PhD(Cardiff University, Wales, UK), Master of Arts(Osaka City University)
Research funding number
50194329
ORCID ID
0000-0002-7451-9628
J-Global ID
201701009755784433
Profile
https://publons.com/researcher/1431544/tomofumi-oka/ Editorial board member: Qualitative Social Work(2001-present, Sage) The Qualitative Report(2005-present, Nova Southeastern University) International Journal of Self-Help and Self Care (2010-2014, Baywood) Voluntaristics Review Brill Research Perspectives (2017-present, Brill) Society (an active reviewer, 2019.05-2020.04, Universitas Bangka Belitung, accredited by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia)
Carol Munn-Giddings   Tomofumi Oka   Thomasina Borkman   Grace L. Chikoto   Jürgen Matzat   Rolando Montaño-Fraire   
The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations 1 393-416 Jan 2017 [Invited]
This chapter explores a type of formal volunteering, carried out in groups, by peers who share a problematic health, economic, or social condition or situation. Peers meet together in self-help/mutual aid groups (SH/MAGs) to alleviate or improve t...
Richard Chenhall   Tomofumi Oka   
Japanese Studies 36(1) 105-124 Jan 2016 [Refereed]
ABSTRACT: Stigma associated with alcoholism is common in Japan, and individuals who suffer from alcoholism often feel that it is a taboo to discuss their problems with alcohol in the general public. This paper describes the way in which the self-h...
Care, Loss, and the End of Life, edited by N. Hinerman & M. R. Sanders, Published by Brill 127-137 2016 [Refereed]
“Making Peace with Grief through Indigenous Wisdom.” (Tomofumi Oka, 2016) In N. Hinerman & M. R. Sanders (Eds.), Care, Loss, and the End of Life (pp. 127-137). Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press.
Spirituality: An Interdisciplinary View, edited by Jennifer Mata-McMahon, Tihana Kovač, and Grace Miller, Published by Brill 131-142 2016 [Refereed]
“Survivor Spirituality versus Popular-Therapeutic Spirituality: Two Conflicting Approaches to Supporting Japanese Family Survivors of Suicide.” (Tomofumi Oka, 2016) Pp. 131-42 in Spirituality: An Interdisciplinary View, edited by Jennifer Mata-McM...
the 3rd International Social Development Conference 8 Aug 2018 School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and Policy, Universiti Utara Malaysia
The knowledge base of self-help groups in Japan: Experience, popular psychology, and indigenous/religious knowledge (Tomofumi Oka, 2018). Paper presented at the 3rd International Social Development Conference 2018 (Organised by School of Applied P...
8th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health 19 Jun 2016 Singapore Association of Social Workers [Invited]
[Invited Plenary Speech] Equal Partnership, Indigenous Wisdom, and Readiness to Respond: Working with Self-Help Groups (Tomofumi Oka, 2016). Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, June 19-23, Na...
Oka, T   Tanaka, S   Ake, H   Kuwabara, S   
Waseda University, Tokyo: the 21st Asia-Pacific Social Work Conference 15 Jul 2011
Oka, T., Tanaka, S., Ake, H., & Kuwabara, S. (2011). Self-help groups for family survivors of suicide in Japan: For empowerment, not grief care. Presented at the 21st Asia-Pacific Social Work Conference, Tokyo, July 15-18.
The International Conference on Promoting Chronic Care: Towards A Community-based Chronic Care Model for Asia 8 Jan 2010 the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation (WHO Collaboration Centre for Rehabilitation and Community Rehabilitation Network)
[Invited Plenary Speech] The power and potentiality of peer-led self-help groups in comparison with professional-led support groups: Self-help experiences in Japan (Tomofumi Oka, 2010). Presented at The International Conference on Promoting Chroni...