2017 Volume 29 Issue Special_issue Pages 131-137
Occupational mental health activities can be categorized into three strategies: primary, secondary, and tertiary preventions. Self-care training is one of the primary prevention activities, which aims to increase individual psychological resources such as coping. This article first refers to strategies for effective self-care training in occupational settings. Then, I introduced development process and contents of the evidence-based guideline for self-care education, which identifies factors facilitating self-care education in the workplace. I also introduced the self-care manual with tips for conducting self-care education and materials such as handouts and worksheet. This paper are expected to help the evidence-based self-care training prevail in more workplaces in Japan.
