U.S. - Japan comparative study on social work roles in assisting reentry of inmates with mental illness

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H07252
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Toyo University (2017); Japan Women's University (2016)
• Principal Investigator: TOI Hiroki 東洋大学, ライフデザイン学部, 助教 (00780397)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 社会福祉関係 / ソーシャルワーク / 触法精神障害者 / 社会復帰支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The results of this study indicated that psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, clinical social workers, and discharge planners, with correctional staff, provide correctional mental health treatment and services in assisting reentry of inmates with mental illness, using multidisciplinary team approaches in the U.S. state correctional facilities. Similarly, the findings showed that social workers, as the multidisciplinary team members, assume a broad range of professional function such as clinical practice, reentry planning, and advocacy. Further research on clinical practice, in addition to existing reentry practice, will be essential in order to enhance correctional social work in Japan, by utilizing multidisciplinary team approaches.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学