Study on the formulation of a system for inhibiting early-stage resignations from competitive employment by people with intellectual disabilities

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380811
• 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: Kansai University of Welfare Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Fukui Nobuyoshi 関西福祉科学大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (50727708)
• Research Collaborator: Inui Ituko 社会福祉法人大阪市障害者福祉・スポーツ協会, 大阪市職業リハビリテーションセンター, 所長 ; Sakai Kyoko サテライト・オフィス平野, 所長
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 知的障がい者 / 職場定着 / 離職

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We administered a questionnaire on factors influencing early-stage resignation in people with intellectual disabilities.From the results, we identified the following six items as factors influencing job retention: “Rehabilitation Certificate classification”, “presence or absence of living with family members”, “presence or absence of a workplace mentor”, “employment in manufacturing or a non-manufacturing industry”, “income”, and “number of working days per week”.
We then conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 individuals who were　WSO counselors, business owners, or corporate recruiters of people with intellectual disabilities．WSO counselors cited the following as job retention initiatives and measures: monitoring through workplace visits and adjustments to the workplace environment． Interviewees from the business side cited a rigid enforcement of speaking to the disabled individual; coordination and information sharing with the WSO．

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