Developing Consultation Skills in Social Work in Japan

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380775
• 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: Showa Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Kitamoto Keiko 昭和女子大学, 生活機構研究科, 教授 (30296363)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ソーシャルワーク / コンサルテーション / コンサルテーションスキル / 内部コンサルテーション / 外部コンサルテーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Research on consultations in social work in Japan is conventionally understood to be based on professionals providing advice in spite of the fact that it is actually performed by volunteers and local residents, and in addition to the advice skills that are covered in conventions, there are a wide range of other skills that are also required. This research was able to identify thirty-one of these skills.
In addition, it was also discovered that it is necessary to combine and circulate consultations outside of the organization (out-house consultations) together with the consultations provided within the organization (in-house consultations) in order to effectively implement consultations within an organization.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学