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Applications for “On-site Psychotherapy” Open in September... Therapists Visit Children Directly!

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Busan Metropolitan City’s Busan Child Protection Center, hereinafter referred to as the Center, will begin accepting applications on September 1 from institutions wishing to participate in the second-half 2026 “On-site Psychotherapy” program, which supports the healthy development and psychological recovery of children experiencing psychological and emotional difficulties.

“On-site Psychotherapy” is a program in which professional psychotherapists visit the welfare facilities used by children in need of psychological and emotional support and provide customized group psychotherapy.

In the first half of this year, the program was provided to 38 institutions. Through the recruitment for the second half of the year, the Center plans to continue providing psychological support services to children in need of psychological and emotional assistance.

The therapy program covers themes such as improving social skills and self-esteem, developing positive communication skills, and enhancing attention. A variety of therapeutic techniques, including play, music, and art therapy, are used over a total of 10 sessions.

Professional psychotherapists commissioned by the Center visit participating facilities to conduct one-hour therapy sessions, and the program is provided entirely free of charge.

Applications will be accepted from September 1 through 18. Dream Start programs and child welfare facilities in Busan’s 16 districts and counties are eligible to apply. The Center plans to select approximately 10 additional institutions through this recruitment. Each applicant institution should form a group of approximately five children under the age of 18 who need psychological and emotional support.

To apply, institutions must attach the required documents, including an application form, a consent form for the collection and use of personal information, and a consent form for the provision and use of services, and submit them to the Center through Document24. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and may close early if the available budget is exhausted.

Each institution may apply for up to two groups. Children who have already received the same service this year are not eligible for additional support.

“On-site Psychotherapy” is one of the Center’s flagship psychological service programs and is offered exclusively by the Center among Busan’s child protection institutions. It has received a highly positive response from both children and frontline facilities.

In particular, because psychotherapists visit the welfare facilities that children already attend, participants can receive therapy together with their peers in a familiar environment, helping reduce the psychological burden associated with therapy.

The program also uses a variety of therapeutic techniques designed to engage children, including play, music, and art therapy, to support improvements in social skills, self-esteem, positive communication abilities, and attention, thereby promoting children’s healthy development.

Meanwhile, the Busan Child Protection Center provides a range of psychological services, including psychological assessments and customized psychotherapy, for children, parents and guardians, and child welfare facilities to protect children’s rights and support their healthy development.

Jeon Jin-uk, Director of the Busan Child Protection Center, said, “It is important to identify the psychological and emotional difficulties children experience at an early stage and provide the support they need at the right time.”

He added, “We will continue expanding customized psychological support programs to make Busan a city where children can grow up healthy and where we work together with parents to address their parenting concerns.”