Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Collaborative Lecture "The Reality of Supporting People Living in the Community While Dealing with Mental Disorders" Held at Shiseikai Nursing College
Nito Co., Ltd., which operates the psychiatric visiting nursing station "Nito," held a collaborative lecture at Shiseikai Nursing College on April 9, 2026, for nursing students. The program aims to provide students with practical insights into community-based psychiatric care through lectures and role-playing by active nurses and occupational therapists. By bridging the gap between classroom theory and real-world practice, the initiative encourages students to consider community-based nursing as a viable career path.
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Nito Co., Ltd. (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shotaro Kawasaki), which operates the pediatric and adult psychiatric visiting nursing station "Nito," held an in-person class titled "The Reality of Supporting People Living in the Community While Dealing with Mental Disorders" for nursing students at Shiseikai Nursing College on April 9, 2026.
This class is part of the "Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Community Collaboration Practice Program," which Nito conducts to widely disseminate on-site perspectives and lessons regarding community social collaboration and home-based psychiatric nursing. Active nurses and occupational therapists visit schools directly to convey the front lines of "multi-professional collaboration in the community," which cannot be learned from textbooks alone.
[Class Overview]
This collaborative class involves nurses and occupational therapists working in psychiatric visiting nursing visiting educational institutions to specifically convey the reality of support for people with mental disorders living in the community. The class consists of two 90-minute sessions, where students learn about the actual support field through role-playing and group work.
Date: April 9, 2026 (Class begins at 10:40)
Location: Shiseikai Nursing College (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
Target: 2nd-year nursing students / Expected participants: 33
Class Title: The Reality of Supporting People Living in the Community While Dealing with Mental Disorders
Class Content:
- What does it mean to live in the community?
- The reality of daily struggles
- The significance of community support and the reality of visiting nursing
- Tips for communicating with related agencies and the community
- Role-playing the realities of support during visits
- Is living alone okay? How about risk management?
Purpose of the Class:
The goal is to deepen understanding of the realities of supporting people with mental disorders who live in the community by introducing specific support content and on-site initiatives in psychiatric visiting nursing.
- Softening stereotypes about psychiatry
- Acquiring a perspective to support patients living in the community
- Recognizing visiting nursing as a career option
These are the intended learning outcomes.
[About Shiseikai Nursing College]
Shiseikai Nursing College is a vocational school for training nurses located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It emphasizes practical education aligned with clinical settings and is committed to fostering nurses with practical skills through collaboration with medical institutions and the community. This lecture is being conducted as an opportunity for nursing students to deepen their understanding of community and home-based medical care.
[Background of the Class Implementation]
Due to the establishment of the "Community-based Integrated Care System" promoted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the setting for supporting patients with mental disorders is rapidly shifting from hospitals to "communities and homes."
However, nursing education remains centered on "hospital clinical practice," and opportunities for students to encounter the practice of "psychiatric visiting nursing" that supports life in the community are extremely limited. As a result, students cannot concretely visualize the reality of community medical care, which has become a factor leading to job mismatches, early resignation after employment, and a shortage of personnel in community medical care.
Nito Co., Ltd. aims to resolve this educational gap by returning the knowledge cultivated on the front lines of the field to educational institutions for free, creating an environment where students can grasp "options other than hospitals" as something relevant to themselves.
[About the "Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Community Collaboration Practice Program"]
The "Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Community Collaboration Practice Program" provided by Nito Co., Ltd. is an educational program aimed at helping the next generation of medical professionals concretely understand the field of community medical care and acquire practical skills.
In the field of visiting nursing, not only years of experience, but also flexible communication skills, an attitude of collaboration with multiple professions, and a perspective of support rooted in daily life are required. This program emphasizes learning these skills practically through lectures, role-playing, and case studies.
In addition to nurses, professionals such as occupational therapists participate as lecturers, sharing insights tailored to the field from their respective perspectives. It is characterized by the ability to experientially learn about multi-professional collaboration and the reality of support in the community.
In a lecture held in September 2025, it received high evaluations in a questionnaire given to participating students, with many students choosing high ratings for satisfaction and level of understanding. In particular, for the experiential lectures, many comments were received such as "I could imagine the actual interactions" and "I was able to learn while imagining the field." Also, reactions leading to changes in student awareness were seen, such as "My image of psychiatry has changed" and "It became a trigger to think about my clinical practice and future career path."
[Comments from Related Parties]
Occupational Therapist / Keisuke Genda: "In psychiatric visiting nursing, it is required to provide support while staying close to that person's life and journey. I value 'running alongside what the person wants to try' and am also working on creating an environment where they can live with peace of mind in the community. Through this class, I hope the students will feel the significance and rewards of working in the community."
Nurse / Mimu Yoshida: "In Nito's visiting nursing, I feel that it is important not only to change the user's life but also to continue maintaining their own unique daily life. We do not unilaterally show the 'correct answer' but value engaging while staying close to the user's thoughts and background. Through this class, I would be happy if the students could have a perspective on how nursing should be and how to engage in supporting life in the community."
[About Pediatric and Adult Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Station "Nito"]
Nito is a visiting nursing office that provides physical and mental care, developmental support, and support for the family's life for adults with mental disorders and children whose development is of concern, such as developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities. Once to several times a week, staff visit homes, mainly in the Kanto region, providing individual care and life support tailored to each user's challenges, characteristics, and interests.
This class is part of the "Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Community Collaboration Practice Program," which Nito conducts to widely disseminate on-site perspectives and lessons regarding community social collaboration and home-based psychiatric nursing. Active nurses and occupational therapists visit schools directly to convey the front lines of "multi-professional collaboration in the community," which cannot be learned from textbooks alone.
[Class Overview]
This collaborative class involves nurses and occupational therapists working in psychiatric visiting nursing visiting educational institutions to specifically convey the reality of support for people with mental disorders living in the community. The class consists of two 90-minute sessions, where students learn about the actual support field through role-playing and group work.
Date: April 9, 2026 (Class begins at 10:40)
Location: Shiseikai Nursing College (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
Target: 2nd-year nursing students / Expected participants: 33
Class Title: The Reality of Supporting People Living in the Community While Dealing with Mental Disorders
Class Content:
- What does it mean to live in the community?
- The reality of daily struggles
- The significance of community support and the reality of visiting nursing
- Tips for communicating with related agencies and the community
- Role-playing the realities of support during visits
- Is living alone okay? How about risk management?
Purpose of the Class:
The goal is to deepen understanding of the realities of supporting people with mental disorders who live in the community by introducing specific support content and on-site initiatives in psychiatric visiting nursing.
- Softening stereotypes about psychiatry
- Acquiring a perspective to support patients living in the community
- Recognizing visiting nursing as a career option
These are the intended learning outcomes.
[About Shiseikai Nursing College]
Shiseikai Nursing College is a vocational school for training nurses located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It emphasizes practical education aligned with clinical settings and is committed to fostering nurses with practical skills through collaboration with medical institutions and the community. This lecture is being conducted as an opportunity for nursing students to deepen their understanding of community and home-based medical care.
[Background of the Class Implementation]
Due to the establishment of the "Community-based Integrated Care System" promoted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the setting for supporting patients with mental disorders is rapidly shifting from hospitals to "communities and homes."
However, nursing education remains centered on "hospital clinical practice," and opportunities for students to encounter the practice of "psychiatric visiting nursing" that supports life in the community are extremely limited. As a result, students cannot concretely visualize the reality of community medical care, which has become a factor leading to job mismatches, early resignation after employment, and a shortage of personnel in community medical care.
Nito Co., Ltd. aims to resolve this educational gap by returning the knowledge cultivated on the front lines of the field to educational institutions for free, creating an environment where students can grasp "options other than hospitals" as something relevant to themselves.
[About the "Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Community Collaboration Practice Program"]
The "Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Community Collaboration Practice Program" provided by Nito Co., Ltd. is an educational program aimed at helping the next generation of medical professionals concretely understand the field of community medical care and acquire practical skills.
In the field of visiting nursing, not only years of experience, but also flexible communication skills, an attitude of collaboration with multiple professions, and a perspective of support rooted in daily life are required. This program emphasizes learning these skills practically through lectures, role-playing, and case studies.
In addition to nurses, professionals such as occupational therapists participate as lecturers, sharing insights tailored to the field from their respective perspectives. It is characterized by the ability to experientially learn about multi-professional collaboration and the reality of support in the community.
In a lecture held in September 2025, it received high evaluations in a questionnaire given to participating students, with many students choosing high ratings for satisfaction and level of understanding. In particular, for the experiential lectures, many comments were received such as "I could imagine the actual interactions" and "I was able to learn while imagining the field." Also, reactions leading to changes in student awareness were seen, such as "My image of psychiatry has changed" and "It became a trigger to think about my clinical practice and future career path."
[Comments from Related Parties]
Occupational Therapist / Keisuke Genda: "In psychiatric visiting nursing, it is required to provide support while staying close to that person's life and journey. I value 'running alongside what the person wants to try' and am also working on creating an environment where they can live with peace of mind in the community. Through this class, I hope the students will feel the significance and rewards of working in the community."
Nurse / Mimu Yoshida: "In Nito's visiting nursing, I feel that it is important not only to change the user's life but also to continue maintaining their own unique daily life. We do not unilaterally show the 'correct answer' but value engaging while staying close to the user's thoughts and background. Through this class, I would be happy if the students could have a perspective on how nursing should be and how to engage in supporting life in the community."
[About Pediatric and Adult Psychiatric Visiting Nursing Station "Nito"]
Nito is a visiting nursing office that provides physical and mental care, developmental support, and support for the family's life for adults with mental disorders and children whose development is of concern, such as developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities. Once to several times a week, staff visit homes, mainly in the Kanto region, providing individual care and life support tailored to each user's challenges, characteristics, and interests.