Monday, March 23, 2009
Even if Hikikomori people try to stop Hikikomori, It's difficult for them to work immediately. Their social skills decline during their Hikikomori days. So, it's a way to experience communication with other people in protected environment at first.
Hikikomori day care is self-support service for Hikikomori people. Many organizations provide various kinds of day care, but in general, they seem to provide opportunity to communicate with Hikikomori people each other.
Many Mental Health and Welfare Centers (a public institution for people with mental problems, including Hikikomori) provide Hikikomori day care. According to a research, 62.1 percent of MMHWC provide Hikikomori day care or group work(Harada, Kawaguchi, & Otsuka, 2008).
Private organizations, especially NPO (Non-profit organization), also provide Hikikomori day care. Sofukai Sasaki Hospital, where Tamaki Saito work, is probably the first private hospital that provides Hikikomori day care.
I go to Hikikomri day care. In addition to Hikikomori people, psychological counselors attend the Hikikomori day care. The Hikikomori day care aims providing places where Hikikomori people spend at ease. Managers of the Hikiomori day care think that participants can talk about personal problems with others who had similar problems, enjoy communicating with other Hikikomori people, develop confidence, and increase social skills at Hikikomori day care.
[References]
Harada, Y., Kawaguti, S., & Otsuka, T. (2008). Hikikomori seinen no shuro shien nikansuru kenkyu. Shisyunki no hikikomori wo motarasu seishinka shikkan no jittai haaku to seishinnigakuteki chiryou enjo system no kouchiku nikansuru kenkyu, 111-135.
Hikikomori day care is self-support service for Hikikomori people. Many organizations provide various kinds of day care, but in general, they seem to provide opportunity to communicate with Hikikomori people each other.
Many Mental Health and Welfare Centers (a public institution for people with mental problems, including Hikikomori) provide Hikikomori day care. According to a research, 62.1 percent of MMHWC provide Hikikomori day care or group work(Harada, Kawaguchi, & Otsuka, 2008).
Private organizations, especially NPO (Non-profit organization), also provide Hikikomori day care. Sofukai Sasaki Hospital, where Tamaki Saito work, is probably the first private hospital that provides Hikikomori day care.
I go to Hikikomri day care. In addition to Hikikomori people, psychological counselors attend the Hikikomori day care. The Hikikomori day care aims providing places where Hikikomori people spend at ease. Managers of the Hikiomori day care think that participants can talk about personal problems with others who had similar problems, enjoy communicating with other Hikikomori people, develop confidence, and increase social skills at Hikikomori day care.
[References]
Harada, Y., Kawaguti, S., & Otsuka, T. (2008). Hikikomori seinen no shuro shien nikansuru kenkyu. Shisyunki no hikikomori wo motarasu seishinka shikkan no jittai haaku to seishinnigakuteki chiryou enjo system no kouchiku nikansuru kenkyu, 111-135.
