Organization Overview
Overview of organization
International Foundation of Brief Therapy (formerly National Foundation of Brief Therapy) was established on April 1, 2007, as an institute to manage the information about the nationwide activities of “tanki-ryoho wo manabu kai: the Study Groups of Brief Therapy” and provide diverse trainings.
Name International Foundation of Brief Therapy
| Established | April 1, 2007 |
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| President | Keizo Hasegawa |
| Main activities | Trainings, researches, and supports in the area around brief therapy |
| Contact | ifbt@brieftherapy-ifbt.com |
History
| 2007 | April NFBT (Currently IFBT) was established. |
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| 2008 | October Interactional Mind 2008 was issued. |
| 2009 | October Interactional Mind 2009 was issued. October The first science council was held in Tokyo. |
| 2010 | October Interactional Mind 2010 was issued. The second science council was held in Chiba. |
| 2011 | January NFBT was designated as a “corporation with science and research body” by Science Council of Japan. October The Third science council was held in Sendai. November Interactional Mind 2011 was issued. |
| 2012 | November The forth science council was held in Yokohama. Interactional Mind 2012 was issued. |
| 2013 | November The fifth science council was held in Nagoya. Interactional Mind 2013 was issued. |
| 2014 | November The sixth science council was held in Tokyo. Interactional Mind 2014 was issued. |
| 2015 | September The seventh science council was held in Kyoto. Interactional Mind 2015 was issued. |
| 2018 | October The 10th science council held in Yokosuka. |
| 2024 | October The 10th Name change to International Foundation of Brief Therapy. |
Executives
Overview of organization
| Honorary President | Karin Schlanger (Brief Therapy Center, United States) |
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| President | Keizo Hasegawa (Emeritus Professor, Tohoku University) |
| Board Chairperson | Michiko Ikuta (Kanagawa University of Human Services) |
| Board Member | Ryoko Hanada (Tokyo Woman’s Christian University) Makoto Shiino (SANNO Institute of Management) Takahiro Kozuka (Nagoya University) |
| Board Member & Bureau Chief |
Shuji Noguchi (Kagawa University) Auditor-Secretory Naohisa Tahara SFBTA Manager Tomohiro Inoue Bureau, Training Manabu Kitami Web Manager Naoto Nihonmatsu (Fukushima Medical University) |
Trainers of Training Program for Research Scholar
| Chief Trainer | Kobun Wakashima (Tohoku University) |
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| Trainer | Katsuhiko Sato (Ueno Hirokoji Mental Clinic) Tomoharu Morikawa Sayaka Toda Tsubasa Hamano Taku Kobayashi (Niigata Seiryo University) |
Editorial Committee Members of Interactional Mind, IFBT annual
| Editorial Committee Chairperson | Keizo Hasegawa |
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| Editorial Committee Members | Ryoko Hanada |
Editorial Committee Members of International Journal of Brief Therapy and Family Science
| Editorial Committee Chairperson | Keigo Asai (Hokkaido University of Education) |
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| Editorial Committee Members |
Carlos Sluzki (George Mason University) United States |
| Editorial Consultant |
Edward Deci (University of Rochester) United States |
Editorial Committee Members of newsletter
| Editorial Committee Member | Rumi Tanabe |
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| Editorial Committee Member | Ryo Fukuda |
Brunch Division Presidents
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| Hokkaido | Keigo Asai (Hokkaido University of Education) |
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| Yamagata | Kohei Sato (Yamagata University) |
| Sendai |
Taku Hiraizumi (Miyagi University) |
| Morioka |
Masako Okuno (Iwate University) |
| Fukushima | Hiroto Watanabe |
| Nigata |
Taku Kobayashi (Niigata Seiryo University) |
| Toyama |
Shuji Takeno |
| Utsunomiya |
Yu Kyungran (Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University) |
| Chiba |
Tomoharu Morikawa |
| Yokohama |
Makoto Shiino (SANNO Institute of Management) |
| Saitama |
Manabu Kitami |
| Ginza Salon |
Michiko Ikuta |
| Mie | Shigeki Okuyama (Suzuka University of Medical Science) |
| Nagoya |
Natsuno Morikawa (Aichi Prefectural University) |
| Kyoto |
Yu Ito |
| Osaka |
Taisho Ueno |
| Kobe | Emi Iwasaki |
| Okayama | Yuko Yoshida |
| Kagawa | Shuji Noguchi (Kagawa University) |
| Fukuoka |
Kosuke Ishii (Saga University) |
| Kagoshima |
Masafumi Nakamura (Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University) |