Position within Board of Directors: Japanese Association of Schools of Social Work
Education (JASSWE) Representative 2017~
Affiliation and Position (other than IASSW): Professor at School of Social Welfare,
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Membership of Organizations (other than IASSW): Fellow of Science Council of Japan, Executive board member of the Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare, Secretary General of the Japanese Association of Social Welfare Academic Societies
Education Qualification/s (Degree): Ph.D. Social Work, Toyo University,
MSW, Washington University in St .Louis.
Language: Japanese and English
Interest Areas: Social work with the elderly, International social work
Current Research: Social work and care management in long-term care, Social work
ethics and marketization of welfare.
Email :hvakalahi@cswe.org