2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Study of the Japanese Code of Ethics of Social Workers
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18530451
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social welfare and social work studies
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
KITAJIMA Eiji Tokai University, Department of Health Science, Professor (30276860)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUJIBAYASHI Keiko Toyo University, Dept. of Sociology, Assistant Professor (60316289)
YOKOYAMA Yuzuru Hokusei Gakuen University, Dept. of Social Welfare, Professor (20244676)
NISHIZAWA Toshiro Mejiro University, Dept. of Human Service, Professor (30317747)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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| Keywords | social work / code of ethics / values / social worker |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to investigate the Japanese Code of Ethics of Social Workers which has been newly established by three major Japanese Social Workers' Organizations -Japanese Association of Social Workers, Japanese Association of Psychiatric Social Workers, Japanese Association of Medical Social workers, Japanese Social Workers' Association -in 2004. The questionnaires were sent to 1, 631 Medical Social Workers and 375 social workers in Ibaragi Prefecture. The questionnaires of 931 (46.1%) were returned. The results showed that the more than 80% of the social workers tried to follow the Code of Ethics.
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