Faculty of Human Sciences
Department of Clinical Psychology
ABOUT
Department of Clinical Psychology
The most important thing for a person
Facing your "heart".
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- #MentalHealth
- #SocialWork
- #Psychology/Welfare
- # Interpersonal assistance
ADMISSION
POLICY
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Those who have an interest in psychology and mental health and welfare studies and are highly motivated to learn
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People who can consider things from multiple perspectives and organize their own thoughts
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Learn the attitude and skills to empathize with people and provide appropriate assistance.
People who want to contribute to society
Characteristics of the Department
Psychology and welfare
Expert
This curriculum offers a balanced education in psychology, mental health, and social welfare. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to support children, sensitive young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Deepening of specialization
From the third year, students are divided into three courses: "Certified Psychologist Course," "Mental Health Social Worker Course," and "Clinical Psychology and Social Work Course," where they further deepen their specialized knowledge and skills in their respective fields.
Mental health social worker
Exam preparation course
To obtain the qualification of a mental health social worker, you must pass a national examination. In the mental health social worker course, we hold weekly preparation classes starting in February of the third year, providing guidance to ensure that all students pass the exam.
Advanced Program
A support program that responds to motivation
Mental health social worker
100% National Exam Pass Plan
Department of Clinical Psychology has established a Mental Health Social Worker course, and all students in this course aim to obtain the national qualification of Mental Health Social Worker upon graduation. The program focuses on developing mental health social workers who can contribute to society.
Four-year learning process
Building a foundation for learningin the first year
You will acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for university studies through "Study Skills" and "Primary Seminars." Furthermore, you will learn the foundational knowledge that will serve as the basis for your future studies in specialized subjects related to psychology and mental health welfare. Specifically, you will learn about communication, mental support methods, and the fundamentals of mental health welfare through courses such as "Introduction to Clinical Psychology," "Interpersonal Relations," and "Introduction to Mental Health Welfare."
In the second year,deepen your foundational knowledge.
Learn practical application and application
Learn practical application and application
Students will study specialized subjects in the Department of Department of Clinical Psychology, acquiring fundamental skills for practice and application. Through courses such as "Psychological Statistics" and "Basic Psychological Experiments," they will learn the basic knowledge necessary for conducting psychological research. Furthermore, the curriculum includes numerous courses related to becoming a certified psychologist, such as "Psychological Support Methods" and "Educational and School Psychology," as well as mental health and welfare-related subjects like "Disability Welfare" and "Foundations and Professionalism of Social Work," leading to specialized learning.
Third year:Specialized and in-depth study
Students are divided into courses such as Clinical Psychology and Social Work, Certified Psychologist, and Mental Health Social Worker. Through specialized subjects specific to each course, such as "Psychological Assessment" and "Principles of Mental Health and Social Work," they learn more deeply about theories and methods of interpersonal support. In addition, through practical learning such as role-playing in practical subjects such as "Psychological Exercises" and "Social Work Exercises," they gain an understanding and acquisition of practical knowledge and skills.
The culmination of four years of learning inthe fourth year.
Building upon their previous specialized studies, students will bring their learning to fruition in line with their own interests and passions. In practical training such as "Psychological Internships" and "Social Work Internships," they will gain hands-on experience in real-world settings. For their "Graduation Thesis," they will choose a research topic based on their own psychological interests and give it form through the creation of their thesis. Students in the Mental Health and Welfare course aim to pass the national examination before graduation.
Course selection begins in the third year.
Certified Psychologist Course
I went on to graduate school.
Supporting students aiming to become certified psychologists
This course provides basic subjects for the national exam for licensed psychologists, and provides education with a view to continuing on to graduate school. Students will learn a wide range of clinical psychology topics, including counseling and community support, and will gain an understanding of the activities of clinical psychologists in a variety of fields, including the medical and educational fields, and will acquire the basics of interpersonal support.
Mental Health and Welfare Worker Course
To obtain the national qualification of a mental health social worker
Implement education
Mental health and welfare workers provide various consultations and assistance to people with mental disabilities who are struggling with issues in their daily lives, including work, housing, income, and medical care. Upon graduation, students will obtain national certification as mental health and welfare workers, and will be trained to become professionals who can play an active role in a wide range of specialized institutions, including welfare, law, medical health, and education.
Clinical Psychology and Welfare Course
You can be active in the community as a psychology and social welfare professional.
Developing professionals
In order to meet the needs of the local community, where people live with a variety of mental and lifestyle issues, students will learn a wide range of subjects in clinical psychology, mental health and welfare studies, and social welfare studies. Upon graduation, students will acquire qualifications as certified psychologists and social welfare officers, and will be trained to become professionals who can contribute to the local community as psychological welfare professionals.
Class Pickup
Knowledge and techniques used in psychological support
Learn broadly
Psychological support method
Associate Professor Kyoko Meibu
Certified psychologists and other psychological professionals use techniques backed by various specialized knowledge in their counseling. This class will introduce a wide range of such knowledge and techniques. There will also be an opportunity to try out some of the techniques during the lecture. The aim of this class is to provide an introduction to specialized techniques while also helping to ease your own mind.
Experience a real psychology experiment
Acquire basic skills in psychology research
Psychological experiment
Takanori Hiwatari, Lecturer
This course aims to equip students with fundamental psychological skills through hands-on experience in actual psychological experiments. Through four experiments, students will learn the entire process, from conducting experiments and collecting data to basic data analysis and writing reports in a psychological format. The experiments will focus on familiar themes such as measuring personal space and the spread of rumors.
Seminar Pickup
Mikie Hashimoto Seminar
Specialization as a mental health social worker
Enhance
In this seminar, students from the 3rd and 4th year of the Mental Health and Welfare Worker course will form groups and develop research presentations. Each group will choose a mental health and welfare-related topic, take the time to conduct literature research and interview surveys, and then give a presentation. Students will receive guidance from teachers between classes and will deepen their learning until they are ready to present.
Seminar student voices
Suzu Yoshida
Tokai University Fukuoka High School/
Fukuoka
In the seminar, classes are centered around group discussions. By working together with my peers on assignments, I was able to learn many different opinions and ways of thinking, which led to new discoveries. By deepening my knowledge of mental health and welfare, I am now looking forward to going on an internship at an actual site.
Seminar student voices
Akira Iwata
Clark Memorial International High School
/Hokkaido
In the Mental Health and Welfare course seminar, third and fourth-year students work together. They collaborate with classmates on a single project, and seniors help them with anything they don't understand, creating a friendly and harmonious work environment.
Takahiro Nakatomi Seminar
To protect and nurture children's minds
Derive new knowledge
"What kind of academic knowledge of psychology do you think is necessary to protect and nurture the minds of wounded children?" Our laboratory is primarily engaged in research into pediatric psychology, such as the impact of abuse on children's minds and support for children in child welfare facilities. We believe that your learning and research will lead to an increase in the number of happy children. Why not try to find the answer to the first question through your research?
Seminar student voices
Rana Unno
Kasumigaoka High School/Fukuoka
I am conducting research on the theme of "The relationship between the way children in child welfare facilities interact with children and their emotional independence." My goal is to clarify how children can be promoted to become emotionally independent by staff members, and to apply the results to the actual workplace.
Qualifications and career path data
Qualifications to aim for
- Certified Clinical Psychologist (Graduate School Enrollment)
- Clinical psychologist (graduate school enrollment)
- certified psychologist
- Mental health and welfare worker
- Qualifications for appointment as social welfare director
- Child guidance counselor qualifications, etc.
Main Employment Destinations
- Fukuoka Prefectural Government
- Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters
- / (Independent administrative agency) Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers
- / (Japan Organization for Occupational Health and Safety)
- / Medical Corporation Suikai Yawata Kosei Hospital
- Sakura Juji Co., Ltd.
- / Suikokai Kai Hospital (Medical Corporation)
- / (Medical Corporation) Yuunagikai Gannosu Hospital
- Hiroshima Prefectural Welfare Agricultural Cooperative Federation
- / (company fortune) Soseikai
- Fukuoka Akebono-kai Social Welfare Corporation
- / (Social Welfare Corporation) Kyosei no Sato
- Oita Prefecture Social Welfare Corporation
- / (Social Welfare Corporation) Seijoen Children's Home Seijoen
- Yutoku Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- / Zenkyoken Co., Ltd.
- Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd.
- Tomita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Medical Care Service Co., Ltd.
- / Japan Steri Co., Ltd.
- Nichii Gakkan Co., Ltd.
Graduate Interview
Reon Takeo
Hita High School/Oita
- Employment
- Social Welfare Corporation Seijoen
Child welfare facility, Seijoen, child guidance counselor
Learning from this department and gaining perspectives on both "psychology" and "welfare" helped me to choose my career path. I want to create a safe place for children who cannot live with their parents for various reasons.
Hirai Aya
Kokuraminami High School/Fukuoka
- Employment
- Medical Corporation Keiaikai Fukuma Hospital
Mental health and welfare worker
At my current workplace, I aim to acquire a deeper and broader understanding of what I learned in the Department of Department of Clinical Psychology. I want to absorb everything I can and continue to grow as a mental health and welfare worker who patients can rely on.
Kotomi Kokubun
Yahata High School/Fukuoka
- Destination
- Kyushu Sangyo University Graduate School
I chose to go to graduate school because I wanted to become a licensed psychologist. My dream for the future is to study hard and become a licensed psychologist that people can trust and feel safe in, so that I can help people in need.
Kokomi Shishino
Kokura High School / Fukuoka
- Destination
- Graduate School of International Studies of Culture Kyushu Sangyo University
Clinical psychology research field
As I pursued graduate studies, what I focused on most was consistently striving to achieve my goal. From my first year, I made a conscious effort to maintain good grades, never missing classes except when I was unwell, and dedicating myself fully to studying for tests, always striving to maintain a positive attitude towards learning. From my third year, I began studying for the entrance exams in earnest and systematically prepared for the interviews. This accumulation of daily efforts led to achieving my goal, and I was able to truly feel my own growth.
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