Revision of the Three Steps Model

Abstract

　The current psychotherapy concerns are extracted from the research of INOUE Enryo1), who first used the term “psychotherapy” in Japan in 1904, and MORITA Shōma, who developed systematic psychotherapy approximately 100 years ago. However, current psychotherapy neglects natural recovery (spontaneous or self-healing). Hence, this study revised the Three Steps Model published in 2021 as an approach for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake based on these identified issues. The significant revision concerns the second step, including its concept and procedure, and the cases wherein the third step is used are discussed.