Department of Health Counseling & Socio-Behavioral Health aims to research and provide training on theory, policy and skill, in order to develop a healthy social environment where QOL (Quality of Life) is assured, and to develop support on autonomous decision making and self-empowerment for healthier life. |
● Tsunetsugu Munakata [Professor] munakata@hcs.tsukuba.ac.jp ● Fumi Takeda [Associate Professor] fumi.takeda@nifty.ne.jp ● Sayuri Hashimoto [Associate Professor] hasimoto@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp |
Name | Tsunetsugu Munakata |
Area of Specialization | Health Counseling & Socio-Behavioral Health Stress Management Mental Health Sociology |
Profile | University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Sociology Doctor of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo |
Research Interests | Psycho-Immuno-Genetical Study on CBT/SAT Development and Evaluation of Educational Method for CBT/SAT Development and Evaluation of Lifestyle Modification Method Using SAT |
Publications in Western Language | 1) Inverse association of natural mentoring relationship with distress
mental health in children orphaned by AIDS, BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10: 6
(16 Jan. 2010) 2) Negative Mental Health Factors in Children Orphaned by AIDS Natural Mentoring as a Palliative Care. AIDS and Behavior, 13: 980-988, 2009 3) The Effect of Psychological Intervention on Personality Change, Coping, and Psychological Distress of Japanese Primary Breast Cancer Patients, CANCER NURSING 31(4): E27-E35, 2008 4) Building SAT Therapy to Activate Anti-Cancer Genes and Immunologic Function for Cancer Treatment. International Journal of Structured Association Technique 1: 3-35, 2007 |
Academic Society Affiliation | President, The Academy for Health Counseling President, The Japan Association of Mental Health Sociology |
Award-winning/Social Contribution | OUTSTANDING INTELLECTUALS OF 21ST CENTURY AWARD, ENGLAND TOP 100 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND GREAT MINDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY AWARD, NORTH CAROLINA, USA MARQUIS WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD, USA Japanese Medical Society of Alcohol and Drug Studies, Excellent Paper Award Japan Library Association Award "Mind Virus" (Houken) School Counselors Supervisor, Chiba Prefecture School Advisor, Chiba Prefecture |
Teaching Courses | Lecture on Health Counceling Science Lecture on Health Behaviroral Science |
Research Topics of Supervising Students | Study on Mental Health and Psycho-Social Factors of Single Child High-Schoolers
in China Study on SAT Method for Psychogenic Visual Impairment Study on QOL of Cancer Patients with SAT Method |
Personal Website | http://www.hcs.tsukuba.ac.jp/~munakata/ |
Name | Fumi Takeda |
Area of Specialization | Health Sociology Health Education |
Profile | University of Tsukuba, First Cluster of College, College of Humanities The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Health Sciences Doctor of Health Sciences |
Research Interests | Health and Work Environment of Human Care Providers Health of Women and Children, and Social Support |
Publications in Western Language | 1) The relationship of job type to burnout in social workers at social welfare
offices. Journal of Occupational Health,47:119-125, 2005. 2) Mental health and job factors in social workers at social welfare offices. Journal of Occupational Health,44:385-390, 2002. 3) Relationship between burnout and occupational factors in staff of facilities for mentally retarded children. Journal of Occupational Health. 43: 173-179, 2001. |
Academic Society Affiliation | Japan Society for Occupational Health Japanese Society of Public Health Japanese Society of Health Education (Committee on Health Education Research, Member; Councilor) The Japanese Association for Mental Health The Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science (Councilor) |
Award-winning/Social Contribution | Japanese Society of Public Health, Encouragement Prize (1997) |
Teaching Courses | Lecture on Health Sociology Seminar in Health Sociology Methodology of Human Care Science |
Research Topics of Supervising Students | Mental Health in Adolescence and Social Environment Occupational Stress of Nursing Teachers Health of Mothers with Babies, and Social Support |
Personal Website | Not Available |
Name | Sayuri Hashimoto |
Area of Specialization | Health Counseling & Socio-Behavioral Health Health Behavioral Science Stress Management |
Profile | Japan Women's University, Faculty of Home Economics, Department of Household
Economics Japan Women's University, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Division of Human Development PhD (Arts and Sciences) |
Research Interests | Study on Support to Health Behavior of the Elderly Using Counseling Study on Counseling and Image Therapy for Lifestyle Related Diseases Study on Childcare Support Using Counseling and Social Skill Training Method |
Publications in Western Language | 1) Remote counseling using HyperMirror quasi space-sharing system, Applications
of Digital Image Processing XXXI, SPIE volume7073 707323_1-11, 2008. 2) A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study on the Exercise Behavior and Life Stress of Participants in a Community Health Promotion Program for Elderly and Middle-Aged People, International Journal of Sport and Health Science Vol.4, 1-15, 2006. |
Academic Society Affiliation | The Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science (Vice President) The Academy for Health Counseling (Vice Director-General) Japan Mibyou System Association (Councilor) The Japanese Society of Health Education of Children (Director) Japan Diabetes Society Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences Japanese Society of Public Health |
Award-winning/Social Contribution | The Academy for Health Counseling, Chairman's Prize (1998) The Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science, Nakagawa Memorial Encouragement Prize (1999) The Japanese Society of Health Education of Children, Seiichi Hamada Prize (2008) The Japan Mibyou System Association, Encouragement Prize (2009) |
Teaching Courses | Lecture on Health Counceling Science Seminar in Health Counseling Science Practice in Health Counseling Science |
Research Topics of Supervising Students | Life Transformation Support for Diabetics Using SAT Method Study on Supporting Child Abuse Prevention Psychological and Social Factors of Menstrual Disorder among Nursing Students Program Development of Support and Early Stage Relief from Reality Shock for New Nursing Staff |
Personal Website | http://www.hcs.tsukuba.ac.jp/~hasimoto/ |