The issues regarding children have been complicated in schools. The number of children skipping school is increasing these days and the age of misconduct is becoming lower. Underlying this situation there are severe family issues, including child abuse, neglect and poverty. Schools demand personnel who understand children’s’ environmental issues and who can coordinate among outside agencies to strengthen the ties between agencies. School Social Workers are expected to deal with these issues as social work specialists.
What is “Research Institute for Evaluation Support of School Social Work”?
After the “Key Person Project”, we established this research institute with experts, in order to use the study in the society. (Director Noriko YAMANO) This study group is supported by JST(Japan Science and Technology agency).
What is "Key Person Project?"
“Key Person Project” is started in 2012 in order to further strengthen on-campus study.
Prof. Noriko YAMANO was appointed to one of the main member and contributed to implementation of the study and various events in OPU.
The project name is “Evidence Based School Social Work Study: Development and Accumulation of effective model, and systematization” (Aug. 2012-Mar. 2014)
About High-level SSWer training.
We have worked on SSW training program as a part of MEXT’s “support system improvement project for highly developed education research” since 2009.