Harassment in an organization is a violation of human rights that threatens the rights and dignity of others by taking advantage of positional difference. Harassment consulting is a service in which advocacy practice is the main focus in terms of responding to human rights violations. Many of the university harassment consulting offices employ clinical psychologists as harassment consultants in order to meet the needs of consultees who are confused by the victimization. However, a problem arose in that the conventional approach of psychologists, who responded only from the perspective of psychological care for individual victims, became inappropriate as a harassment consultation. This paper discusses how the emphasis point of psychologist harassment consultants, has changed from psychological care of individual victims to advocacy practice, using the theoretical framework of macro-counseling. The importance of research in this area is demonstrated in light of the recent focus on advocacy competencies of clinical psychologists.

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This paper examines the advocacy competencies needed by clinical psychologists, licensed psychologists, counselors, and other psychological professionals to provide social justice-based psychological support. We focused on comprehensive sexuality education, a human rights-based approach to advocacy in collaboration with communities. Although it was found that currently there are very few practices of sexuality education by psychologists, it is important to contribute to the creation of schools that respect children's human rights by conducting educational practices and empirical effectiveness research in collaboration with teachers in the future.

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The purpose of this study was to examine research trends on cancer and suicide in Japan using text mining. Journal articles on the topic of cancer and suicide published in Ichushi-Web(1978-2022) were included. Text Mining Studio 6.3.0 was used for analysis. Analysis methods included descriptive statistics, publication year, word frequency analysis, and feature word analysis. The analysis was divided into two groups by year (pre-2007 and post-2008). Pre-2007, there were more studies of suicide in cancer cells and genes (p < .001), but post-2008, there were more studies of suicide in patients with cancer (p < .001). This result may be due to the introduction of the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program in 2007, which emphasized the relationship between suicide and mental health.

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The purpose of this study was to reveal the research trends in End of Life (EOL) in Japan. We conducted a literature title search related to End of Life (EOL) by using Ichushi-Web. Text mining analysis was performed using User Local. The results showed a total of 1,427 studies. High-frequency words in the literature included "care" and "nursing." Additionally, disease-specific terms such as "cancer," "dementia," and words referring to chronic diseases were prevalent. Notably, in terms of words related to nursing techniques, "communication" was distinctive. Since 2018, the frequency of the term "cancer" has increased, as well as studies not related to cancer. In summary, first, EOL research, which initially emerged in 2002, has become increasingly prominent over time. It transitioned from an era with many explanatory articles to one with a rise in original research articles. Second, a notable feature after 2018 is the increase in research themes related to Advance Care Planning (ACP). Third, while research with a focus on cancer has increased, there is still a considerable amount of research on noncancer and chronic diseases. Fourth, it is expected that research themes related to communication and nursing education in EOL will continue to grow in the future.

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This study compared the literature titles of 'practical training' and 'exercises' in nursing skills before and after the COVID-19 infestation, using them as clues. Unique studies after the COVID-19 epidemic were also presented. Literature titles from 2010 to 2023 were analyzed using the search formula 'nursing skills' and 'exercise or practice'. The number of studies was 703 in the 2010s before the COVID-19 epidemic and 160 in the 2020s after the COVID-19 epidemic. Those literature titles were analyzed using User Local text mining. Next, three studies with unique innovations were selected and analyzed. The results showed that new innovations and interactive distance learning exercises and practices were incorporated into nursing technology education, confirming the development of the educational content.

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