The development of a practical model based on a common foundation of social work in community mental health

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380794
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Doho University
• Principal Investigator: Hirasawa Emi 同朋大学, 社会福祉学部, 講師 (70611804)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): Daisuke Kato 中部学院大学, 人間福祉学部, 講師 (00647604)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ソーシャルワーク / 精神保健福祉 / 地域生活支援 / 実践モデル / クラブハウスモデル / 国際比較

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to develop a social work practice model for people with mental illness in Japan. The method of the study includes interviews in community mental health care settings in Japan, North America, and Northern Europe. As a result, Japanese mental health system includes mental health hospital care and Integrated Support for People with disability requires activities with high flexibility to meet the needs of the people seen in North America and Nothern Europe. In addition, roles of the third sector, such as non-profit organization, and its supports for the activities becomes even more important.

Free Research Field

社会福祉