Topics

Itabashi CampusSenior Assistant Professor Terada gave a lecture at the 153rd Itabashi Volunteer and Civic Activities Forum

On Saturday, February 3, 2024, the 153rd Itabashi Volunteer and Civic Activities Forum was held at the Ohara Lifelong Learning Center Manaport Hall (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo), where lectures were given by Yukiko Terada, Senior Assistant Professor Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Technology Teikyo University, and other faculty members of our university. The lecture was titled "A talk about double care: childcare and nursing care that you don't have to do alone."

This forum was co-hosted by the Itabashi Volunteer and Citizen Activities Learning Promotion Center, a non-profit organization, and the Itabashi Ward Board of Education, and featured a lecture and group work on the theme of "double care," which refers to the situation of raising children and caring for the elderly at the same time.
Professor Hideki Yamamoto of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, representing our university as a sponsor, gave a speech, followed by a lecture by Senior Assistant Professor Terada. Senior Assistant Professor Terada also serves as the representative of DC NETWORK, Japan's first support organization for double caregivers, both childcare and elderly care, organized by medical professionals. In his lecture, he defined double care and introduced various examples of double care. The approximately 30 participants nodded in agreement as he explained the challenges faced by those involved, such as providing long-distance care while raising children. Following this, participants participated in a group work session using case studies based on the theme "What if there was a double carer living next door?" Facilitated by members of the support organization, including Senior Assistant Professor Yoshiko Amame, a lecturer in the Department Department of Nursing Faculty of Medical Technology, our university. The group discussions were very lively, and when the signal to end was given, the entire venue was filled with a reluctant atmosphere.
Our university will continue to work on raising awareness of double care both on and off campus, including planning on-campus events for our medical staff.

Click here for forum poster
Click here for information about Yukiko Terada

To the topic List