee of the 2nd International Conference of SAT HealthCounseling,

Meikai University, 1701, Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department ofEnglish、Noriko Higuchi
Akemi 1, Urayasu, Chiba, JAPAN 279-8550
Phone: 81-47-355-5120 FAX: 81-47-350-5504
E-Mail：nhiguchi@meikai.ac.jp

CONFERENCE INFORMATION
VENUE
Ichikawa City Cultural Hall〒272-0025

1-1-5, Owata, Ichikawa, Chiba

TEL: 047-379-5111
DATE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: 18:40−21：00 ,SEPTEMBER 18(SAT), 2010

JAPAN NATIONAL MEETING OF ACADEMY FOR HEALTH COUNSELING: SEPTEMBER 18 (SAT.) 9:50-18:00,
SEPTEMBER 19 (SUN.) 9:30-17:00
LANGUAGE
English shall be the official language for the conference
REGISTRATION DESK
The registration desk is open as follow:
September18 (SAT.) 9:50-18:00
September19 (SUN.) 9:30-17:00
WELCOME PARTY
Data: Satday, 18 September, 2010
Time: 17:40-18:30
Fee: 2,000 yen (Free for Invited Guests)
Venue: Ichikawa City HallON SITE REGISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The registration desk will be provided at the conference site and will be open throughout
the conference period. Those who intend to register during the conference period arerequested to pay the registration membership 1000 in Japanese Yen for participating in theInternational Conference at the registration desk in cash only.
SECRETARIAT: Organizing Committee of the 2nd International Conference of SAT HealthCounseling, Meikai University, 1701, Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department ofEnglishNoriko Higuchi
Akemi 1, Urayasu, Chiba, JAPAN 279-8550
Phone: 81-47-355-5120 FAX: 81-47-350-5504
E-Mail：nhiguchi@meikai.ac.jp

Time Table

9/18/2010 Sat.
Opening ceremony
18:40-18:45 Remarks
Chair: Dr. Higuchi
Keynote lecture
18:45-19:10 Chair: Dr. Hashimoto

Prof.Tsunetsugu Munakata

Prof.Tsunetsugu Munakata

Session 1
Childrearing support system andRoom
The 2ndmeeting

19:10-19:50 mental health
Chair: Dr. Onuoha

Chieko Tamura
Yuka Iwanaga
Onuoha Francis

19:50-20:00 coffee break
Session 2room(3F)

20:00-20:55

Mental health in undergraduate

Wenyan Hu

students

Noriko Higuchi

Chair: Ms. Tamura

Session 3

Kazue Nakashima

SAT therapy

Chair: Ms. Hu

20:55-21:00 Closing ceremony*Oral Session: 10min for Presentation

Sayuri Hashimoto

Launching International SAT
Association

3min for Question and answer

Opening Ceremony
18:40
Keynote Lecture
18：45

Reconstructing Life and Society with SAT Therapy : Foundations of
the New Generation CBTProfessor Dr Tsunetsugu Munakata

Session 1 Childrearing Support System and Mental Health
19：10

S1-1 The relationship between the perceived stress relating to pregnancy
and child- birth, birth weight and maternal mental health
Chieko Tamura

19：24

S1-2 Supportive psychological intervention for maternal stress reduction ofpre-school mothers
Yuka Iwanaga

19：38 S1-2 Predictors of mental distress in South African children orphaned by AIDS
Onuoha Francis
Coffee Break
19：50
Session 2 Mental Health in Undergraduate Students
20：00

S2-1 Human Competence Promotion Program for College Students: Applicationof SAT Therapy
Wenyan Hu

20：14

S2-2 The practical study of self-reward oriented social skill training for
Undergraduates
Noriko Higuchi

Session 3 SAT Therapy
20：28

S3-1 Effects of 20-minute Stress Management Programs on Salivary Immunologic
and Psychological Factors: A Comparison of SAT Re-scripting Parental Imagery
and Fitness Jazz
Nakashima K

20：42 S3-2 SAT Life Change Support and HbA1c Improvements in Diabetic Patients
Hashimoto S
Closing ceremony
20：55−21:00

KEYNOTELECTURE

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Reconstructing Life and Society with SAT Therapy: Foundations of
the New Generation CBTProfessor Dr Tsunetsugu Munakata
President, Academy for Health Counseling
Professor & Chair, Department of Human Care Science, University of Tsukuba, D511,
1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Japan 305-8577 e-mail: munakata@hcs.tsukuba.ac.jp
Summary
All mammals, including humans, instinctively control through attachment behaviors
their fear of not being able to subsist. Under normal circumstances, a child's principal
care provider is his or her parents or guardians. However, if the latter are emotionallyunstable, the child, who is supposed to be the care recipient, unwittingly becomes the onethat provides the emotional care the parents or guardians covet. As a consequence, evenafter the child becomes an adult, he/she will unconsciously seek out an emotionallyunstable family member or colleague at work and build a codependent attachment
relationship replacing the former parent-child relationship in which one relies on theother and vice a versa. Such relationships, however, create a whirlpool of undue stressaccompanied by "insecurity, distrust and exploitation." To be able to overcome
subsistence fear and build a stable attachment relationship marked by "ease, respect andgratitude," the individual needs to change the facial expressions and images of "tension
and irritability" he/she remembers of their parents or guardians to those of "smile andserenity."
SAT is a structured imagery therapy used to promote reconstruction of stableattachment relations through the application of a subjunctive mood that takes clientsback through evolutionary time to their ancestors and ultimately to their particles. A
certified SAT therapist uses a retrospective image projection technique, including
pictures, paintings, religious paintings, and comic books, to help clients discover theirparental surrogate representations. By having clients observe these parental surrogate
representations instead of the expressions and images of their actual parents or
guardians, the SAT therapist helps clients reduce their negative emotions, thereby
helping them to break up their codependent attachment relationships. SAT therapy isthus a new-generation CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) that promotes rational
thinking compatible with the client's genetic disposition.
Keywords: attachment, codependency, parental surrogate representation, cognitive
behavioral therapy, SAT therapy

Oral Session

S1-1
The relationship between the perceived stress relating to pregnancy and child-birth, birthweight and maternal mental health
Chieko Tamura1 Yuka Iwanaga1 Youichi Okutomi2 Sayuri Hashimoto1 Tsunetsugu Munakata
1

1, Department of Human Care Science,Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,
University of Tsukuba 2.Kurashiki City College[Purpose]
Maternal stress during pregnancy has been said to connect with the low birth weight.
Consequently, prenatal stress has been reported to have negative effects on the child as the
behavior inhibition, life disease and mental disorder in later life. In this study, therelationship with between the perceived stress relating to pregnancy and child birth, birthweight and mothers psycho-social factors.
[Method]This study was conducted for parents who have toddlers at kindergarten and nursery schoolin A, B, and C city from July 2006 to September 2007. 6003 mothers ware analyzed for thisstudy and the perceived stress relating to pregnancy and child-birth, child’s birth weight,
child care anxiety, STAI, SDS and self-esteem were asked by self-report questionnaire.
Mother who had normal birth weight child and low birth weight and macrosomia child werecompared. The results were showed by unrelated t-test and odds ratio.
[Result and Discussion]
The result showed that mothers in highly perceived stress significantly higher score of childcare anxiety (t=-3.871, p<.001), STAI (t=-4.022, p<.001) and SDS (t=-3.182, p<.01), and also
lower score of self-esteem (t=-2.086, p<05). Mother who have high perceived stress relating topregnancy had risk for low birth weight（OR：8.11） andmacrosomia（OR:1.91）compared

to no perceived stress mother.
[Concussion]
From these results, it might be said to be effective for psychological intervention for pregnant
mothers.

S1-2
Supportive psychological intervention for maternal stress reduction of pre-school
mothers
Yuka Iwanaga1),Chieko Tamura1), Sayuri Hashimoto1)
1: Department of Human Care Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan[Purpose]
The number of mothers who suffers from maternal stress has been increasing. In addition,
many cases of child abuse have been reported. From these facts, a number of psychologicalsupport has been practiced by professionals and peer group.
In this study, a new method of imagery therapy is examined its effect for pre -school mothers
group in order to improve their mental health.
[Method]
The subject was 16 pre-school mothers who were from T city I prefecture. All were recruitedwhen they attended the class about the SAT theory-base temperament coaching.
These interventions were taken place in November in 2009. The method was based on SAT
imagery therapy, which was created new image of the signal from the mothers’ parents’ facial
expression. Self-image, perceived support, child care confidence and mental health were
examined by self-report questionnaire in pre-, post-intervention, one month after.
[Result and Discussion]
The results were: 1) around the time of intervention, self-esteem, cognition of child, child careconfidence, GHQ, depression showed significantly improved. 2) the follow up effects continued
to improve.
[Concussion]
These result suggested that a group intervention using the imagery therapy had thecapability to increase mental health, increase child care confidence level, and support the
reduction of maternal stress.

S1-3
Predictors of mental distress in South African children orphaned by AIDS
Onuoha Francis
University of Tsukuba
This paper examined mental distress and its predictors in South African children orphaned
by AIDS.
Method:The design had 458 children (mean age = 13.34, SD=2.20) in 4 categories: 96 AIDS-orphaned,
96 other-causes orphaned, 116 non-orphaned, and 150 “don’t know cause” orphaned groups.
The last 3 were construed as control groups. The study variables included child abuse,depression, social discrimination, and anxiety as distress factors. Others were self-esteem,
parental/foster care, social support, and socio-demographic factors.
Results:
The multivariate analysis showed higher distress factors among the AIDS-orphaned children.
However, controlling for the socio-demographic factors, anxiety was highly significant among
the AIDS-orphaned group. The regression to predict anxiety for all the groups, showedsignificant influence of hunger for both the AIDS- and other-causes orphaned groups.
Between the two groups, however, hunger effect was stronger in the AIDS-orphaned group.
The AIDS-orphaned children showed higher rates of persons they were living with being
unkind to them. They scored the least perceived good health and reported highest loss of bothparents, particularly mother.
Conclusions: Generalized anxiety from hunger could occasion mental distress in orphans. In
those orphaned by AIDS, most of whom may have no parents, the effect of hunger to facilitateanxiety and mental distress could be higher.
Keywords: HIV/AIDS; psychological distress; orphans; anxiety; hunger

S2-1
Human Competence Promotion Program for College Students: Application of SAT
Therapy
Wenyan Hu１）, Tsunetsugu Munakata１）, Sayuri Hashimoto１）
１）
Department of Human Care Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science,
University of Tsukuba, Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Japan.
[Objectives]
An adolescent’s level of human competence is associated with psychological well-being, goodacademic outcomes, successful marriage and have positive relationship with their own
children. However, with the development and industrialization, Chinese youth faces the factthat both parents working, less or no siblings, and with residential unstable neighborhoodcaused by city floating people. According to the literatures, all of these factors limit the
chances for youth to develop their human competence ability. The goals of the present study
were to development a human competence promotion program and to test its effectiveness.
[Methods]
within a longitudinal study, student’s changes on mental and physical health, humancompetence factors and love awareness factors were evaluated using self-reported
questionnaires before, immediately after and 1 month after the program. The intervention
group (IG, n=24) were the students who received 6-hour human competence promotion
program training. There two control groups: control group 1 (CG1, n=12) were those who
received 6-hours stress management college lecture, and control group 2 (CG2, n=8) who
received 6-hours communication skill training. Data was analyzed with SPSS16.0 software,Friedman test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test was performed.
[Results]
The human competence promotion program had a continued effectiveness on improving
students’ well-being, love awareness and human competence level: while IG students showedsignificantly improved on most of the mental health, love ability and human competenceindexes post, and 1 month after the intervention, the changes among CG1 and CG2 students
were limited after 1 month.
[Discussion and Conclusion]
The human competence promotion program for college students benefited students’
well-being by improving their love ability which has a strong impact on raising their humancompetence level. With comparing to the control groups, this program demonstrates its
effectiveness among college student.

S2-2
The practical study of self-reward oriented social skill training for undergraduates
Noriko Higuchi1）

Naomi Niitsuma1）

Sayuri Hashimoto2)

1) Meikai University Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of English
2)Division of Health Counseling Science, Department of Human Care Science, Graduate
School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence that self-reward orientedsocial skill training program (SST) in undergraduates gave acquisition of the social skill andimprovement of resilience.
METHODS: Intervention group; Following informed consent, 22 undergraduates (male:
female ratio = 10:12, the median age =20.8±1.8) participated the interventions of intensive
SST, and 64 undergraduates (male: female ratio = 45:13, the median age =19.4±3.1)
participated the interventions of distributed SST. Control group; 11 undergraduates who
participated in outdoor experience. Procedure: Participants completed questionnaires on
psychological indexes and demographics at pre/post SST and 1 month after such SST
interventions. The questionnaire items for participants are as follows; demographic data
(gender, age, and grade) psychological index (study1: self-esteem scale, loneliness scale, social
skills scale, study 2; social skills scale, resilience scale).
RESULTS: study 1; Significant improvements were seen in self-esteem score and social skill
score. Self-esteem score at post SST program as well as l month after SST were higher than at
pre SST. Social skills score at l month after SST was significantly higher than at pre SST.
Study 2; Significant improvements were seen in resilience score and social skill score on
distributed SST group. Resilience score at post SST distributed program was higher than at
pre SST. On the other hand, no change were seen in resilience score and social skill score on
Out Door group.
CONCLUSION: Self-reward oriented SST program for undergraduates appears to promote
the acquisition of social skills. Additionally, it appears to improve self-esteem and resilience.

S3-1
Effects of 20-minute Stress Management Programs on Salivary Immunologic andPsychological Factors: A Comparison of SAT Re-scripting Parental Imagery and Fitness
Jazz
Nakashima K, Munakata T
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba[Purpose]
In today’s stressful society, there is an urgent need to establish effective stress management
methods that do not require a lot of time and that are sustainable. The purpose of this study
is to compare the effects on psychological and immunological factors of two different
20-minute approaches: 1) Mental Fitness Jazz, and 2) group Structured Association
Technique (SAT).
[Method]
We selected 20 women in their 20s-30s from the general population to participate in a
20-minute program of either mental fitness jazz or SAT therapy. There were ten women ineach group. In the mental fitness jazz group, the participants practiced expressions ranging
from “healing” to “dynamism” according to five different awareness and emotion themes, andin the SAT therapy group, participants engaged in SAT re-scripting parental imagery. We
measured the psychological effects of these two approaches immediately after the sessions
and one month later. We also recorded Japanese POMS scores and biochemical indicators
immediately before and after the sessions. Finally, we analyzed changes in psychologicalattributes and Japanese POMS scores, and improved salivary immunity, with a Friedman
test and Wilcoxon signed rank test using SPSS17.0J.
[Results and Discussion]
For Japanese POMS, mental fitness jazz showed significant improvement effects onanger-hostility, fatigue, confusion, and vigor. There were no improvement effect fortension-anxiety and depression-dejection. SAT therapy showed significant improvement
effects for anger-hostility, fatigue, confusion, vigor, tension-anxiety, and depression-dejection.
For psychological attributes, mental fitness jazz showed significant improvement effects on
self esteem after the session, but these were not sustained one month later. There were noeffects on self-control, problem-solving, self-dissociation, and self-denial after the session or
one month later. SAT therapy showed significant improvement effects on self esteem both
after the session, and one month later. There was a significant declining trend in STAI scores
one month after the session compared to scores prior to the session. This may be attributed toreduced anticipatory anxiety stemming from an improved self image with high self esteem.
For immunological effects, we found biological evidence for the stress reducing effects ofboth mental fitness jazz and SAT therapy in that there were significant drops inadrenocortical hormone (cortisol) after the sessions.
These short 20-minute sessions using two different stress management methods suggestthat mental fitness jazz has a short term positive effect on mood, using reward based music
and video images, and cortisol levels, while SAT therapy is an effective short and long term
stress management method that reduces anxiety and cortisol by improving the self image
script through changing parental image representations.
＊This study was supported by a University of Tsukuba Grant-in-Aid (principal researcher: Tsunetsugu
Munakata).

S3-2
SAT Life Change Support and HbA1c Improvements in Diabetic Patients
Hashimoto S1, Higuchi N2, Mukasa K1, Hamamoto Y3,
Toyoda M3, Funaoaka M3, Kaneshiro M3, Nakajima S3, (Affiliations)
1:Department of Human Care Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,
University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

2:Meikai University, Chiba, Japan

3:Nakajima

Medical Clinic, Kanagawa, Japan[Purpose]
From a health counseling perspective, lifestyle diseases such as diabetes are approached as
stress prone personality diseases. In this study, we conducted a style of psychotherapy that
supports this kind of life change and compared short-term and mid-term effects on HbA1clevels to test whether there were improvements in hyperglycemia related to stress.
[Method](1) Subjects: The subjects of this study were 21 women patients (42-80 years old) introduced
by a clinic. (2) Intervention method: Structured Association Technique therapy for life change
support was conducted between March to September 200X in a single session that lasted
approximately two hours. (3) Analysis: Average weight and HbA1c levels were compared forthe two months prior to the start of therapy (baseline), two to four months (short-term effect)
after the end of therapy, and four to six months (mid-term effect) after the end of therapy.
[Result and Discussion]
After therapy, there was a significant (1% level) drop in HbA1c levels (Friedman test p=.000)
for the short-term period compared to baselines levels (Z＝−3.809, p＝.000). Likewise, there
was a significant (1% level) drop for the mid-term period compared to baseline levels (Z＝−3.842, p＝.000). There was no significant change in weight (Friedman test p=.168). We can inferthat the significant drop in HbA1c levels after one therapy session was due to having less stressafter patients became aware of ways to cope with interpersonal stress and attachment styles
and realized the need to care for themselves and determine their own self-reward behavior
goals. Patients maintained the effects of the intervention by practicing self-reward behaviors indaily life.
[Concussion]
These results suggest that SAT life change support is effective in improving the health ofpatients with diabetes.

STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SAT ASSOCIATIONINTRODUCTION
The Statutes were originally adopted at the Constituent Congress held in Tokyo, September
18th-19th 2010, where the International SAT Association (hereinafter referred to as ISAT) was
formally established.
ARTICLE ONE: PURPOSESThe ISAT is a non-profit association for scientific and educational purposes. Its function is torepresent Structural Association Technique (hereinafter referred to as SAT) counselors andtherapists everywhere.
ARTICLE TWO: OBJECTIVES
2.1

The goal of the ISAT is to advance the knowledge and skills of SAT throughout theworld.
2.2

To achieve these ends, the ISAT shall support activities to:(a)

Secure and develop institutional and personal contacts of SAT counselors and SAT

therapists throughout the world;(b) Encourage the international dissemination and exchange of information on developments
in SAT knowledge and skills;(c)Facilitate and promote international research and training;(d)Convene meetings and regularly scheduled International Conferences of SAT;(e)

Promote publications which support its other activities.

ARTICLE THREE: MEMBERSHIP
3.1

There shall be both individual and collective members of the ISAT.

3.2

Individual membership is open to SAT counselors and SAT therapists active in practice,in research, and/or in teaching.
3.3

Collective members shall be countrywide SAT associations duly established forscientific and educational purposes and open to all active SAT counselors and SAT therapists.

3.4

Collective members shall be admitted to membership by a decision of the Executive

Committee (EC) of the ISAT.
3.5a

Both individual and collective members shall have the choice to become either

general or managing members of the ISAT.
3.5bManaging members shall have general responsibility in managing the ISAT, inparticipating in the Assembly, in the election of Executive members, and in theimplementation of the ISAT’s policy.
3.6a

To remain members in good standing, individual members must have consecutively

paid their membership dues of 5,000 yen （3000yen for student） for the last four years; alsocollective members must have paid their yearly membership dues of 50，000 yen.
3.6b

All individual and collective members shall respect the principles upon which the

ISAT is founded and contribute to its purpose.
ARTICLE FOUR: THE ASSEMBLY
4.1

The Assembly elects the President, the two Vice-Presidents, and other executive

members. The Assembly makes final decisions on the general policies of the ISAT, and fixes
the ISAT’s membership fees. It may also hear appeals against decisions taken by the
Executive Committee.
4.2

The Assembly shall be composed of managing members and will be chaired by the

President of the ISAT (or in his/her absence by a Vice-President nominated by the President).
4.3

The Assembly shall meet at each International Conference, at a time and place set by

the President.
4.4

A quorum of at least half of the managing members in good standing is necessary fordecisions to be reached.

ARTICLE FIVE: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
5.1

The Executive Committee’s tasks shall include proposing policies to the Assembly andcarrying out the policies established by it.
5.2

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President of the ISAT, its twoVice-Presidents, and other members elected by the Assembly
5.3

The Executive Committee shall be elected at each four year.

ARTICLE ＳIX: THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDENTS
6.1

The ISAT President shall legally represent the ISAT both domestically andinternationally, and shall have general responsibility for the implementation of the ISAT’s
policy and for supervision of the activity of the Secretariat. The President shall chair the
meetings of the Executive Committee; in his/her absence, the meeting will be chaired by aVice-President nominated by the President.
6.2

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the Program of the next

International Conference, Research and Development, Publications, and Finance andMembership.
6.2aResearch & Development - to maintain liaison with regular collective members, and to

propose policies and activities to respond to their Research and Development needs.
6.2bProgram - to develop the program for the next International Conference, in liaison

with the Local Organizing Committee.
6.2c

Publications - to oversee the running of the Association’s publications, and to propose

policies in the area of publications.
6.2dFinance and Membership - to oversee the Association’s financial affairs in liaison with

the Secretariat, and to propose policies in the area of finance and membership.
6.3

For the time being, the ISAT headquarter shall hold office at D511, 1-1-1, Tennoudai,

Tsukuba, Japan305-8577 C/O Prof Munakata Laboratory. International SAT Association

501, 2-5-18 Yawata, Ichikawa, Japan 272-0021

ARTICLE SEVEN: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
7.1

There shall be the Nominations Committee of three members elected by the Executive

Committee to organize the ISAT elections
7.2

The Assembly shall elect the President, two Vice-Presidents and executive members byballot.
7.3

The Executive Secretary of the ISAT, which shall be by appointment, shall not be amember of the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE EIGHT: DISSOLUTION
8.1

The dissolution of the ISAT shall be decided by the Assembly

8.2

If practical, the proposal for dissolution shall be submitted to a meeting of theAssembly. If the President does not judge a meeting practical, the proposal shall be put andvotes given in writing without a meeting. Any such proposal must be circulated at least 6months before the date of the meeting or postal vote. The dissolution shall be declared
provided that a quorum of at least two thirds of the members participated in the meeting or
postal vote, and that at least two-thirds of those participating have approved it.
8.3

In the event of dissolution, the net assets of the ISAT shall be transferred to aninternational organization or institution whose objectives are similar to those of the ISAT, or
shall be assigned to other uses considered consistent with the ISAT’s aims andobjectives. The use of the assets shall be decided by the Assembly, by meeting or postal vote,which shall mandate the President and/or the Executive Secretary to execute its decision.
BY-LAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SAT ASSOCIATION
1. WORKING LANGUAGES
English is the recognized language of the ISAT. The administrative language of the ISAT
shall be English.
2. VOTING
2.1

In the Statutes the expression "votes cast" shall mean all votes, whether affirmative,

negative, or abstaining ballots.
2.2

Voting in meetings on issues shall be by show of hands; voting for elections shall always

be by secret ballot.

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JR LineTo Tokyo

To Chiba
Convenience shop

MK drug store

McDonald
Health center

Nagasaki store

Here

Chiba Bank

Police box

Owata primary school

Ichikawa
cultural hall
Ichikawa IC

To Tokyo

Keiyou RoadTo Chiba

JR LineApproximately 10 minutes from south exit of Motoyawata station by JR Sobu Line
Private Railroad
Approximately 15 minutes from Motoyawata station by Kesei Line
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STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SAT ASSOCIATIONINTRODUCTION

The Statutes were originally adopted at the Constituent Congress held in Tokyo, September 18th-19th 2010,
where the International SAT Association (hereinafter referred to as ISAT) was formally established.

ARTICLE ONE: PURPOSESThe ISAT is a non-profit association for scientific and educational purposes. Its function is to represent
Structural Association Technique (hereinafter referred to as SAT) counselors and therapists everywhere.

ARTICLE TWO: OBJECTIVES

2.1

The goal of the ISAT is to advance the knowledge and skills of SAT throughout the world.

2.2

To achieve these ends, the ISAT shall support activities to:(a)secure and develop institutional and personal contacts of SAT counselors and SAT therapists

throughout the world;(b)encourage the international dissemination and exchange of information on developments in SAT

knowledge and skills;(c)facilitate and promote international research and training;(d)convene meetings and regularly scheduled International Conferences of SAT;(e)promote publications which support its other activities.

ARTICLE THREE: MEMBERSHIP

3.1

There shall be both individual and collective members of the ISAT.

3.2

Individual membership is open to SAT counselors and SAT therapists active in practice, in research,

and/or in teaching.

3.3

Collective members shall be countrywide SAT associations duly established for scientific andeducational purposes and open to all active SAT counselors and3.4

SAT therapists.

Collective members shall be admitted to membership by a decision of the Executive Committee (EC)of the ISAT.

3.5

Both individual and collective members shall have the choice to become either general or managing

members of the ISAT.

3.5bManaging members shall have general responsibility in managing the ISAT, in participating in the

Assembly, in the election of Executive members, and in the implementation of the ISAT’s policy.

3.6

To remain members in good standing, individual members must have consecutively paid theirmembership dues of 5,000 yen （3000yen for student） for the last four years; also collective members musthave paid their yearly membership dues of 50，000 yen.

3.6

All individual and collective members shall respect the principles upon which the ISAT is founded andcontribute to its purpose.

ARTICLE FOUR: THE ASSEMBLY

4.1

The Assembly elects the President, the two Vice-Presidents, and other executive members. The

Assembly makes final decisions on the general policies of the ISAT, and fixes the ISAT’s membershipfees. It may also hear appeals against decisions taken by the Executive Committee.

4.2

The Assembly shall be composed of managing members and will be chaired by the President of the

ISAT (or in his/her absence by a Vice-President nominated by the President).

4.3

The Assembly shall meet at each International Conference, at a time and place set by the President.

4.4

A quorum of at least half of the managing members in good standing is necessary for decisions to bereached.

ARTICLE FIVE: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

5.1

The Executive Committee’s tasks shall include proposing policies to the Assembly and carrying out thepolicies established by it.

5.2

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President of the ISAT, its two Vice-Presidents, andother members elected by the Assembly

5.3

The Executive Committee shall be elected at each four year.

ARTICLE ＳIX: THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDENTS

6.1

The ISAT President shall legally represent the ISAT both domestically and internationally, and shallhave general responsibility for the implementation of the ISAT’s policy and for supervision of the activity of
the Secretariat. The President shall chair the meetings of the Executive Committee; in his/her absence, themeeting will be chaired by a Vice-President nominated by the President.

6.2

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the Program of the next International Conference,

Research and Development, Publications, and Finance and Membership.

6.2aResearch & Development - to maintain liaison with regular collective members, and to propose

policies and activities to respond to their Research and Development needs.

6.2b

Program - to develop the program for the next International Conference, in liaison with the Local

Organizing Committee.

6.2c

Publications - to oversee the running of the Association’s publications, and to propose policies in thearea of publications.

6.2dFinance and Membership - to oversee the Association’s financial affairs in liaison with the Secretariat,

and to propose policies in the area of finance and membership.

6.3

The ISAT headquarter shall hold office at ①Ｄ５１１，１−１−１ Ｔｅｎｎｏｕｄａｉ，Ｔｓｕｋｕｂａ，Ｊａｐａｎ ３０５−８５７７

Ｃ／Ｏ Ｐｒｏｆ Ｍｕｎａｋａｔａ Ｌａｂｏｒａｔｏｒｙ ② International SAT Association 501, 2-5-18 yawata, ichikawa, Japan
272-0021

for the time being.

ARTICLE SEVEN: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

7.1

There shall be the Nominations Committee of three members elected by the Executive Committee toorganize the ISAT elections

7.2

The Assembly shall elect the President, two Vice-Presidents and executive members by ballot.

7.3

The Executive Secretary of the ISAT, which shall be by appointment, shall not be a member of the

Executive Committee.

ARTICLE EIGHT: DISSOLUTION

8.1

The dissolution of the ISAT shall be decided by the Assembly

8.2

If practical, the proposal for dissolution shall be submitted to a meeting of the Assembly. If the

President does not judge a meeting practical, the proposal shall be put and votes given in writing without ameeting. Any such proposal must be circulated at least 6 months before the date of the meeting or postal

vote. The dissolution shall be declared provided that a quorum of at least two thirds of the members
participated in the meeting or postal vote, and that at least two-thirds of those participating have approved
it.

8.3

In the event of dissolution, the net assets of the ISAT shall be transferred to an internationalorganization or institution whose objectives are similar to those of the ISAT, or shall be assigned to otheruses considered consistent with the ISAT’s aims and objectives. The use of the assets shall be decided by
the Assembly, by meeting or postal vote, which shall mandate the President and/or the Executive Secretary
to execute its decision.

BY-LAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SAT ASSOCIATION

1. WORKING LANGUAGES

English is the recognized language of the ISAT. The administrative language of the ISAT shall be English.

2. VOTING

2.1

In the Statutes the expression "votes cast" shall mean all votes, whether affirmative, negative, orabstaining ballots.

2.2

Voting in meetings on issues shall be by show of hands; voting for elections shall always be by secretballot.