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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC525003 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 福祉心理学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
フクシシンリガク
Subject Name in
English
Psychology for Social Welfare
Instructor KOBATAKE KEIKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
コバタケ ケイコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture, Seiminer 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Psychology
Eligible Students
Keywords Problems and Background of Welfare Site, Socio-psychological Problems and Support of Welfare Site, Abuse, SDG_03 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Psychology
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To acquire advanced psychological knowledge. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Goal of the class
1.The problem which arises in the welfare field and the background can be explained.
2.Psychosocial problems and necessary support methods in the welfare field can be explained.
3.Sufficient understanding of the problem of child abuse and necessary support techniques can be explained mainly from the viewpoint of "child safety" for those who have no need.
4.Sufficient understanding of dementia and elder abuse of the elderly and necessary support for the family and facility staff can be explained.
5.They have knowledge on the tests using in welfare, etc. and can be outlined.
6.The importance of cooperation with the fields of health and medical treatment, education, justice and crime can be explained as a region close to the welfare field.

Outline of the class
The welfare field is an important support resource for the people who are socially necessary for nursing such as abused children, disabled children and persons, and old people. They learn the psychosocial background and problems of the support object person of such welfare field, and they learn necessary psychological support method. And, the problem which arises in the welfare field and the background are understood, and the basic knowledge of digging up and correspondence of the support needs which are required in the field is acquired. 
Class Schedule lesson1  Welfare System and Covered Persons (from children to the elderly)
lesson2 Medical Findings and Family Pathology of Child Abuse
lesson3 Treatment of Abused Children under the Abuse Prevention Law
lesson4 Life and Support of Children in Children's Institutions and Coexistence with Families and Communities
lesson5 Welfare System for Disability
lesson6 Psychosocial Issues and Necessary Psychological Support
lesson7 Family and Community Support for Children and Persons with Disabilities
lesson8  Mini report
lesson9 Overview of the elderly and dementia, and the welfare system
lesson10 Psychosocial issues and psychological support needed
lesson11 Problems and issues that arise in the welfare field, Abuse of the disabled and the elderly
lesson12 Relationship and Cooperation between Health and Medical Care and Education from the Perspective of Welfare Facilities
lesson13 Practical use of psychological tests used in the welfare field
lesson14  Developmental assessment, ADL evaluation, etc. for the life support of children in the welfare field
lesson15 Summary



 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Psychology for Social Welfare, Takashi Kawabata, Hiroki Sasakawa, Minerva Shobo, 2020 ISBN978-4-623-08718-1  C3311 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) PPT, Video(ex. You tube) 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students should read and understand the contents of the textbook beforehand because they are supposed to understand the contents of the textbook. (1 hour of preparation)
Organize class content based on materials distributed during classes. (Review 30 minutes) 
Requirements  
Grading Method evaluation point of view
1.The problem which arises in the welfare field and the background can be explained.
2.Psychosocial problems and necessary support methods in the welfare field can be explained.
3.Sufficient understanding of the problem of child abuse and necessary support techniques can be explained mainly from the viewpoint of "child safety" for those who have no need.
4.Sufficient understanding of dementia and elder abuse of the elderly and necessary support for the family and facility staff can be explained.
5.They have knowledge on the developmental tests, etc. and can be outlined.
6.The importance of cooperation in the fields of health and medical treatment, education, justice and crime as related organizations in the welfare field can be explained.
The final report (60%) is imposed on the achievement goal, and the final evaluation is carried out together with the mini report (40%) in the class. 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Teachers qualified as certified psychologists give lectures on welfare psychology. 
Message In the clinical field of welfare, it is difficult to say that the specialization of psychological work is clear compared to other fields. That's why we need to learn basic knowledge and theory
With this in mind, you should learn to be more flexible and cuddly with people who are called "socially vulnerable" according to the situation on the site. 
Other  
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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