2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Construction of an Effective Social Support Network Improving Social Adaptation

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20530520
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Principal Investigator	OSHITA Yumi 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (00382367)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	KAMO Kiyoshi 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (30099676)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2011
Keywords	保健 / 医療 / 介護福祉
Research Abstract	The purpose of this research was to construct a generative social support network model which could be used for clients who need to change the basic dynamics of their communication networks. First, a basic theoretical framework was constructed based on social constructionist social theory to assess a maladaptive communication network. Second, a framework for assessment was systematized, founded on this same theoretical framework, and intervention skills for family therapy influenced by social constructionism were integrated into this assessment framework. Third, a measurement method was developed based on Bales' interaction process analysis. The effectiveness of this clearly defined method for social work practice, grounded in social constructionist theory, was demonstrated through case analyses.

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