精神科ソーシャルワーカーとクライエントとのあるべき関係性 : ソーシャルワークの価値、クライエントの期待、精神障害者福祉領域の固有性を鑑みて

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Through out the history of social work, the worker-client relationship has always been vital. The nature of this relationship, however, has not been defined and grasped in context. So this article first reviews how the worker-client relationship has been considered, and then a suitable relationship in the field of social work for people with mental illness is discussed. The worker-client relationship is the embodiment of the values of social work, which include individual dignity, democracy, and social justice. They should also encompass partnership in which the client takes part in the process of social work, the worker and client are equal, and they develop through mutual influence. Furthermore, the relationship which is expected from clients is not a professional one, but is beyond the range of business, and they desire to be treated as persons, not as clients. Currently, the features of the field of mental disability are: (1) the target is the disability of relationship, (2) a mental illness tends to be chronic, and the worker-client relationship tends to continue for a long time, (3) workers should shoulder the role of ensuring safety, in society. So the relationship should be a partnership through an approach toward social change in an equal and mutual direction based on individual dignity and the belief in possibilities for everyone.
2005-11-08