type:Bulletin

高等教育機関への発達障がいのある学生の入学は増加傾向である．それに伴って，修学・学生生活への支援も拡充してきている．一方で，就職率については，他の障がい種と比べて，低くなっており，発達障がいのある学生への就職支援を充実させることは喫緊の課題である．就職活動が難しい要因には，発達障がい特性に起因する学生側の要因と就職活動の複雑さや採用する企業側の要因が考えられる．その中でも，就職活動の基礎となるライフスキル支援についての重要性は多くの大学や就労移行支援機関が認識しており，それに応じたプログラムも開発されている．本研究では，この分野ではSTART（Survival skills Training for Adaptation Relationship Transit）プログラムを開発し，先駆的に取り組んでいる明星大学の実践を元に，本学の発達障がいのある学生への社会移行支援プログラムの充実化に向けての課題と可能性について考察した．その結果，スキル定着的なプログラムだけではなく，それを支える全学的な“安全・安心な居場所感”的な環境も必要であることが示された．

The number of students with developmental disabilities enrolled in institutions of higher education is increasing; accordingly, support for their studies and student life is expanding. However, the employment rate of students with developmental disabilities is lower than that of students with other disabilities. Thus, there is an urgent need to improve employment support for students with developmental disabilities. Factors that make job-hunting difficult can be broadly categorized into two types: student-related factors because of the characteristics of developmental disabilities and hiring company-related factors because of the complexity of job-hunting activities. Of these factors, the importance of life skills support, which is the basis for job hunting, has been recognized by many universities and employment transition support organizations, and programs have been developed accordingly. In this study, based on the practice of Meisei University, which has developed the Survival Skills Training for Adaptation Relationship Transit (START) program and is a pioneer in this field, we examine the social transition support program for students with developmental disabilities in our university, discuss the related issues, and make suggestions for its improvement. The findings reveal that in order to develop life skills, not only a program but a university-wide environment with a “safe and secure sense of place” to support the program is also needed.

特集「発達障害のある大学生への修学・就職支援」

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