A study of advocacy on social work for disabled chilrdren

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380809
• 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: Shitennoji University
• Principal Investigator: TORIUMI Naomi 四天王寺大学, 人文社会学部, 准教授 (00388688)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HORI Masatsugu 熊本学園大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (60341583)
• Research Collaborator: SUZUKI Chiharu 自立生活センターあるる, 事務局長 ; SHIONO Takako 大阪市都島区障害者相談支援センター, 障害児者相談支援専門員
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: アドボカシー / 障害児 / 意見表明権 / 意思決定支援 / 権利養護 / ソーシャルワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In establishing a method of advocacy that secures the right to be heard the view of disabled children, research purposes were to present practical viewpoints of social work. Comparative study of guidelines related to advocacy in disabled peaple and advocacy in child nursing showed a problem that interested professionals are an advocate. As a research in the England, an independent third party advocate was aimed at guaranteeing opportunities for disabled children to participate in the process of developing care plans and treatment plans. In the person-centered plan that relies on the social model of disability, it was also functioning as an opportunity to learn rights, with a view to eliminating social barriers. Securing the continuity of advocacy of disabled children is a common problem in the England and Japan.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学