JCSW/UNSW International Seminar on Social
Welfare in Asia and the Pacific Rim 2024

admission
Joint Workshop on Australian
freeand Japanese Social Work Field
Venue
Education in a Global Era J C S W ( K i y o s e )UNSW(Kensington)
March 2,2024(Sat)&OnlineJapanese & English
with simultaneousinterpretation

11:00AM-3:00PM(SYD)
09:00AM-1:00PM(TYO)

Capacity(first registrants):
onsite(JCSW) 120 ppl
onsite(UNSW) 50 ppl
online 500 ppl* for other time zones refer to https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/

Co-hosted byJapan College of Social of Social Work (JCSW)
University of New South Wales (UNSW)Regardless of local, national, regional, and global levels, the social work profession is facing rapid changes and everincreasing cross-border interdependence in the era of globalization. Recent trends include migration and diversity on
an unprecedented scale, worldwide environmental problems such as climate change and related disasters, as well asother global threats such as the COVID-19 Pandemic, conflicts and wars, including resulting adverse economic effects.
These all impact on people’s lives and social work practice with them. Social work education must prepare future
practitioners to be able to function professionally in such a highly globalized social context. With a focus on fieldeducation, this workshop is a joint project between the Japan College of Social Work and the University of New South
Wales, to mutually learn from educational practice in each country from multiple perspectives. To achieve this, we rely
on reports by various stakeholders involved in field education such as students, faculty members, and field instructors.
Based on their reports, we hope to search for similarities and differences, and find common ground for futurecollaboration in international social work education.

PROGRAM 4HoursSESSI ON 1: I NTRODUCTI ON
・Opening remarks by Sachiko Takeuchi
・Workshop outline by Viktor Virag
・Overview of field education at UNSW:
Phillipa Evans, Robin Webb,
Martina Josephson
・Overview of field education at JCSW:
Mikio Hishinuma

SESSI ON 2: FI ELD EDUCATI ONREPORTS(1)・Report A by UNSW:
Ashley Lieu, Jane Sanders, Jenni Graves
・Report B by JCSW:Haruna Doki, Tadashi Sekiguchi,
Isao Uemura～～～～～～ short break～～～～～～
Supported by :Japanese Association for Social Work Education, Japanese Federation ofSocial Workers (Japanese Association of Certified Social
Workers/Japanese Association of Mental Health Social Workers/Japanese
Association of Social Workers in Health Services/Japanese Association ofSocial Workers), Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare
Education, Japanese Society for the Study of Social Work

MC：Taishi Arimura

SESSI ON 2: FI ELD EDUCATI ONREPORTS(2)・Report C by UNSW:
Neave Mackey, Dominic van Gestel,
Phillipa Evans・Report D by JCSW:
Ayame Hongo, Hiromi Kurashima,
Kyoko Kurokawa

SESSI ON 3: DI SCUSSI ON AND
Q&A・Moderated discussion and Q&A with thespeakers by Maree Higgins

SESSI ON 4: CONCLUSION
・Final comments by Machiko Ohara
・Closing remarks by Lisa Zamberlan

Coordinators

JCSW：Viktor Virag
UNSW：Maree Higgins

Inquiries regarding this matterswri@jcsw.ac.jp☟Please apply by February 29.☞https://forms.gle/mhNxoQaUNshVLCCQ6

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Speakers

Sachiko Takeuchi

Director, Social Work Research Institute & Prof., Faculty of Social Welfare

Taishi Arimura

Deputy Director, Social Work Research Institute & Prof., Faculty of Social Welfare

Mikio Hishinuma

Director, Certified Social Worker Field Education Center & Prof., Faculty of Social Welfare

Machiko Ohara

Director, Graduate School of Social Welfare & Prof., Faculty of Social Welfare
President, International Federation of Social Workers Asia Pacific Region

Kyoko Kurokawa

A/Prof., Certified Social Worker Field Education Center, Faculty of Social Welfare

Isao Uemura

A/Prof. , Certified Social Worker Field Education Center, Faculty of Social Welfare

Viktor Virag

A/Prof., Faculty of Social Welfare & Assistant for International Affairs, President’s Office

Haruna DokiStudent, Department of Clinical Social Work, Faculty of Social Welfare

Ayame Hongo

Student, Department of Social Administration, Faculty of Social Welfare

UNSW
Lisa Zamberlan

Professor, Interior Architecture Program, Faculty of Built Environment & Pro Vice-Chancellor
InternationalPhillipa Evans

Senior Lecturer, Director of Student Engagement and Work-Integrated Learning in the School ofSocial Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture

Maree Higgins

Senior Lecturer, Social Work Program Director & Academic Lead of Field Education, School ofSocial Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture

Robin Webb

Work-Integrated Learning Officer for Social WorkMartina Josephson

Work-Integrated Learning Officer for Social Work

Jenni Graves

Lecturer, Field Education Course Convenor, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design andArchitecture

Ashley Lieu

Student, Social Work & Law, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture

Neave Mackey

Student, Social Work, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture

Field placement agency
Tadashi Sekiguchi

Deputy Director, Tachikawa Welfare Workshop, Tokyoto Doho Engokai

Hiromi Kurashima

Social Worker & Probation Officer, Offenders Rehabilitation Facility JiaikaiJane Sanders

Principal Solicitor, Shopfront Youth Legal Center

Dominic van Gestel Practice Manager, NSW Department of Communities and JusticeSponsored by : National Consumers' Co-operative Union of Japan & Community Chest of Japan