We have developed a psychological support method that utilizes social ICT. To date, we have applied gamification theory to cognitive behavioral therapy, which was effective for solving mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, and developed web services. The psychology support platform “Kokoro Stretch” integrates various developed web services and provides a place for people to take a multi-layered approach to their own mental health. In this workshop, we will plan and implement a workshop for psychological professionals to facilitate the social implementation of “Kokoro Stretch”.

Participants of this workshop first learned about “Kokoro Stretch” as a mental health support platform and experienced it from the standpoint of both therapist and client for one month. Next, we learned about implementing the planned workshop by conducting discussions about the service as a whole and its operations manual. We also learned about workshop implementation for psychological professionals and participated in the planned workshop itself.