The effectiveness of sensitivity training focusing on emotional attunement to infants and children : for graduate students of clinical psychology

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  • 乳幼児との情動調律による感受性訓練の効果 : 心理療法家を目指す大学院生を対象に
  • ニュウヨウジ ト ノ ジョウドウ チョウリツ ニ ヨル カンジュセイ クンレン ノ コウカ : シンリ リョウホウカ オ メザス ダイガクインセイ オ タイショウ ニ

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Training institutes, including graduate schools for clinical psychology have been producing qualified and skilled clinical psychologists in society. In order to become good clinical psychologists, the candidates need to have not only knowledge and skills in the subject area but should also have personal characteristics such as sensitivity, empathy, and introspection. In this study a sensitivity training program, which focused on emotional attunement to infants and children, was developed and its effectiveness was investigated using three questionnaires : the perceived coding ability scale, the interpersonal sensitivity measure, and the non-verbal sensitivity scale. Out of 60 graduate students, 18 participated in this program once a week at a nursery school for a period of 5 months. The results showed that the scores of the perceived coding ability scale were significantly increased for students who participated in this program but there was no difference in the scores of the other two scales. The results also showed that there were significant differences between the scores of students who participated in the program and those who did not, with respect to the perceived coding ability and interpersonal sensitivity scales. Students who participated in this program showed higher sensitivity scores even before participating in this program. Therefore, we concluded that the program needs to focus more on emotional attunement and the selection process must change such that all students participate in this program.

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