The Global Education Office hosts Lecture Series every year. The second lecture of this year was held on June 13, 2019, co-hosted by the School’s Assessment and Evaluation Committee. First, Ms. Emi DiCriscio* gave a lecture entitled “The Frontline of Child Welfare Practice in the USA: Protecting Children from Abuse and Crimes”. Then, an engaging discussion followed with the participants on how we can protect children and families from child abuse and neglect, as well as what Japanese society can learn from the case in the USA. The lecture was well received by the attending faculty and staff members, and students.
*Ms. Emi DiCriscio, MSS, is an experienced social worker in the area of child welfare and now serves as Social Work Service Manager at the Department of Human Services, Children and Youth Division in the US State of Pennsylvania.
Lecture by Ms. Emi DiCriscio 
Discussion with the participants