Foreigner's Help Desk Consultations
Free Exclusive Consultations
We support Mie residing foreigners by offering exclusive consultation sessions in various languages, in order to support Mie's foreign residents to live independently.
Mie residents can gain free confidential help through individual consultations. These consultations offer information on Psychological and Wellbeing advice and information on Legal Matters and Immigration.
Please see the below graph for scheduled dates.
Next scheduled event: Detailed information will be uploaded to this page around one month before the scheduled next consultation session.
Schedule and Completed Sessions
Legal Matters, Social Insurance and Immigration Consultations - our first
event in Matsuzaka! | Date and Venue | 13th November 2011 (Sunday) 1pm - 4pm Matsuzaka City Child Support Research Centre (Matsuzaka City, Kawai-cho 690-1) *Please see flyer below for venue map |
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| Content | Consultations on legal matters, social insurance and immigration in your
own language! 1 Lawyer 1 Certified Administration Specialist 1 Social Labour and Insurance Specialist |
| Flyer | Flyer (PDF) |
| Participation | Free - open to all foreign residents in Mie Prefecture (particularly those who require an interpreter) |
| Available Interpretation | 7 languages (Portuguese, Spanish, English, Tagalog, Thai, Indonesian, Chinese) |
| Places available | 12 (40 minutes per session) |
| Applications | Please apply by phone to take part. Reservations will be open from 9am 24th October (daily until 7pm) |
| Supported by | Mie Lawyers Association, Mie Prefecture Administrators Association, Mie Prefecture Social Labour and Insurance Specialists Association |
| Questions or Enquiries | MIEF - Mie International Exchange Foundation TEL：059-223-5006 FAX：059-223-5007 E-mail：mief@mief.or.jp |
Schedule for this fiscal year:
| Consultation Topic | Consultation Date |
Consultation Lecturer | Available Translations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological & Wellbeing Consultations | 4 March 2012 | Clinical Specialist | Portuguese, Spanish,, Tagalog, (3 Languages) |
| Legal Matters, Social Insurance & Immigration Consultations | 29 January 2012 |
Lawyer, Certified Administration Specialist, Social Labour & Insurance Specialist | Portuguese, Spanish, English, Chinese, Indonesian, Tagalog,Thai (7 Languages) |
Completed Consultation Sessions
| Consultation Topic | Consultation Date |
Consultation Lecturer | Available Translations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological & Wellbeing Consultations | June 26 | 2 Clinical Specialists | 9 Consultaions 18 Participants (Includes family & friends) Consultation Topics included: Childrens schools, raising children, daily stress and other concerns |
Psychological and Wellbeing Consultations |
September 11 | 2 Clinical Specialists | 6 Consultations 7 Participants (Includes family and friends) Consultation topics included: Child rearing, inter-office relationships and daily stress |
Legal Matters, Immigration and Social Insurance Consultations |
September 11 | 1 Lawyer 1 Certified Administration Specialist 1 Social Labour and Insurance Specialist |
12 Consultations 20 Participants (Includes family & friends) Consultation topics included: International marriage/divorce Terms and conditions of employment Pensions etc. |
Other Completed Sessions
| Session | Date | Lecturer/Speaker | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Seminar for Foreign Resident Counsellors | July 11 2011 (Monday) 13:30-15:30 |
- A lecture by a Clinical Psychologist (Mie Prefectural Psychological Medical
Centre) - A message from a practitioner (MIEF Medical Interpretation Volunteer) |
1) A lecture from a Clinical Psychologist on the mental frame of mind and
way of responding to counselling sessions 2) A message from a practitioner (things to take into account when counselling) 3) Group discussions (What can be difficult, what sort of counselling sessions they deal with) 4) Presenting back to the group, reflection and concluding remarks No. of Participants: 37 (Administrators, interpreters, police counsellors and others participated in the session) |
For details, please refer to the topic on our "What's New" corner on our websites top page.
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