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◇ Organization Overview

National Foundation of Brief Therapy was established on April 1, 2007, as an institute to manage the information about the nationwide activities of “tanki-ryoho wo manabu kai: the Study Groups of Brief Therapy” and provide diverse trainings.

Name   National Foundation of Brief Therapy

  • Established   April 1, 2007
  • President       Keizo Hasegawa
  • Main activities   Trainings, researches, and supports in the area around brief therapy
  • Contact         nfbt@brieftherapy-japan.com

 

○ History

  • 2007   April   NFBT was established.
  • 2008   October   Interactional Mind 2008 was issued.
  • 2009   October   Interactional Mind 2009 was issued.
    • October   The first science council was held in Tokyo.
  • 2010   October   Interactional Mind 2010 was issued.
    • The second science council was held in Chiba.
  • 2011   January   NFBT was designated as a “corporation with science and research body” by Science Council of Japan.
    • October   The Third science council was held in Sendai.
    •   November   Interactional Mind 2011 was issued.
  • 2012   November   The forth science council was held in Yokohama.
    • Interactional Mind 2012 was issued.
  • 2013   November   The fifth science council was held in Nagoya.
    • Interactional Mind 2013 was issued.
  • 2014   November   The sixth science council was held in Tokyo.
    • Interactional Mind 2014 was issued.
  • 2015   September   The seventh science council was held in Kyoto.
    • Interactional Mind 2015 was issued.

 

◇ Executives

    • President   Keizo Hasegawa (Tohoku University)
    • Board Chairperson   Michiko Ikuta (Kanagawa University of Human Services)
    • Board Member   Ryoko Hanada (Tokyo Woman’s Christian University)
    • Makoto Shiino (SANNO Institute of Management)
  • Board Member & Bureau Chief
    • Takahiro Kozuka (Sakushin Gakuin University)
    • Auditor-Secretory   Naohisa Tahara
    • Bureau, Brand Manager  Hiroyasu Massaki (Research Fellow at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
    • SFBTA Manager   Norimasa Itakura (Gifu University)
    • Tomo Kobayashi
    • Nagisa Sando
    • Bureau, Training and Web Manager  Keisuke Namiki

 

 

○ Trainers of Training Program for Research Scholar

  • Chief Trainer   Kobun Wakashima (Tohoku University)
  • Trainer         Katsuhiko Sato (Sanraku Hospital)

 

○ Editorial Committee Members of Interactional Mind, NFBT annual

  • Editorial Committee Chairperson   Keizo Hasegawa
  • Editorial Committee Members      Ryoko Hanada
  • Takahiro Koduka

 

○ Editorial Committee Members of International Journal of Brief Therapy and Family Science

  • Editorial Committee Chairperson   Kobun Wakashima
  • Editorial Committee Members
    •    Carlos Sluzki (George Mason University) United States
    •    Karin Schlanger (Mental Research Institute) United States
    •     Kohei Sato (Yamagata University) Japan
    •    Yung Lung Tang (Southwest University) China
    •     Kosuke Ishii (Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University) Japan
    •    Akihiro Matsumoto (Shigakukan University) Japan
      •    Editorial Consultant   Edward Deci (University of Rochester) United States

 

○ Editorial Committee Members of newsletter

  • Ryoko Hanada (Tokyo Woman’s Christian University)
  • Yu Ito (Ujioubaku Hospital & Eijinkai Counseling Center)
  • Syuhei Iwamoto (Doshisha Junior High School & High School)
  • Nozomu Shida (Doctoral Course at Kyoto University of Education)

◇ Brunch Division Presidents

  • Yamagata   Kohei Sato (Yamagata University)
  • Sendai      Koko Ichijo
  • Nigata      Kenji Yokoyama (Associate Professor at Niigata Seiryo University)
  • Morioka     Masako Okuno (Associate Professor at Iwate University)
  • Toyama     Shuji Takeno
  • Chiba       Tomoharu Morikawa
  • Yokohama   Makoto Shiino (Otsuma Women’s University)
  • Saitama     Manabu Kitami
  • Utsunomiya  Takahiro Kozuka (Sakushin Gakuin University)
  • Ginza Salon  Michiko Ikuta
  • Nagoya      Seiya Mitani (Aichi University of Education)
  • Kyoto        Ryoko Hanada (Kyoto University of Education)
  • Osaka        Taisho Ueno
  • Fukuoka     Kosuke Ishii (Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University)
  • Kagoshima   Kayo Ishii (Shigakukan University)