Volunteer Training Course 1: Active Listening Skills | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T14:42:59+09:00PeatixパルヨンVolunteer Training Course 1: Active Listening Skillstag:peatix.com,2021:event-29043352021-09-18T14:00:00JST2021-09-18T14:00:00JSTWhen you live abroad, you experience many stressful situations. You can’t communicate well because you don’t know the language. You don’t know where or how to get information. Education system and medical services are different from what you are used to. Relations with your coworkers and friends etc. can be difficult because of the cultural differences. You can also experience racism and discrimination based on your ethnicity and gender. The aim of this course is train volunteers to provide support to foreign women who face these kinds of problems when living in Japan. This course is a part of a three-part training course. CONTENTS OF THIS COURSE Active listening skillsListening skills are the most important tool in the tool kit of a support volunteer. On this course you learn about various active listening skills through a lecture and role play exercises.Lecturer: Ms. Haley Waggener, TELL Japan Kansai Outreach Coordinator Ms. Waggener began volunteering with TELL in 2018 and has been responsible for outreach coordination in Kansai since March 2021. Prior to her arrival in Japan, she worked with nonprofits fighting sexual and domestic violence, working directly with survivors, as well as leading presentations on interpersonal violence and healthy relationships to students. ABOUT VOLUNTEERINGSupport volunteers have one to two 4-hour shifts per month. They support foreign women online by talking on the phone, chatting on a chat or answering questions which have been sent by email. Support volunteers work in teams of three. Occasionally volunteers accompany foreign women to a ward office, a social council office etc. Volunteers can choose whether they only provide online support or if they also support foreign women in person. Travel expenses will be reimbursed when supporting foreign women in person.We offer support for foreign women in multiple languages, Easy Japanese, Easy English, and in women’s first language via translation application. You can study about Easy Japanese, Easy English, how to use the translation application, and how to look for information during the extra training.There is no obligation for the participants to become volunteers. If you want to volunteer after completing the course, you will receive extra training for 4 months once month taking part in support activities under guidance. After finishing this training, you can start to volunteer.SCHEDULE OF THE REST OF THE TRAINING COURSE Part 2: How to Support Victims of Domestic ViolenceLecturer: Ms. Sunhwa Jang, staff at Kyoto YWCA/APTSeptember 25 (Sat) 10am - 12 noon via ZoomFee: 1000yen Part 3: Divorce and Inheritance Law in JapanLecturer: Ms. Satoko Tomita, Director of the International Affairs Office of Japan Legal Support Center (Hoterasu)September 28 (Tue) 7-9pm via ZoomFee: 1000yenWe will have the training course also in Japanese. If you want to learn more about the organizer the Foreign Women’s Association Paruyon, please visit our homepage https://paruyon.comThis volunteer training course has been made possible through a grant from the Mitsubishi Foundation and the charity Akaihane Chuo Kyodo Bokinkai.