Analysis of Factors Promoting and Fostering Human Resources for Community Development and Comprehensive Consultation Support: A 10-year Longitudinal Study

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K02168
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
• Research Institution: Japan College of Social Work
• Principal Investigator: Hishinuma Mikio 日本社会事業大学, 社会福祉学部, 准教授 (80406347)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 地域生活支援 / 地域づくり / 包括的相談支援 / コミュニティソーシャルワーク / 個別アセスメント / 地域アセスメント / 専門職間連携 / 地域住民との連携

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to promote the practices and fostering of human resources responsible for community development and comprehensive consultation support. A questionnaire survey was administered to welfare professionals in 500 local governments in 2019, and 1,247 responses were received. Data were compared to those obtained in a 2008 survey to analyze the degree to which practices have been promoted over a 10-year period. Analysis results indicated an increase in the degree of practice in six areas: individual assessment, community assessment, interprofessional work, collaboration with local residents, service development, and human resource development. However, the degree of practice in community assessment remained low, thereby propelling the requirement for focused efforts in the near future.

Free Research Field

社会福祉

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現在、国は包括的支援体制の構築に向けて、相談支援、参加支援、地域づくりに向けた支援の充実を図ろうとしている。本研究は、それらの支援を行う社会福祉専門職が、どのようなことに困難さを感じているのか、さらには10年前の調査と比較して、実践がどの程度促進されているのか、他機関他職種との連携がどの程度進んでいるのかを、全国500箇所の自治体を対象とした調査によって明らかにしたものであり、今後の社会福祉専門職養成における課題を浮かび上がらせた。