Tokiwa International Victimology Institute 6th symposium
Helping Victims of Natural Disasters: From Grassroots to Governance
Overview
Date: 30 September - 1 October, 2011
Location: The Elizabeth Rose Hall, UNU Headquarters
Co-Organizers: Tokiwa International Victimology Institute, UNU-ISP, Japan-US Evidence-based Mental Health Response Initiative, In collaboration with Kameda Medical Center
Contact: Vesselin Popovski, UNU-ISP: popovski@unu.edu
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The East Japan Great Earthquake of March 11, 2011 has once again raised the issue of how best to address the pain and suffering of victims of natural disasters and how best to sustain their psychological health over the long term.
World-renown experts on disaster victimization and aid workers dealing with the everyday realities of the victimization caused by natural disasters have agreed to share their experiences and understanding of the psychosocial impact of large-scale disasters on people. This symposium will enumerate ways to support the recovery of victims and to empower them in the 21st century through grassroots community development and governance. We shall pay full attention to the restoration of the precious daily life of disaster victims and to the development of more effective governance to meet the needs of disaster victims.
We welcome professionals working for disaster victims in management, medical services, social welfare, and education, and anyone interested in helping disaster victims. In particular, we welcome the participation of victims and surviving families of natural disasters.
Registration
Please send us your name, address, E-mail and phone number with the indication of which day(s)’ programme you would like to participate in to the following contact. The deadline for registration is 28 September, 2011.
Ms. Sakaba or Ms. Otake
E-mail: sakaba@tokiwa.ac.jp
TEL: 029-232-2868, FAX: 029-232-2522
Tokiwa International Victimology Institute (TIVI), Tokiwa University
1-430-1, Miwa, Mito-shi, Ibaraki 310-8585
Programme
Day 1 : Friday, 30 September 2011
Sub-Theme A: Understanding Disaster Victimization
| Opening | |
| 13:00-13:10 | Introductory Remarks
Ms. Teruko Kimura, a 3.11 Disaster Victim |
| 13:10-13:30 | Symposium Opening
Professor John P. J. Dussich, Ph.D., Director, TIVI, Tokiwa University Opening RemarksProfessor Jakob Rhyner, Ph.D. Vice Rector (Europe), UNU Conference ProceedingsProfessor Kieran Mundy, Ph.D., Deputy Director, TIVI, Tokiwa University |
| Keynote Address | |
| 13:30-14:20 | Re-Establishment of the Community Identity during the Processes of Restoring Life of Disaster Victims: From Perspectives of Disaster Sociology Professor Jun Oyane, Department of Sociology, School of Human Science, Senshu University, Tokyo |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 14:20-15:40 | Disaster Recovery in Action: The Ishinomaki Model
Shuki Ito, Chairperson, Ishinomaki Disaster Recovery Assistance Council (IDRA) Victims of Radiation Exposure in FukushimaMasaharu Tsubokura, MD., Social Communication Systems for Advanced Clinical Research, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo Mental Health Following Disaster: Working with Survivors of Extreme EventsMatthew Yoder Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, USA A New Paradigm of Victims of Natural DisastersKieran G. Mundy Ph.D., Deputy Director, Professor, Tokiwa International Vicitmology Institute, Faculty of Human Sciences, Tokiwa University Moderator: Professor Takeshi Koyanagi, Tokiwa International Victimology Institute, Graduate School of Vicitmology, Tokiwa University |
| 15:40-15:50 | Break |
| 15:50-16:10 | Q&A Session |
| 15:30-16:00 | 1st day Rapporteur
Professor Mark Creamer, Ph.D. University of Melbourne |
| Closing | |
| 16:30-17:30 | Reception Meeting Room, 12th Floor, UNU Headquarters Building |
Day 2 : Saturday, 1 October 2011
Sub-Theme B: Psycho-social Recovery of Victims of Natural Disasters
| Opening | |
| 9:30-9:35 | Opening Remarks
Professor K. G. Mundy |
| Keynote Speech | |
| 9:40-10:30 | Psychological Assistance for Victims of Natural Disaster: Current Situations
and Problems (TENTATIVE) Professor Takako Konishi, MD, Ph.D., Department of Human Studies, Faculty of Human Studies, Musashino University |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 10:35-12:00 | Exposure Oriented Treatments for Natural Disaster-related PTSD
Peter Tuerk, Ph.D., Director of Research & Training, Psychology Internship Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Associate Director, PTSD Clinical Team, Charleston VA Medical Center Cognitive-behavioral Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Victims of the Triple Disaster in JapanSheila Rauch, Ph.D., Director, Psychotherapy Core, Veterans Administration, Ann Arbour Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School Role Identification and Coordination of Care in Disaster Mental HealthYuriko Suzuki, MD, Ph.D., Division of Disaster Mental Health, Department of Adult Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Multiple Vulnerability to Natural Disasters: A Case Study of Ibaraki Prefecture, JapanMakoto Tamura, Ph.D., Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science, Ibaraki University Moderator: Peter Tuerk, Ph.D. |
| 12:00-12:20 | Q&A Session |
| 12:20-13:20 | Lunch |
Sub-Theme C: Victims of Natural Disasters and Issues of Governance
| Keynote Speech | |
| 13:20-14:05 | Victims of Natural Disasters and Issues of Governance Vesselin Popovski Ph.D., Senior Academic Programme Officer, Institute for Sustainability and Peace, United Nations |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 14:05-15:25 | Mark Creamer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Director (former) Australian Centre for Posttruamatic Mental Health (ACPMH), Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne John Wocher, Executive Vice President, Kameda Medical Center, Komogawa, Chiba Vulnerability and Coping Capacity of People Living in High Risk EnvironmentsJoern Birkmann, Ph.D., Academic Officer, Head of Section, Institute for Environment and Human Security, United Nations University (UNU-EHS), Bonn, Germany Responses of the Government of Japan to the Psychological Recovery of Victims of March 11Yukihisa Fujita, Senior Vice Minister of Finance, Member of the House of Councilors Moderator: Professor Mark Creamer |
| 15:25-15:45 | Q&A Session |
| 15:45-16:00 | Policy Recommendations (Announced by Professor Mundy) |
| 16:00-16:10 | Symposium Rapporteur
Professor John P. J. Dussich |
| Closing | |
| 16:30-17:30 | Symposium Closing Ceremony Professor Hidemichi Morosawa, Chairperson of Incorporated Educational Institution, Tokiwa University |
