The Study of Assessments for the Japanese Psychiartic Social Workers' Practice

2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 11610206
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: KITAJIMA Eiji Tokai University, School of Health SCIENCE, Professor, 健康科学部, 教授 (30276860)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): FUJIBAYASHI Keiko Hokkaido Asaigakuen University, School of Human services, Assistant professor., 人間福祉学部, 講師 (60316289) ; OKADA Shinich Osaka City University, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Assistant Professor., 生活科学部, 講師 (20291601) ; NISHIMURA Akio National Institute of Health Services Management, Department of Health Care Economics, Senior Researcher, 病院管理研究所・医療経済研究部, 主任研究官
• Project Period (FY): 1999 – 2000
• Keywords: Social Work / Japanese Psychiatric Social Workers / Gloval Assessment of Functioning (GAF) / Independent Living

Research Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop the practical assessments for the Japanese Psychiatric Social Workers' (PSWs) practice. In order to help effectively the psychiatric patients for their independent livings, the social workers need the practical assessment tools. The assessment tools for the psychiatric patients in the field of social work practice had not been fully developed at present.
The survey was conducted by using the scale of the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and a part of the items in the Care Assessment of the ADL for the psychiatric patients developed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Mental Health and Welfare Division. In conclusion, it was fond that the two assessment tools were useful for the Psychiatric Social Workers' practice.