Disability/Aging/Illness
Research
Survey on Inclusive Workplace
In March 2021, ReCDI conducted a survey at a company that actively employs differently abled people and aims to create an inclusive workplace. We team up with management consultants specialized in employment support for people with different abilities, to help create an inclusive workplace there.
Seminars and Events
Seminar on Inclusive Education in Bhutan and Sri Lanka
"Exploring the Role of Special Schools in Providing Inclusive Education in Bhutan and Sri Lanka"
March 7th, 2022, 16:30~19:30, JST @online（Zoom）
Organized by ReCDI and Graduate School in Education, Kumamoto U
We hosted an international seminar on inclusive education in Bhutan and Sri Lanka with Kumamoto University. The seminar explored the role of special schools which are on the recent wave of inclusive education in Bhutan and Sri Lanka. Two principals and a senior programme officer from the Ministry of Education, Bhutan, and three principals of special schools in Sri Lanka were invited. A total of 92 participants from five countries joined the seminar.
Part I Bhutan
Riho Sakurai(ReCDI), Karma Norbu(MoE), Dorji Wangdrup(Muenselling Inst.), Dechen Tshering(Wangsel Inst.), Noriyuki Kawai(HU）
Part II Sri Lanka
Hiroko Furuta(Kumamoto U), Prasad Sethunga（U of Peradeniya), Kumuduni Abeyruwan (Senkadagala S.S.), S.W.Y.B.S.K. Beddewela(Mahinda S. E. Model S), Namalika Dissanayake (Bule Rose S. S）
Part III Wrap-up
Paul Lynch (U of Glasgow)
Flyer
Seminar on Inclusive Education
"Inclusive Education, Its Origins, Practices, and Policy Acceptance by Teachers: A Case from Bhutan and Japan"
October 9, 2020 @ Unselfish Office, Hiroshima City
Lecturer: Riho Sakurai (ReCDI)
Organized by Unselfish & Ossekai Corporation
Focusing on inclusive education in the Kingdom of Bhutan and Japan, seminar was about the history, practice, development, and future issues of inclusive education policy, as well as the values given by cultural and social values.
Participants from all walks of life, including social workers, managers, office workers, homemakers, students, and concerned parties, had a lively discussion.
Seminar on Mental Health Care
"Mental Health Care in the Community: Experience in Trieste, Italy, a Country without Mental Hospitals"
Nov 17, 2019 @ Higashi Senda Campus, HU
Lecture by Dr. Mario Colucci, Psychiatrist, Trieste Mental Health Authority
Organized by Research Group for Developing Science for Diversity and Inclusion and ReCDI
Outline: The Bazaglia Law in 1978 led to the closure of mental hospitals throughout the country, marking a fundamental shift to community mental health services in Italy. This year, the 40th anniversary of the Bazaglia Law, we invited a psychiatrist from Trieste, a city with one of the best community mental health services in Italy, to talk about the current state of mental health services, the philosophy behind it, and the meaning of mental health care in society.
FlyerSeminar on Dialogue
"Why Do We Need Dialogue Now?"
April 7, 2019 @ Higashi Senda Campus, HU
Tom Eirik Aankil, Professor, National Institute of Health and Welfare, Finland
Lecture "What is a Dialogue?"
Workshop "Future Dialogue in Complex Situations Involving Multiple Stakeholders"
Tarja Heino (Professor, National Institute of Health and Welfare, Finland)
Lecture "Family Group Conferences for the Safety of Vulnerable Children".
Organized by Research Group for Developing Science for Diversity and Inclusion and ReCDI
Outline: Dialogue is not a mere "conversation," but a dynamic pluralistic process of listening to the voices of others and going through changes in the process.
In the seminar, we learned about the principles of dialogue and how to put them into practice from Dr. Arnkil, the founder of "Future Dialogue" and Dr. Heino, the leader of "Family Group Conference" for supporting children, both from Finland.