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Izumi****
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Izumi Sakamoto, Ph.D., MSW, MA, MS
Associate Professor****
Faculty of Social Work, The University of Toronto
246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1
Ph:(416)946-8224, Fax: (416)978-7072
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http://www.socialwork.utoronto.ca/faculty/bios/sakamoto.htm****
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As part of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Research Office's
initiative on knowledge mobilization, Professor Izumi Sakamoto and her
research team will be presenting the research findings on employment
challenges faced by immigrants, using a reader's theatre (a form of theatre)
on Friday Oct. 14. The reader's theatre is to highlight the tacit knowledge
underlying the notion of "Canadian experience," which is what immigrants
often experience as a barrier to employment. The actors include some of the
skilled immigrants who have participated in data collection process as well
as research assistants and professional actors. Discussants include Axelle
Janczur (Access Alliance), who is very knowledgeable about difficulties
faced by internationally trained social workers and other professionals, and
Marion Bogo, who is an expert in field education, focusing on implicit
knowledge/skills that are learned through social work field education,
making a link between the transmission of tacit knowledge for immigrants and
the field education in human service professions. Hope to see you there!****
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*Tacit Knowledge,** **Immigrants, and the Issue of *****
*“Canadian Experience”*****
*~ Why are immigrant professionals not getting jobs? ~ *****
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o *What is tacit knowledge?*****
o *Why is it Important?*****
o *How does it work in the workplace?*****
* **A Reader’s Theatre Performance!*****
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Friday, October 14, 2011 2:00 pm – 5:00pm ****
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*Presenters: Izumi Sakamoto, Ph.D. & Canadian Experience Project team
(Jessica Bleuer, Matthew Chin and actors)*****
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*Discussants: Marion Bogo (Professor, Social Work) & Axelle Janczur
(Executive Director, Access Alliance Multicultural Health & Community
Services) *****
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Room 548, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work****
246 Bloor Street West, Toronto ON****
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Please *RSVP* to Joanne: [log in to unmask] or 416-978-5720****
For agencies, practitioners, researchers and students (there is no fee for
this seminar)****
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This seminar is sponsored by the Office of the Associate Dean – Research,
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, as part
of its knowledge mobilization initiative. ****
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*Izumi Sakamoto*, Associate Professor, Factor-Intwentash Faculty of Social
Work****
Dr. Sakamoto’s research focuses on immigration, homelessness, empowerment
and anti-oppression. She is interested in inclusive research methodologies
and has used participatory arts for knowledge creation and dissemination. A
former Fulbright Scholar, she holds social work and psychology degrees from
the US (University of Michigan) and Japan (Sophia University). For the
examples of her past work, visit: www.comingtogether.ca;
http://www.artsandhomeless.com****
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*Canadian experience project *is a research study using arts-informed
research methodology, which explored employment challenges experienced by
skilled immigrants from a theoretical perspective of “tacit knowledge”. The
reader’s theatre script presented in this seminar is based on the research
data, including many verbatim words of research participants (immigrants,
their mentors, service providers and HR professionals). The project is
funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Standard Grant and Public Outreach Grant (Principal investigator: Izumi
Sakamoto). ****
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*<Canadian Experience Team>*****
*Jessica Bleuer *holds M.Ed. in Adult Education (OISE/UofT), and MA in Drama
Therapy (Concordia University). She has over 10 years experience
facilitating arts-based dialogue and popular education groups. Working with
various populations, she uses theatre as a tool to engage people in
conversations on topics including systemic barriers to the equitable
treatment of immigrants. Jessica has been teaching the use of theatre for
public engagement, social change and research purposes in Canada, US,
Ireland and Israel. Jessica has co-authored the theatre script presented at
this seminar. ****
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*Matthew Chin* is currently a doctoral student in the Anthropology and
Social Work Program at the University of Michigan and is interested in
looking at art programming with racialized immigrants facing mental health
issues in Toronto. He has been working with Dr. Sakamoto and others for
several years on various arts-informed community based research projects
relating to issues of homelessness, gender, immigration and employment.
Matthew has co-authored the theatre script presented at this seminar. ****
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*Actors *for this event* *include professional actors as well as research
assistants and people who have first-hand experience of immigration. ****
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*Axelle Janczur* has been working in the not for profit sector in Toronto
for over 25 years. With practice grounded in principles of access and
equity, her interests include addressing systemic barriers to services,
working with high-need disadvantaged communities to achieve change. She is
an experienced trainer and public speaker, and a committed volunteer. With
an MA in political science and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business,
over the past 13 years she has led Access Alliance Multicultural Health and
Community Services through a transformative process, prioritizing capacity
building to enhance services for immigrants and refugees, developing a
community based research agenda and advocating for improved access to the
determinants of health for individuals and communities facing discrimination
and marginalization.****
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*Marion Bogo* is Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work,
University of Toronto and an international leader, scholar and researcher in
field education in social work. Her research and scholarship focuses on the
processes of teaching, learning, and assessment of competence in field
education. Related to this presentation to-day, her studies have involved
experienced practitioners’ reflections and articulation of the underpinnings
of their practice – what has been referred to as tacit or implicit
knowledge. She has published extensively including over ninety journal
articles and book chapters on field education and social work practice, and
is a member of editorial boards of international journals in social work and
health. Her recent book *Achieving Competence in Social Work through Field
Education *(2010) further develops and extends field education principles
presented in the seminal book *The Practice of Field Instruction in Social
Work* (1998, 2nd edition, co-author). ****
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