「介護で離職しないために～仕事と介護の両立セミナー」を開催 / Seminar on 'Balancing Work and Caregiving' held at TUFS

2017.11.29

2017年11月29日（水）、本学において、知っておけば必ず役立つ"入門、準備編"の「仕事と介護の両立セミナー」を開催しました。
ほとんどの人が経験することになるのは分かっていても、なかなか自分事として準備が始められない介護問題。今回はそうした介護未経験者のための初級編セミナーとして総務企画課と人事労務課が講師を務め、なぜ介護離職を防ぐことが重要なのか、「事前の心構え」、「ひとりで抱え込まない」、「働き方の見直し」について理解しました。
社会と学内の支援制度、地域の相談窓口等のひととおりの介護のしくみをやさしく学び、また、準備の第一歩として家族で将来の介護について話し合う際に便利なチェックシート：「親が元気なうちから把握しておくべきこと」も手に入れました。
事前の知識習得と準備により、介護離職が防げますことを祈っています。

＊本セミナーは平成28年度文部科学省科学技術人材育成費補助事業「ダイバーシティ研究環境実現イニシアティブ（牽引型）」の一環として実施しました。
On Wednesday the 29th of November, a useful preparatory seminar on 'Balancing Work and Caregiving' was held at TUFS.
There is currently a problem concerning caregiving in Japan, as even though most people understand what it involves, very few are able to properly prepare themselves for the task. For this reason, the TUFS General Affairs and Planning Division, and the TUFS Personnel Division provided lecturers to hold an introductory seminar aimed at those with no prior caregiving experience. This seminar explored why it is important to avoid quitting one's career for caregiving, and covered a range of topics such as 'prior mental preparation,' 'asking for help,' and 'reconsidering your work style.'
Participants learnt about support systems within and outside of TUFS, local consulting services, and the basics of caregiving, and, as a first step towards preparing their families for future caregiving, were also given a handy check sheet: 'Things to Understand While Your Parents Are Still Well.'
We hope that, through preparation and acquisition of the relative knowledge, participants can avoid leaving their careers behind for caregiving.
＊This seminar was held as part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's 2016 'Initiative for Realizing Diversity in the Research Environment, Funds for the Development of Human Resources in Science and Technology.'