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The 6th International Congress Morita Therapy was held in Canada ! (August.24-25,2007)

The 6th International congress of Morita Therapy was held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, canada.
The chair of the congress is Dr. Ishu Ishiyama,an associate professor at U.B.C.

• Date : August.24-25,2007
• Hall : Uiversity of British Columbia in Vancouver, canada
• Chair : Dr.Ishu Ishiyama ( University of British Columbia Education )
• Sponsored : Jpanese Society for Morita Therapy,
         Mental Health Okamoto Memorial Foundation, Japan

August 23(Thu),2007 Morita Pre-Congress Events

• Special Afternoon Events ( 15:30-18:10 )
  1. Sociodrama ( 15:30-16:45 )
     Hajime Mashino, M.D ( Japan Lutheran College,japan ) and his sociodorama performance team
  2. Cultural Ceremonies ( 17:00-18:10 )
     Priest Wataru Kaya, M.D., Ph.D. ( Tanashi Shrine and Kaya Clinic,japan ), and other staff.
• Welcoming Reception
• Pre-Congress Evening Lecture ( 19:00-19:20 )
  Wataru Kaya, M.D., Ph.D. ( Tanashi Shrineand Kaya Clinic,japan ) and Shin Yamamoto ( Tanashi Shrine, japan )

Congress Day 1 on August 24 (Fri) ,2007

• Opening Remarks ( 8:30-8:50 )
  ■Dr.Ishu Ishiyama ( Congress Chair )
  ■Dr.Kenji Kitanishi
  ( Executive Director, Jpanese Society for Morita Therapy )
  ■Dr.Rob Tierney ( Dean of Education, UBC )
  ■Mr.Seiichi Otsuka
  ( Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver )
  ■Mr.Tsuneo Okamoto
  ( Chair,Mental Health Okamoto Memorial Foundation, Japan )
• Special Report 1 : ( 8:50-9:10 )
  Globalization and Morita therapy,
  by Suk C. Chang, M.D. ( World Association of Cultural Psychiatry,U.S.A. )
• Keynote Lecture 1 : ( 9:15-10:05 )
  Philosophical and religious background of japanese psychotherapies,
  by Kenji Kitanishi, M.D. ( Japan Women's University, Japan )



• Guest Lecture 1 : ( 10:20-11:00 )
  Pre-modern self, mdern self, non-self : The Japanese psyche as reflected in traditional and modern literature,
  by Paul McCarthy, Ph.D. ( Surugadai University, Japan )
• Symposium 1 : ( 11:00-12:00 )
  【 International Perspectives on Morita Therapy 】
  1. Morita therapy in higher education,
     by Brian Ogawa, D.Min. ( Washburn University, U.S.A )
  2. Morita therapy in Russia,
     by Natalia Semenova, Ph.D. ( Moscow Research Insitute of Phychiatry of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Health )
  3. Opportunities for Morita therapy in the United Kingdom,
     by David Richards, Ph.D. ( University of York, UK )



• Special Report 2 : ( 13:00-13:20 )
  An example of the application of Morita therapeutic counseling,
  by Noriaki Azuma, Ph.D. ( Iwate University, Japan ) and Hiroshi Yokoyama ( Seikatsu-no-Hakkenkai, Japan )
• Symposium 2 : ( 13:20-14:35 )
  【 The Present and Future of Morita Therapy in China 】
  1. 1. Application of Morita therapy,
     by Jiancheng Liu, M.D. ( Beijing University Institute of Mental Health, china )
  2. A controlled study on Morita therapy for treating social anxiety disorder,
     by Yingzhi Lu, M.D., Qinfeng Zhang, M.D., and Jinmei Zhang ( Zubo City 5th Psychiatric Hospital, China )
  3. The doctor-patient relationship in Morita therapy in China,
     by Haiyin Zhang, M.D. ( Shanghai Mental Health Centre, China )
  4. Key points regarding the development of Morita therapy in China,
     by Wanghong Shi, M.D. and Xingjie Yang, M.D. ( The 4th Military Medical University, China )



• Multimodal Presentation Sessions【Concurrent】( 14:50-16:00 )
  Multimodal Presentation Session 1 : 【 Theme : Morita Therapy Research 】( Lecture Hall #120 )
  1. The statistical analysis of inpatients admitted to the Morita therapy ward at the Jikei Daisan Hospital from 1972 to 2006,
     by Ayumu Tateno, M.D. ( jikei University & Jikei University Center for Morota therapy, Japan ) etc.
  2. Changes in evoked potentials before and after the bed-rest phase of anxiety disorder treatment,
     by Xinkai Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Dayuan Nan, M.D., and Zucheng Wang, M.D. ( Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School, China )
  3. A comparative study of panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder on personality traits and comorbidities,
     by Katsuharu Yano, M.D. ( Jikei University and Jikei University Center for Morota therapy, Japan ) etc.
  4. A study of premorbid personality for outpatients with chronic depression ( 3rd report ),
     by Junichiro Hinoguchi, M.D. ( Jikei University and Jikei University Center for Morota therapy, Japan ) etc.
  Multimodal Presentation Session 2 : 【 Theme : Application of Morita Therapy 】( Lecture Hall #107 )
  1. Earthquake trauma and Morita therapy,
     by Naoki Watanabe, M.D. ( Aomori Prefectual Mnental Health Welfare Center, Japan ).
  2. How to keep neurosis ( paradoxically written Zen-Morita therapy ),
     by HIdeyuki Michiki ( Sanseikai, Japan ).
  3. My new perspective on Morita therapy after a shift of occupational standpoints,
     by Wataru Iseki, M.D. ( Psychiatric Daycare and Clinic "Hotto Station" ).
  4. Reconstituted Morita therapy at Hamamatsu University school of Medicine,
     by Ryoichi Hoshino, Ph.D. ( Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan ) etc.



• Concurrent Workshops :
  ・Workshop 1 : ( 16:15-17:40 )
  【 Morita therapy case supervision 】( Lecture Hall #120 )
  Mikiko Kubota( Hosei University and Jikei University Center for Morita Therapy, Japan )etc.
  
  ・Workshop 2 : ( 16:15-17:30 )
  【 Use of Morita therapy in the tretment of torauma 】( Lecture Hall #107 )
  Use of Morita therapy in the tretment of torauma : The meaning of silence,
  by Peg LeVine, Ed.D.,Ph.D ( Monash University, Australia )
• Evenig Events : ( 18:00-20:45 )
  Evening Lectures : ( 18:00-18:40 )
  1. Flux and harmony in Morita psychotherapy,
     by Mari Kikuchi-Iwata ( Higa Mental Clinic, Japan )
  2. An application of Morita therapy in psycho-oncology,
     by Jinroh Itami, M.D. ( Subaru Clinic, Japan )
• Dinner Reception with Music Entertainment ( 18:50-20:45 )

Congress Day 2 on August 25 (Sat) ,2007

• Symposium 3 : ( 8:50-10:30 )
  【 Cultural Prespectives on Social Phobia and Social Anxiety 】
  1. East Asian and Western social Phobia,
     by Wolfgang Jilek, M.D. and Louise Jilek-Aall,M.D. ( University of British Columbia, Canada )
  2. Blends of two contexts of treatment for anthropophobia in Japan,
     by Toshihide Kuroki, Ph.D.,M.D. ( Kyushu University, Japan )
  3. Moritian and cognitive-behavioural views of self-protection and social connection,
     by Lynn E. Alden, Ph.D. and Charles T. Taylor,M.A. ( University of British Columbia, Canada )



• Multimodal Presentation Session 3【 Concurrent 】 : ( 10:45-11:55 )
  【 Theme : Morita Therapy and Psychosomatic Medicine 】( Lecture Hall #120 )
  1. Group-Morita-therapy-type work for treating atopic dermatitis,
     by Ronko Itamura, M.D.,Ph.D. ( Obitsu Sankei Seminary Clinic, Japan )
  2. Morita therapeutic approach to chronic pain in combination wtih group psychotherapy,
     by Takeshi Ashizawa, M.D.,Ph.D. ( Asahiyama Hospital, Japan )
  3. Application of Morita therapy to atomic dermatitis,
     by Ritsuko Hosoya, M.D.,Ph.D. ( Hosoya Dermatological Clinic, Japan )
  4. Application of Morita therapy approach to temporomandibular arthrosis,
     by Satoshi Ishida, M.D. ( Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan )
• Multimodal Presentation Session 4【 Concurrent 】 : ( 10:45-11:55 )
  【 Theme : Morita Therapy and Counselling 】( Lecture Hall #107 )
  1. A new style of outpatient Morita therapy based on breif therapy and psycho-education,
     by Hideyo Yamada, M.D. ( Odori koen Mental Clinic ) etc.
  2. Verbatim of change : Analysis of Morita-based "Active Counsellig" sessions and implications to transcultual applications of Morita thrapy,
     by Masahiro Minami ( University of British Columbia, Canada )
  3. Morita as life way : Perspectives of a counselling psychology student,
     by Theresa Benson, M.A.( doctoral intern, University of Akron and Washburn )



• Special Reports : ( 13:00-13:40 )
  1. Initial trends in depression scores predict differential treatment outcomes,
     by C.Richard Spates, Ph.D.( Western Michigan University,U.S.A) etc.
  2. Essentials in outpatient Morita therapy,
     by Kazuyuki Hashimoto, M.D. ( Chofu Hashimoto Clinic, Japan )
• Keynote Lecture ：( 13:40-14:30 )
  Multidimensionality of Morita therapy and its counselling application,
  by Ishu Ishiyama ( University of British Columbia, Canada )



• Special Report : ( 14:45-15:05 )
  Gestalt and Morita therapies,
  by Jon Frew, Ph.D.( Pacific University, U.S.A )
  and Peg LeVine, Ed.D.,Ph.D.( Monash University, Australia )
• Dialogue Session : ( 15:05-16:10 )
  1. Cognitive behaviour therapy ( CBT ) ,mindfulness, and Morita therapy,
     by Kei Nakamura, M.D.( Jikei University, Japan )
  2. Mindfulness in dialectical behaviour therapy : A comparison with Morita thrapy,
     by John Wagner, Ph. D. ( University of British Columbia, Canada )
• Symposium 4 : ( 16:15-17:00 )【 Future of Morita therapy 】
  ■Japan :
  ・Kei Nakamura, M.D. ( Jikei University )
  ・Hajime Mashino,M.D. ( Japan Lutheran Collage )
  ・Toshihide Kuroki, M.D.Ph.D. ( Kyushu University )
  
  ■International :
  ・Natalia Semenova, Ph.D. ( Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry of the Russian Federetion, Ministry of Health,Russia)
  ・Brian Ogawa, D.Min. ( Washburn University, U.S.A )
  ・Peg LeVine,Ed.D.,Ph.D. ( Monash University, Australia )
  ・C.Richard Spates, Ph.D. ( Western Michigan University , U.S.A )
  ・Lynn E. Alden, Ph.D. ( University of British Columbia, Canada )
  ・Haiyin Zhang, M.D. ( Shanghai Mental Helath Centre, China )
• Closing Remarks : ( 17:00-17:10 )
  ■Kenji Kitanishi, M.D. ( President of Japanese Society for Morita Therapy )
  ■Ishu Ishiyama, Ph.D. ( Chair of the 6th International Congress of Morita Therapy )

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