Current Recruitment and Assignment Issues for Local Governments Hiring Professional Social Workers: A Case Analysis of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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  • JINNAI Yuki
    （元）神奈川県立保健福祉大学大学院保健福祉学研究科保健福祉学専攻（博士前期課程）

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  • 市町村行政における社会福祉専門職の採用と配置の実態と課題――神奈川県内市町村を対象とした調査結果の分析から――

Abstract

<p>The number of local governments employing professional social workers, even in small municipalities, has recently increased. This study aims to clarify the actual situation of professional social workers as local government employees in terms of recruitment, assignment, job roles, and human resource development. A multiple-choice questionnaire was mailed to 33 local governments in Kanagawa Prefecture to collect data for case analysis. Twenty-five municipalities completed the questionnaire (75.8% response rate). Recruitment and assignment of professional social workers was confirmed in 16 locations. The results show that it is becoming more common to recruit and deploy professional social workers as local government employees; their job roles are particularly recognized in the field of public assistance. The results of this discussion also suggest that it takes a considerable amount of time for local governments to gain a deeper understanding of the mezzo- and macro-level features of social work practice, and the improvement of the organizational understanding of expertise is an issue.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390860631066557952
  • DOI
    10.24469/jssw.64.2_41
  • ISSN
    24242608
    09110232
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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    Disallowed

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