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Essay on Psychology in Japan
The Masters Program in Clinical Psychology - Japan is one of the international programs in CSPP. It is specifically designed for individuals who wish to train and work in Japan and all courses are offered in the Japanese language. Japan's culture is by nature collectivistic, and there are, therefore, some culturally indigenous patterns in forming relationships in Japan. One of the important elements in these patterns is hierarchy. Counseling and psychotherapy is based on Western concepts and the Japanese have different views about them. When the Japanese utilize counseling and psychotherapy services, they generally apply Japanese methods of forming relationships to the consequently hierarchical relationship between client and therapist. In this chapter, the hierarchical relationships in the Japanese cultural context are introduced. Reflections of this pattern of relationship in the author's therapeutic work with Japanese clients are presented. Suggestions as to how this dynamic can be used positively in the therapy setting are also included. The author uses examples from her clinical practice to demonstrate pertinent aspects of her therapeutic techniques.
Japanese people are not, in general, familiar with counseling and psychotherapy and still do not understand the concept of it, although the number of Japanese people who use counseling and psychotherapy is increasing. Counseling and psychotherapy is largely based on Western psychology, and it has not permeated the Japanese culture very much. According to the research conducted to investigate their attitude towards counseling and psychotherapy (Nippoda, 2000), one third of the total participants answered that they do not know if they want to utilize the service as they do not know what it is about. I also found that there are many different impressions of counseling. The common image of counseling and psychotherapy is advice or answers given to their problems, correcting bad behavior, befriending, listening, curing mental illness, etc (Nippoda, 1997)........................
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