Head of the Office: Tadashi Sekine RN, PhD
Mental Health Nursing
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Message from the Head of the Office
Mental Health Nursing provides education in basic knowledge and nursing skills education such as psychiatric treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, and community mental health in order to provide nursing to people with mental health problems and their families.
Activities
1.Research Contributing to the Promotion of Mental Health
- Investigating access to psychiatric care in hospital settings
- Exploring community-based support systems for individuals with mental disorder
2.Training Seminars for Psychiatric Nurses
- Seminars on understanding psychiatric conditions and supporting pharmacological interventions
- Workshops aimed at enhancing interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills
3. Education
School of Nursing
| 1st year Human Relations in Nursing |
Interpersonal relationships in nursing include the concept of ‘helping human relationships.’ When interactions between nurses and care recipients unfold through care, healing experiences occur for both parties. This course explores the conditions, situations, and attitudes of nurses necessary for these phenomena to take place. |
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| 2nd year Mental Health Nursing |
Students will learn about nursing support to maintain and improve mental health for people at all stages of development. In addition, students understand the concept of mental health, developmental tasks and critical situations in each phase of the life cycle, and learn the nursing support necessary for the prevention and early detection of healthy mental development and mental health problems. Students aim to understand nursing support for maintaining and improving mental health for people at all stages of development. (Able to comprehensively understand the subject of nursing and practice nursing based on scientific knowledge and skills) |
| 3rd year Psychiatric Nursing |
Students learn about understanding, treatment and nursing of people with mental disease. We incorporate lectures invite people with mental illness life and experiences to help understanding of students. In addition, through exercises that reflect on one's own words and actions using process records and social skill training (SST) exercises, it is an opportunity to know the characteristics of one's cognition and communication and think about self-coincidence. Moreover, we will use cases to develop the nursing process for convalescent nursing for schizophrenic patients. |
| 3rd year Practicum in Mental Health Nursing |
We take charge of hospitalized patients with mental illness and practice the development of the nursing process. In addition to managing medical conditions, we focus on life disorders associated with mental illness and the problems that patients have, and help them to live in their own way. |
Research Field
Our research focuses on individuals who use psychiatric hospitals and social rehabilitation facilities. We also explore the therapeutic relationships between people with mental disorders and psychiatric nurses.
Academic Society Activities
Together with nursing students, I volunteer at events organized by a social rehabilitation facility for individuals with mental disorders. Through engaging with community residents, individuals with mental disorders, and their families, as well as participating in public awareness activities, I strive to promote mutual understanding and foster inclusive community interaction.
Faculty
Professor Tadashi Sekine, RN, PhD
Associate Professor Junko Ishikawa, RN, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor Takanori Sato, RN, MSN
Characteristics of the section
Our educational philosophy is to “enjoy” learning and research while expressing individuality and fostering mutual understanding.
We emphasize the importance of understanding others through interpersonal relationships and valuing each person's uniqueness.
Students learn about mental health and well-being while utilizing their interests and sensibilities, and explore nursing practices that support people's mental health.
Contact
Depertment of Mental Health Nursing
Dokkyo Medical University School of Nursing
Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, 321-0293 Japan
E-mail : t-sekine@dokkyomed.ac.jp