The Changing Process of Meaning of Negative Experiences in Social Work Practice: Focusing on the Positive Talk of Social Workers

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  • SON Heesook
    社会福祉法人同和園総合調査研究企画室 同志社大学大学院社会学研究科（博士後期課程）

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  • ソーシャルワーク実践におけるネガティブな経験の意味づけ方の変化過程――現任生活相談員の肯定的な語りに焦点を当てて――
  • ソーシャルワーク ジッセン ニ オケル ネガティブ ナ ケイケン ノ イミズケ カタ ノ ヘンカ カテイ : ゲンニン セイカツ ソウダンイン ノ コウテイテキ ナ カタリ ニ ショウテン オ アテテ

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<p>The purpose of this study is to clarify the process by which negative experiences in social work practice come to have positive meaning. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted among 11 social workers and the results were examined using a qualitative data analysis.</p><p>The results of the analysis indicate social workers who were in a state of “losing direction” and “swaying” due to “facing a reality different from expectations” gained the support of “important others” and “became conscious of their own roles.” They also deepened their knowledge and skills through “changing themselves” and “polishing their skills.” They gained new awareness through “reconsidering by linking their own actions to situation changes” and grasped “unwavering practical skills” through self-confidence from self-insight and positive feedback from others. These attempts to overcome negative experiences came to have positive meaning by being incorporated into their thoughts and judgments in subsequent practice.</p>

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