Research on the roles of Social Worker in the Career Transition for Adults with Disabilities —Case Study of Kaohsiung City

• Main Authors: Tu, I-chia, 杜宜家
• Other Authors: Wang, Shu-twu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ath9c9

碩士 === 國立屏東科技大學 === 社會工作系所 === 104 === Student ID:M10161010 Title of Thesis: Research on the roles of Social Worker in the Career Transition for Adults with Disabilities —Case Study of Kaohsiung City Total Pages:126 Name of the School: National Pingtung University of Science and Technology　　　　 Department/Graduate Institute: Department of Social Work Date of Graduation: January,2016 Advisee: I-chia Tu Advisor: Shu-twu Wang Abstract: The numbers of social workers in career transition service of people with disables is relatively less than others in social work field. Related laws and regulations are not so clear, nor the position of social workers on their own duties and roles when providing career transition service for disabled people. Also the other professions may have different expectation and cognition toward social workers. The gap between each others may cause seriously damage or thereat on the disabled client. Therefore, it is very important to social workers to have a clear duties, roles and positions on the practice area. However, there’re seldom research on the professional role and features of the career transition service social workers. This research try to compare the differences between the aspect of social workers with practical experience, medical social workers and vocational rehabilitation case managers toward career transition service social worker and provide suggestion on policy development. A qualitative study was conducted in an interview of six social workers served in career transition service of disabled people, one medical social worker and one vocational rehabilitation case manager. Then some study findings were conducted as follows, 1. The nature of social workers include senior seniority, abundant experience, close family and interpersonal relationships, willing to concern the crowd, optimistic and enterprising, inclusive, self-affirmative and ideal but realistic. 2. The role of social workers served in career transition of disabled people contain 11 professional role models. That are coordinator, communicators, information collectors and providers, conveners and participants of meetings, educators, advocates, trackers, and consulters. Coordinators, communicators and information collectors and providers are three of the most important roles. 3. The gaps and conflicts between social workers and other professions happen on the different opinions within the career transition meetings and gaps on information providing. The coordination among professions are fine, but still need more communicate and coordinate. 4. On the policy development of career transition of disabled people, how do a social workers control their intervention when facing highly expectation and plural jobs. The process of providing service, the division of work, the complex systems, the information center of administration and the evaluation index are the sticking points of policy development. According to the research, the researcher try to give some suggestions in three aspects. Social workers should not forget the original intention, always reviewing themselves and attend professional training. Social workers should keep good relationship among net-working, try to conduct platform that cross profession and working field. In order to provide proper service and defend rights of disabled people, it is suggested to have clear duties and work content, complete training programs and evaluation system for social workers, and to integrate the services toward disabled people.