Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Summary
The 18th ASEAN and Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies

●Date and Venue:

Date: 30 October 2020

Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)


●Participants: total 144 participants


●Theme: “Promoting inclusive society for the children’s future -Focusing on support for children with developmental disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families-”


●Organizer: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Government of Japan

【Program】

○ Opening Remarks

- Mr. Tamura Norihisa, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
- H.E. Kung Phoak, Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN Socio-Culture Community (ASCC), ASEAN Secretariat

○ Keynote Speech
Towards Social Implementation of Evidence-Based Management for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families （PDF:2,631KB）

- Dr. Kamio Yoko, President, General Incorporated Association Japan Center for Developmental Disorders

○ Presentations from Collaborative Organizations

Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Addressing Autism: Progress and Ways Forward in ASEAN（PDF:947KB）
- Dr. Sita Sumrit, Assistant Director and Head of Poverty Eradication and Gender Division, ASEAN Human Development Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat

WPRO’s Activities in Children with Developmental Disorders and Their Families（PDF:1,864KB）
- Dr. Martin Vandendyck, Technical Lead, Mental Health and Substance use, Division of Programmes for Disease Control (DDC) , World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

ILO’s initiatives in supporting employment for people with Developmental Disorders（PDF:267KB）
- Mr. Takasaki Shinichi Director, ILO Office for Japan

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Cooperation and Contribution for persons with disabilities including developmental disorders（PDF:2,491KB）
（JICA Thematic Guidelines : Disability and Development）（PDF:1,813KB）
（JICA’s activities on Disability and Development）（PDF:2,781KB）
- Dr. Kuno Kenji, Senior Adviser on Social Security, JICA


○ Panel session 1:
Promoting a seamless community support system to care children with developmental disorders and their families
*Including Tips for support under new lifestyle required by COVID-19


Moderator:
- Mr. Taguchi Kazuho, Director, Office of Global Health Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW

Subject :
Establishing a Seamless Community Support System for Children with Developmental Disorders and Their Families（PDF:3,447KB）
- Mr. Tanaka Naoki, Coordinator of Measures for Developmental Disorders, Support Office for Children with Disabilities and Persons with Developmental Disorders, Welfare Division for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, MHLW

Reports:
Research on Current Status and Issues of Healthcare Policies for Persons with Developmental Disorders in Southeast Asia（PDF:276KB）
- Dr. Sano Ryuhei, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Policy and Administration, Hosei University


○ Panel session 2
Development of medical and welfare services and their coordination for early detection and intervention for developmental disorders
*Including Tips for support under new lifestyle required by COVID-19


Moderator:
- Mr. Taguchi Kazuho, Director, Office of Global Health Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW

Subject:
Development and Cooperation of Health and Welfare Services Towards Early Detection and Intervention for Developmental Disorders（PDF:3,448KB）
- Dr. Honda Hideo, Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychiatry, Shinshu University School of Medicine

Reports:
- Thailand（PDF:5,594KB）


○ Panel session 3
Support for work and social life for persons with developmental disabilities
*Including Tips for support under new lifestyle required by COVID-19

Moderator:
- Mr. Taguchi Kazuho, Director, Office of Global Health Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW

Subject:
Challenges in Supports for Working and Social Life of Persons with Developmental disorders（PDF:80KB）
- Dr. Umenaga Yuji, Professor, School of Education, Waseda University

Employment Support by Local Vocational Centre for Persons with Disabilities（PDF:2,048KB）
- Mr. Iguchi Shuichi, Senior Researcher, Research Group on Support for Persons with Disabilities, National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation (NIVR), Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers (JEED)

Reports:
- Malaysia（PDF:2,205KB）

○ Panel session 4
Support for families of children with developmental disorders
*Including Tips for support under new lifestyle required by COVID-19


Moderator:
- Mr. Taguchi Kazuho, Director, Office of Global Health Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW

Subject:
Supports for Parents of Children with Developmental Disorders（PDF:1,205KB）
- Dr. Inoue Masahiko, Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tottori University

Reports:
- Vietnam（PDF:2,397KB）
- Indonesia（PDF:522KB）

○Case Study
- Osaka Support Center for Persons with Developmental Disorders,’ Act Osaka’
- Region Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities, JEED
- Social Welfare Cooperation, ‘Busshien’


○Adoption of Recommendations（PDF:50KB）


○Closing

- Mr. HIRAIWA Masaru, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Affairs, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW


Report on The 18th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies (with photos) （PDF:1,377KB）

【Meeting Video Recording（You Tube）】
- Morning Session
- Afternoon Session


【Appendix】

○ Background of the Meeting:

The ASEAN and Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies has been organized by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan since 2003. The purpose of the meeting is to enhance human resource development in health and social welfare areas, and to strengthen the Japan-ASEAN cooperative relationship.
This meeting has been recognized as a vital platform to support the ASEAN Plus Three (Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea) Health Ministers’ Meetings as well as the ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meetings on Social Welfare and Development. Japan reports the outcome of the meeting to the ASEAN Plus Three Ministers’ Meetings.
Since 2011, MHLW has invited officials in charge of employment policies in addition to health and social welfare experts, with a view to promoting cooperation in these three related fields.


○ Past themes of the ASEAN and Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies:

The 1st Meeting November 2003 Human Resource Development for Social Welfare and Health Services
The 2nd Meeting August 2004 Development of Human Resources and Implications of Aging Societies
The 3rd Meeting August 2005 Health and Welfare Services for Children and People with Disabilities
The 4th Meeting August 2006 Support to Vulnerable People (Children and Women)
The 5th Meeting August 2007 Collaboration of Social Welfare and Health Services, and Development of Human Resources and Community
-Community Services for the Elderly-
The 6th Meeting September 2008 Healthy Next Generation:
- Strengthening Joint Collaboration between Health and Social Welfare -
The 7th Meeting August 2009 Towards an Inclusive Society
-Strengthening the collaboration between social welfare, health and medical systems for Children with Disabilities-
The 8th Meeting August 2010 Poverty alleviation with a focus on vulnerable people
- through strengthening collaboration between the social welfare and health services-
The 9th Meeting October 2011 Human resource development in the sectors of welfare and health
-with a focus on capacity building of service providers and employability promotion of vulnerable people-
The 10th Meeting October 2012 Caring Societies for the Socially Vulnerable Suffering after Natural Disaster
The 11th Meeting December 2013 Active Aging
The 12th Meeting December 2014 Resilient Communities for Active Aging
The 13th Meeting October 2015 People-Centered Disaster Risk Reduction and Restoration
The 14th Meeting November 2016 Facilitating the participation and improvement for the accessibility for those who need a social support
The 15th Meeting October 2017 Healthy Development of Children for Future Generations
The 16th Meeting December 2018 Promoting Inclusive Society Through Empowering Children and Youth and Alleviating Poverty
The 17th Meeting December 2019 Health and Active Ageing towards an Inclusive Society
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