The Eco-Map and Its Uses : The Ecological Systems Perspective in Social Work Practice

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  • エコ・マップの概要とその活用 : ソーシャルワーク実践における生態学・システム論的視点

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The eco-map (ecological pictorial map) was developed in 1975 by Ann Hartman. It is a simple paper-and-pencil simulation and is used as an interviewing, assessment, planning, and interventive tool. It maps in a dynamic way the ecological system, the boundaries of which encompass the person or family in the life space. This paper is divided into three parts. In the first part, the author discusses the theoretical background of the eco-map, that is, the ecological systems perspective, and stresses the necessity of application of middle-range theory into social work practice. In the second part, instruction for drawing an eco-map and its uses and advantages are described. In the last part, an example of application method of an eco-map is suggested. In putting the method into practice, measurement of the outcomes of intervention by questionnaire and drawing an eco-map are operated together. It could make the effective evaluation of intervention possible.

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  • CRID
    1390001288045141120
  • NII Article ID
    110008093206
  • DOI
    10.24469/jssw.33.1_119
  • ISSN
    24242608
    09110232
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Disallowed

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