Research on a child care worker roles and current issues in social work practice

家庭や地域社会における子育ち・子育てを応援するネットワークが崩れつつある現代社会において、保育所には従来の保育技術のみならず、地域の子育て家庭も対象とし相談援助機能が求められるようになった。しかし、現実には「気になる子ども」「気になる親」を前にして、どう対応していったらよいか悩んでいる保育士は少なくない。本研究では、保育士を対象とした事例検討会にて提示された対応困難事例27ケースについて、保育援助内容を整理し、社会福祉援助職としての相談援助活動について考察を行った。結果として、保育士は子どもの行動の背景にあるものを観察し、子どもや保護者の気持ちを肯定的に理解するようになった。また、ソーシャルワーカーとの連携により適切に保護者へ介入できたことにより、家族の子どもへの関わり方にも変化がみられ、26ケースにおいて子どもの状態が改善した。これらのことから、社会福祉援助技術の技法は保育・相談活動においても有効であることが示唆された。In these days when the nucleus of the family is changing form, with a smaller number of children per family and a weakened relationship with neighbors, there are only a few mothers who don't feel nervous about raising children. In this situation, where a lot happens while the child is growing, a steadily increasing load of stress from the worry from childrearing might result in the abuse of the child. The purpose of this study is to clarify the understanding of contents consultation and supporting the child care and its social work practice model for a child care worker. The case examination meeting for child care worker was carried out. The date, concerning 27 difficult case was submitted and examined. At the examination meeting, supervision of the case by the social worker was carried out. The results were as follows: (1) Child care worker observed the basic cause in the background of a child's action, and understood the feeling of the child and their parents in child rearing in the affirmative. (2) The situation also changed for the better in the family by having cooperated with the social worker and having intervened. (3) It led to a child's condition improving due to change from the child care worker and a family. From these experiences, it was suggested that the technique of social work skill is effective also in a nursery.departmental bulletin pape