Kaoru Ichikawa is Chief Operating Officer of J.E.A.P (Japan Employee Assistance Program), Tokyo Japan. J.EAP provides EAP services to Nationwide in Japan.
She obtained her Master's and degree and worked in US for the total of 8 years. Upon returning to Tokyo, Japan, she has established Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) in Asian countries, including Japan, Malaysia, China, Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Philippines for a Motorola Inc. as Director of EAP.
Kaoru’s specialty is Human Side of Change Management. As an certified consultant and trainer in Organizational Transition Management, she has conducted Transition Management Training for over 50 times to facilitate business changes, such as, Mergers & Acquisition, Divestiture, Factory Shut-down and Organizational Restructuring for businesses across Asia Pacific countries.
As a trauma specialist and a holder of the advanced certificate of Critical Incident Stress Management, she has provided assistance to passenger and affected family members after the Singapore Airline Crash in Taiwan in 2000.
Kaoru is a first and only Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) in Japan. Other licenses include Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for State of California and Certified Clinical Psychologist for Japan Board of Clinical Psychologist.
Licenses:
~ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, State of California #17108)
~ Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP)
~ Clinical Psychologist (Japan Association of Clinical Psychologist #7065)
Appointments:
~ Industrial Accident Prevention Adviser, appointed by Minister of Welfare and Labor of Japan
~ Vice President, International Employee Assistance Professional Association (EAPA) Japan Chapter
~ Council member, Japan Industrial Stress Association
~ Permanent Council member, Japan Association of Industrial Counseling
Certificates:
~ Certified Trainer - Organizational Transition Management 1996
~ Advanced Certificate - Critical Incident Stress Management 1999
~ Certified Trainer – Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) 2001 Dialectical Behavior Therapy by Linehan Training Group - 1999
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