How the Drama Method Works for the Education of the Micro Level Social Work : Response to Criticisms of Micro Level Social Work

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  • 援助論教育における演劇的手法の意味をめぐって : ミクロソーシャルワーク批判との対話
  • エンジョロン キョウイク ニ オケル エンゲキテキ シュホウ ノ イミ オ メグッテ ミクロソーシャルワーク ヒハン ト ノ タイワ

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The importance of "self awareness and the ability to understand others" as well as "the ability to communicate with others" is emphasized in the counseling-practice curriculum of social work education. In order to foster these abilities, a department of social work introduced group work with a theater-art component in its communication course. This paper (1) reviews criticisms of Micro social work and psychotherapy approaches, social constructionism, and the social model of disability; (2) presents the utilization of drama as a method in a communication course; and (3) analyzes the course itself. The findings include that the students (1) experienced holistic cognition of self and sensitivity to others, and (2) discovered free expression within the non-judgmental class environment. It is important to understand the changes observed in the class as changes in awareness within a Mezzo-level system, rather than as individuals within a Micro-level system.

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