Training course

Period：	The first cohort (Feb. 25th, 2008 to March 24th, 2008) The second cohort (Sept 1st, 2009 to Nov. 4th, 2009) The third cohort (Feb. 26th, 2009 to March 19th, 2009) The fourth cohort (September, 2009) The fifth cohort (February, 2010)
Number of students：	10 students for each cohort
The students who complete the program will be entitled as Hospital Play Specialist Japan by the partnership with Hospital Play Staff Education Trust.

● Class Time Schedule of the third cohort （Feb.16th to March 19th, 2009）

The first week		8:50～10:20	10:30～12:00	13:00～14:30	14:40～16:10	16:20～17:50
	16-Feb Monday	9:30～11:00 University of Shizuoka Chika Matsudaira	11:15 Opening ceremony	National Association of Hospital Play Specialist　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 1	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 2	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 3
	17-Feb Tuesday	Aichi Children’s Health and Medical Center Honorary director Dr. Masami Nagashima	Aichi Children’s Health and Medical Center Honorary director Dr. Masami Nagashima	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 4	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 5	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 6
	18-Feb Wednesday	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 7	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 8	Woosong University Setsuko Okada	Woosong University Setsuko Okada	Woosong University Setsuko Okada
	19-Feb Thursday	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 9	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 10	Kumamoto University Faculty of Education Takahisa Fujinaka	Kumamoto University Faculty of Education Takahisa Fujinaka	Kumamoto University Faculty of Education Takahisa Fujinaka
	20-Feb Friday	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 11	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 12	NAHPS　Chairman Norma Jun Tai Session 13	Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization HPS Machiko Goto	Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization HPS Machiko Goto
	21-Feb Saturday	The 2nd HPS Japan Seminar and workshop	The 2nd HPS Japan Seminar and workshop	The 2nd HPS Japan Seminar and workshop	The 2nd HPS Japan Seminar and workshop	The 2nd HPS Japan Seminar and workshop

The second week		8:50～10:20	10:30～12:00	13:00～14:30	14:40～16:10	16:20～17:50
	23-Feb Monday	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor　 Frances Barbour Session 1	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 2	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 3	Shizuoka-city Center for Oral Health of Persons with Disabilities Kiyoshi Hattori	Shizuoka-city Center for Oral Health of Persons with Disabilities Kiyoshi Hattori
	24-Feb Tuesday	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 4	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 5	Nagoya University School of Health Sciences Miho Narama	Nagoya University School of Health Sciences Miho Narama	Individual Study
	25-Feb Wednesday	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 6	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 7	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 8	The Parents Society Hanako Yamanashi	The Parents Society Hanako Yamanashi
	26-Feb Thursday	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 9	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 10	Volunteer Manager Kazuko Sakaue	Volunteer Manager Kazuko Sakaue	Individual Study
	27-Feb Friday	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 11	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 12	Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor 　 Frances Barbour Session 13	HPS Japan Hideko Konagaya	HPS Japan Masako Ichikawa
	28-Feb Saturday	Board member of Medical Nursery Nurse Society Kazuko Yamamoto	Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Kazunori Kikuchi	University of Shizuoka Chika Matsudaira	University of Shizuoka Chika Matsudaira	Individual Study

●Hospital placements
8 hours per day X 10 days = total 80 hours
From March 2nd, Monday to March 14th, Saturday

●Presentation
March 17th and 18th

●Lecture
March 19th, Thursday
Professor Kaname Yanagisawa, Chiba University Department of Architecture and Urban Science

●Closing ceremony
March 19th, Thursday

HPS Japan course Curriculum

week 1	Norma Jun Tai　（Chairman of National Association of Hospital Play Specialist）
Session1	History of Play in Hospital
Session2	Role of the HPS: Normal Play, Distraction
Session3	Role of the HPS: Preparation, Individual Referrals and Home Visits
Session4	Babies and Older Children
Session5	Adolescents
Session6	Siblings
Session7	Chronic illness
Session8	Children in Isolation Cubicles
Session9	Children with Special Needs
Session10	Effects of Illness on the Family
Session11	Use of Volunteers in a Hospital Play Scheme
Session12	Role of the Adult in a Child’s Play
Session13	Recapitulate and clarification on previous sessions

Norma Jun Tai　（Chairman of National Association of Hospital Play Specialist）

week 2	Frances Barbour （Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor）
Session1	Introduction to pain management and assessment
Session2	Introduction to pain management and assessment
Session3	How the HPS as part of the multi-disciplinary team can help families, children and young people cope with pain
Session4	Pre-admission programmes
Session5	Introduction to play preparation
Session6	Distraction techniques
Session7	Having a blood test. How distraction can help children who are undergoing painful procedures?
Session8	Distraction tools workshop
Session9	Introduction to guided Imagery
Session10	Practical session on guided imagery
Session11	Relaxation techniques. How can relaxtion help children and young people cope with pain?
Session12	Relaxation practical session- How to do a simple hand massage
Session13	Recapitulate and clarification on previous sessions

Frances Barbour （Stevenson College HPS Course Tutor）

Granted by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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