Exploring how plays can empower sick children:
the future for the Japanese HPS training program.

Feb. 21st, Saturday, 2009

From 9:30 am to 4 pm

Tokyo University

PS Japan Program in University of Shizuoka Junior College & The Network for Play therapy & Hospital Environment for Children NPHC

Free

NPHC was founded in July ,1998 by late Midori Nomura with the purpose of improving the environment of pediatrics and introducing play therapy. NPHC has held study groups and forums to exchange ideas and has researched domestically and internationally. NPHC has been getting more public recognition through providing play therapies in hospitals through studying abroad by the members of NPHC. <>The HPS Japan training project in University of Shizuoka Junior College has been granted by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since 2007. This project train HPS with professional skills to support and advocate sick children thanks to the partnership with Hospital Play Staff Education Trust and National Association of Hospital Play Staff. This project organizes seminars as well as training course to increase social recognition. The second HPS seminar will globally look at the current situations and future issues of Hospital Play Specialists training program with NPHC.

9:30〜9:40

Opening Greeting Kaname Yanagisawa（Chair of NPHC, Professor at University of Chiba）

9:40〜12:00

Panel Discussion Part 1
“Looking globally at current situations and issues of training program”
facilitator：Kaname Yanagisawa

• “The situations and issues in Japan” Chika Matsudaira (University of Shizuoka)
• “The situations and issues in UK” Frances Barbour (Stevenson College)
• “The situations and issues in Hong Kong” Blondi Kwok(Manager (Community & Hospital) of Playright Children’s Play)
• Discussion

12:00〜13:00

Break

Panel Discussion Part 2
“Hospital Play practices in Japan”
facilitator：Kaname Yanagisawa

14:30〜14:40

Break

14:40〜15:50

Workshop

”Management and Assessment of Pain: A Non-Pharmacological Approach”
Norma Jun-Tai (NAHPS chair), Frances Barbour (Stevenson College)

15:50〜16:00

Closing
Kunihiko Kawamura (Director of University of Shizuoka Junior College)