JALT2025 - Tokyo

「My coworker's an a**hole!」 Strategies to cope with the "intercultural bully"

Oct 31, 2025, 2:15 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Practice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes) Psychology and Language Learning Room 504

Speaker

Dr Danshiro Velasco (Seikei University)

Description

Workplace harassment is an unfortunate reality for many people, and while the obvious response is to "report it," situations are oftentimes much more complex. While workplace harassment has been researched, particularly bullying, some find it difficult to apply strategies to their situation, especially those working in foreign countries and/or with culturally diverse colleagues. This workshop will discuss forms of harassment, different types of perpetrators, and strategies to cope with the harassment in an international environment.

Summary

Workplace harassment is an unfortunate reality for many people, and while the obvious response is to "report it," situations are oftentimes much more complex. While workplace harassment has been researched, particularly bullying, some find it difficult to apply strategies to their situation, especially those working in foreign countries and/or with culturally diverse colleagues. This workshop will discuss forms of harassment, different types of perpetrators, and strategies to cope with the harassment in an international environment.