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September 2021

Results of Technical Intern Training Presented at the “Congress of the Japan Society of Functional Recovery Care and Power Rehabilitation”

Implementing organization: Dolphin Aid Supervising organization: Hiroshima Human Resource Development Cooperative Association

Dates: June 19–20, 2021
Hosted by: Japan Society of Functional Recovery Care and Power Rehabilitation

Indonesian trainee Yuana Alivia (technical intern trainee (ii), first year) gave a presentation on her care work training as a foreign technical intern trainee alongside presentations by Japanese nursing and medical professionals at a nationwide convention. She addressed the topics of not only “taking care of recipients through nursing” but also “recipients becoming able to walk and use the toilet themselves.” The content of her presentation was highly praised and won her the “President’s Special Award.” Her achievement was even widely covered by local newspapers. She is also working extremely hard at her Japanese-language studies—she came to Japan after acquiring level N3 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) and passed N2 nine months later. She continues to make diligent efforts in her daily training, such as by reading technical books.

●Motivation for applying to and participating in the congress
At Dolphin, we have been studying functional recovery care on a companywide basis and participating in training, etc. Upon hearing about the upcoming congress, our CEO urged us to take on the challenge. This was our first time participating.

●Episodes related to instruction on the content of the presentation
Although our technical intern trainees are working hard at their Japanese-language studies, we paid attention to ensure that they could properly understand any specialized terms or expressions not commonly used in everyday life that might come up in conversations between staff members during practice. We also tried to select each word carefully when instructing them by thinking about how we could explain things in a more easily understandable way.
Then, during practice, we tried to help them become more attuned to the need for functional recovery care by sharing the changes that gradually emerge in care recipients each time, such as, “Today, they held a cup and drank tea all by themselves, didn’t they?” or “When I greeted them, they responded with a smile.”
Also, when presenting case studies, there were some aspects of what technical intern trainees felt and learned through their practice that they had difficulty expressing in Japanese. As a result, we spent a lot of time struggling and thinking together about which words would be best to use.
This initiative is still underway. In the future, we will continue to learn about functional recovery care and move forward with the initiative together with our technical intern trainees.

Comment from Ms. Yuana: “In Indonesia, care for the elderly is mainly performed by family members in the home and is still a developing field. I hope to absorb a lot of knowledge while I am in Japan.”

Comment from Ms. Yuana:“In Indonesia, care for the elderly is mainly performed by family members in the home and is still a developing field. I hope to absorb a lot of knowledge while I am in Japan.”

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