Date: March 14, 2009, 13:00-16:30
Venue: Ochanomizu University 2-1-1 Ohtsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
Speakers and Commentator
- Speakers
- Commentator
Koichi Hiraoka
Professor. Department of Human and Social Science, Ochanomizu University

Sirpa Wrede
Adjunct Professor, Academy Research Fellow, Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki

Teiji Ota
Professor. Department of Social Work, Kanagawa University of Human Services.

Harumi Sasatani
Professor. Department of Education, Hokkaido University of Education, Sapporo, Japan.
Program
13:00-13:10 Introduction (Harumi Sasatani)
13:10-14:00 The Competing Rationalities of the Finnish Politics of Care and their Impact on Care Work and Care Workers (Sirpa Wrede)
14:00-14:30 Community-based Comprehensive Care System and Care Worker Training in Japan (Teiji Ota)
14:30-14:50 Break
14:50-15:20 Care Workers・ People with care needs ・ Family Carers:Mechanism of Inclusion into/Exclusion from Long-term Care Insurance System (Harumi Sasatani)
15:20-15:40 Comment (Koichi Hiraoka)
15:40-16:25 Panel Discussion (All Speakers)
16:25-16:30 Concluding remarks (Harumi Sasatani)
This seminar is organized by Caring Research Group and funded by 2006-2008 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Creative Basic Research , Project leader: Professor Harumi Sasatani, Project title "Gender and Market Analysis Regarding Japan-style Care Policies and Reorganization of the Caring Relationship").