Astudy on community support in Sendai City for persons with higher brain dysfunction

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  • Osaka Jun
    Department of Comprehensive Welfare, Faculty of Human Sciences, Sendai Shirayuri Women's College
  • Shimizu Tazuko
    Department of Comprehensive Welfare, Faculty of Human Sciences, Sendai Shirayuri Women's College
  • Onuma Takehide
    Emergency Clinic of the North Sendai City

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  • 仙台市における高次脳機能障害者への地域支援に関する研究

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<p>Kirara Club opened in 2001 as a rehabilitation facility for people with higher brain functional disorders.</p><p>Currently, a total of 38 people with higher brain functional disorders are participating in the job training support program. Among them, 29 are males, which is 76.3% of all participants.</p><p>The people with higher brain functional disorders, who come to Kirara Club, go through “Life Model Rehabilitation.” We developed the “Life Model Rehabilitation” based on the social work practice model.</p><p>More than 10 people have been employed as regular workers in the last 9 years, since 2001. Additionally, more than 15 people were qualified as care workers, and two people obtained chef licenses.</p><p>From now on, it is essential to have more facilities that support people with higher brain functional disorders, and a system where handicapped people can work more in society.</p>

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  • Neurotraumatology

    Neurotraumatology 33 (2), 145-151, 2010-12-27

    The Japan Society of Neurotraumatology

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