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  NISHIMURA, Kaoru

   Senior Associate Professor

   Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
■ Academic Background
1. 1996/04～2000/03 Graduate School, Division of Education, International Christian University, Accomplished credits for doctoral program,
2. 1990/04～1992 Graduate School, Division of Education, International Christian University, Completed,
3. 1984/04～1989/03 Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, The University of Tokyo, Graduated,
■ #Professional Background
1. 2018/04～2020/03 Director, Institute for Educational Research and Services, International Christian University
2. 2013/04～2017/03 Director, Institute for Advanced Studies of Clinical Psychology, Psychological Consulting Services
3. 2007/04～ Senior Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology, International Christian University
4. 2006/04～2007/03 Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Division of Education, Department of Psychology, International Christian University
5. 2002/04～2013/09 Head, Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School, International Christian University
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■ #Present Specialized Fields
Clinical psychology, Educational psychology (Key Word：psychoanalytic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, childhood and adolescence, attachment, mentalizing, the social unconscious, referential activity) 
■ #Main Course Titles
clinical psychology
■ #Books and Articles
1. Book 30 Clinical Cases in Group Psychotherapy: Widely Developing Group Practices   (Collaboration) 2017/04
2. Book Contemporary Manifestations of the Social Unconscious in Japan: Difficulties in Identity Formation and Trauma after the Second World War. The Social Unconscious in Persons, Groups and Societies VOLUME II: MAINLY FOUNDATION MATRICES  (Collaboration) 2016/01
3. Book AGPA Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy   (Collaboration) 2014/04
4. Article Growth of an adolescent boy with attachment difficulty in group therapy: From Amae to mentalizing  pp.45-54 (Collaboration) 2021/08
5. Article Trauma, shame, guilt and the Social Unconscious in Japan  61,pp.91-96 (Single) 2019/03
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■ #Academic Conference Presentation
1. 2021/07/04 A time-limited group for mothers who felt isolated in child-rearing: What are key factors to liberate from a sense of isolation?
2. 2021/07/04 Groups with children and groups with parents to enhance their mentalization
3. 2018/08/03 Some thoughts about the Social Unconscious in Japan (20th Congress of International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes)
4. 2018/08/01 Power of peer relationships to overcome trauma: An adolescent girls’ group (20th Congress of International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes)
5. 2017/08/16 Trauma, shame, guilt, and the Social Unconscious in Japan (17th International Symposium of Group Analytic Society International)
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■ #Lectures
1. 2018/03/17 Contemporary Manifestations of the Social Unconscious in Japan (Munich, Germany)
2. 2010/07/11 Dynamics among Individuals, Groups, and History
3. 2007/03/23 International Group Workshop to explore psychological safe space and conviviality
4. 2006/03/11 Basics of psychodynamics
■ #Academic Society Memberships
1. 1991～ Japanese Association of Group Psychotherapy
2. 2003～ American Group Psychotherapy Association
3. 2005～2007 International Society for Neuro-Psychoanalysis
4. 2001/04～ ICU Associtation for Post-graduate training in clinical psychology
■ Professional Achievements
● Other note that should be mentioned specially on duty
1. Psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy and group psychotherapy.Practicing community-based activity group with children and their families, group programs in specialized support school, and adolescent identity group psychotherapy as well as adult individual therapy.Researching therapy group process, and measurement of referential activity in psychotherapy session and its process analysis in terms of narrative materials, behavior observation, and questionnaire.Analysis of "the Social Unconscious" within an international network.
■ #Research Topics, Funded Research, and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
1. 2008～  Studies on the "Social Unconscious"  (Key Word : )
2. 2010～  Practical guidelines for group psychotherapy  (Key Word : )
3. 2008～  Developing self-expression programs in specialized support education in middle school  (Key Word : )
4. 2007～  Measurement and process analysis of Referential Activity (RA) in psychotherapy that is done in Japanese  (Key Word : )
5. 2003～2007  Empirical studies on the group program to encourage adolescents and (young) adults to form and reconstruct their identity  (Key Word : )
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■ #researchmap Researcher Code
1000201775
■ #Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research Researcher Number
70302635