The first report by Dohsa-hou as psychological care after a large-scale natural disaster was after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. And it has been effective for subsequent large-scale natural disasters, but one of the problems was to train and increase therapists. In the previous study, it was understood that the Dohsa-tasks were set in advance. However, in Dohsa-hou support after the Kumamoto earthquake, the therapists selected Dohsa-tasks by own assessment. The purpose of this study was to examine what Dohsa-tasks the therapists selected to clarify priority training tasks for future Dohsa-hou support. As a method, we tallied the main complaints of 186 victims (106 in Evacuation shelters and 80 in temporary housing) and their Dohsa-tasks and impressions. The results showed that the subjects generally had a positive experience, and more than half of the subjects worked on a Kukan-hineri-task. In the discussion, Kukan-hineri-task was suggested as a priority training tasks. Future issues were considered to be the examination of the process of how to assess Dohsa-tasks and to deepen the discussion through case studies.

In recent years the mental health of athletes has created a growing concern. However, simultaneously, student athletes’ (SAs) usage of university counseling services (UCS) has remained very low. In this study, we used the narrative of SAs to investigate how they perceive the UCS and how Clinical Dohsa-hou (hereinafter referred to as Dohsa-hou) has motivated them to continue accessing the UCS. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven university SAs who received Dohsa-hou-based psychological support at UCS. The results indicate that as in previous studies, there were several barriers that hinder visits, such as the negative image of UCS as a “room for those students who are really mentally ill.” Through the application of Dohsa-hou, when the SAs realized that it helped improve performance, they were strongly motivated to continue their visits. In addition, the Dohsa-hou technique effectively transformed the negative perception of UCS into a comfortable place where SAs can feel “relaxed” and “calm” when they visit.