The History of the Development of the Vision for Group Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Japan:Continuity with Pre-institutionalization Practices

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26380785
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	Rikkyo University
Principal Investigator	SAITO Yasuko 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 特定課題研究員 (80647602)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Keywords	知的障害 / グループホーム制度化前史 / グループホーム構想 / 世話人 / 東京都生活寮 / 信楽青年寮 / 民間下宿 / グループホーム成立史 / 池田太郎 / 生活寮 / 通勤寮
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This work examines the pre-history of the institutionalization of the group home system for people with intellectual disabilities in 1989; it investigates the establishment processes and actual conditions of related pioneering practices and also considers their continuity with the group home system of local and national government. Study materials and testimonies revealed that the practice of the private boarding house that grew out of Shigaraki Youth Dormitory from the start of the 1960’s has been used as a model for the case of Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s independent project of the boarding house for people with intellectual disabilities that started in 1978. However, the professionalism and diverse support systems of the caregivers supporting the private boarding house in Shigaraki may have been overlooked.