自分の人となり、は何？
経歴や資格、趣味などを言わない自己紹介はなかなか難しい。明日の宿題を何時間もかかって考えている…。
自分って何者？
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“I Am A Person Who…”
“Who are you?” What’s
your answer if you are asked? I love a
cup of coffee every morning, go see the ocean, those are my favorite, I am a therapist
or counselor, those are my job title not it is the expression of myself. Actually, the question is an entrance exam at
Harvard or Oxford university. Since I
knew the question, I have been recalling this difficult question from time to
time. Today, I have a good opportunity;
therefore, I am trying to express myself along with it which is “I am a person
who enjoy developing possibilities of people with problems as much as I can”. I’ll explain it through a couple of salient stories
in the following.
The first time when I found great joy of developing a possibility
of others was when I helped a 7-year school boy with cerebral palsy to read
words in a picture book. The cerebral
palsy has difficulty reading words because of losing the functions of part of
the brain in related to motor functions.
I supported him to practice reading a story with rhythm using a keyboard
for half a year. Eventually, he was able
to read a picture book on his own even though he had not read aloud. That made me crazily surprised and was eager
to know the power of music. That’s why I
went abroad in the US to study music therapy.
When I came back to Japan a decade ago, I started providing older
adults with music for reminiscence in most cases. Recalling their old days is so significant
that they identify their power that has energy to overcome the great amount of hardship,
especially during and after WWII. They were
in tears when remembered their experiences through many pieces of music that were
heard from a radio at that time. It can
make calm as they re-interpreted those memories. They smiled after each session of music therapy
and shared me with their minds that might have hided and forgotten for a long
time which engaged me in their world.
Now I am enjoying providing counseling to people with mental
health problems. This job is not what I
had expected to take until 2012. By
taking a certification of cognitive behavior therapy in the US as well as one
in music therapy, I was hired in a mental clinic and provided clients with cognitive
behavior therapy that is famous with the evidence-based. Many people have found the core problem to influence
their mentality and their daily lives. By
listening to their improvement anytime, I am glad to see the process of change
and feel relaxed after a long hard journey.
Not only my clients, but I can also develop my possibility
to improve my ability through working with those people. Listening actively, empathizing, and facilitating
others’ strength are really not easy skills because minds are invisible. I should use the right brain and sense any non-verbal
communication. It can refine my total human
ability.
In sum, I love to be a witness that people with difficulties
solve their problems and improve themselves and their lives, which leads to my
own improvement. That’s why I can’t stop
supporting people who need help. I am the
person who endeavor to develop any possibility to improve hidden abilities.
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