阪神淡路大震災から30年を経て思うこと

Reflections on the 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

　1995年1月17日に発生した阪神淡路大震災から間もなく30年の歳月が流れようとしている．それ以降各地で大規模災害が発生している．阪神淡路大震災以降，防災対策や災害支援についてさまざまな制度設計や災害支援の組織づくりは進んできた．しかしながら被災地セラピストの存在について深く語られることは少なかった．今回学会開催を契機に，今まで大規模災害を経験した被災地セラピストの思いを伝えることとした．自分が被災者でありながら，それぞれの職場や地域でセラピストとして活動するなかで何を思い，感じながら活動していたか．それを誰と共有してきたか．自身の経験のなかでの葛藤や戸惑いも交えて考えをまとめることで，今後の災害支援について，またセラピスト同士の連携について一つの意見として問題提起をしたいと考える．

　Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, large-scale disasters have occurred in various regions of Japan. Significant progress has been made in designing disaster prevention measures and establishing disaster support systems and organizations. However, little attention has been given to the voices and experiences of therapists in disaster-affected areas. Taking this conference as an opportunity, we aim to share the thoughts and experiences of therapists who have lived through large-scale disasters. While being disaster victims themselves, these therapists continued their professional activities within their workplaces and communities. What did they think and feel as they carried out their work? Who did they share these experiences with? By reflecting on and summarizing their internal conflicts and uncertainties, we hope to raise important questions regarding future disaster support and collaboration among therapists.