Faculty of Education Department of Education and Welfare
Department of Welfare
Aiming for a society in which all people can live in their own way,
Learn practical knowledge and skills
In today's complex and diversifying world, we need a symbiotic society in which each of us supports each other. The goal of this major is to nurture human resources who can stand by people who have "difficulties in life" and support their lives.There is a “Social Welfare Specialized Course,” which aims to become a social welfare expert, and a “Welfare and Childcare Course,” which allows students to learn more about the welfare of children.Acquire practical knowledge and skills through extensive experiential learning.
Course to aim for
- Welfare office
- Board of Education (School Social Worker)
- Child independence support facility
- Social welfare council
- Licensed Nursery School
- Infant clinic
- child consultation center
- Social welfare facilities (children, people with disabilities, the elderly)
- Orphanage
- Child and Family Support Center
- Company
Qualifications and licenses to aim for
- Childcare teacher qualification (welfare and childcare course only)
- Social worker (eligibility to take the national examination)
- school (school)
social work curriculum - Disaster prevention
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Features of learning
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- Through experiential learning, learn the welfare needed in modern society
There are a wide variety of people who need social support, and each individual has the right and dignity to live, and has his or her own will and livelihood.In order to understand such diversity, this major emphasizes experiential learning outside the classroom.By going to people who need welfare and the organizations and organizations that support them and knowing the actual situation, we will learn about the welfare that is needed in modern society.
- 2
- Cultivate the ability to act and respond to manage welfare
In experiential learning such as service learning and internships, we work with welfare facilities, institutions and organizations to tackle specific issues.By thinking about problem-solving methods, formulating, proposing, and implementing specific measures, and receiving evaluations for the results, students develop truly practical problem-solving skills, the ability to take action, and the ability to respond.Acquire the knowledge, skills, and human power to manage welfare.
- 3
- Aiming to acquire various qualifications and play an active role as an immediate force
In the "Social Welfare Specialized Course", students aim to acquire social worker qualifications and school social worker qualifications. In the "Welfare and Childcare Course", in addition to that, the goal is to acquire a nursery teacher qualification.In addition, as part of the safety management education that is being developed throughout the university, it is also possible to acquire the qualification of "Disaster Prevention Specialist".You can aim for a ready-to-work force with high added value.
Class introduction
- public assistance theory
- Learn the basic mechanisms of public assistance and deepen understanding through case studies and discussions
As income inequality widens worldwide, the number of public assistance recipients is increasing in Japan as well.In class, students will understand the basic mechanisms of public assistance, as well as think about the effects of a rapid increase in the number of beneficiaries on local government finances and protection implementation systems, as well as the ideal form of support for self-reliance.By taking up actual cases and discussing them repeatedly in groups, we will gain a concrete and multifaceted understanding of public assistance issues and raise awareness of the issues.
- school social work theory
- Thinking about how social work should be to solve problems surrounding children and parents
Cultivate a perspective of social work that solves various problems concerning children and parents that occur at home, school, and society.What is the situation at home and school surrounding the child?Why do we need school social work now?What kind of support is there?In addition, students will learn about the "team approach" in collaboration with various fields such as education, psychology, and medicine related to children.
- Community Welfare Theory
- Thinking about the welfare of diverse people living in the community through support during disasters
A wide variety of people, including the elderly, people with disabilities, children, and foreigners, live in the community.What should various people do to live happily together as residents living in the same area?What is necessary for each person to play a leading role in welfare and help each other? With the keyword "support during disasters," we will think about what we should do to protect the safety and security of the local community.
Voice of the teacher in charge
Aiming to be a “professional in interpersonal assistance” that is trusted by people,
let's learn together
I have worked as a social worker for many years with many people, including welfare professionals, volunteers, and NPOs.The connections I made then are still my assets and they shape who I am.I believe that the work of a social worker is "a job that enriches me" by looking at the state of society and meeting and working with many people.Together with our teachers and like-minded peers, let's step up in a fun way while accumulating practical experience, not only to acquire qualifications, but also to enrich our precious university life itself.I would like you to become a “professional of human assistance” that is trusted by people, who can contribute to society while valuing each individual.
Lecturer Yuko Iwamoto
●Community Welfare Theory ●Social Research Theory Ⅰ ●Social Work Practice ●Social Work Practice Guidance, etc.
[Career] After graduating from university, worked for about 20 years as a volunteer coordinator (social worker) at the Volunteer Center of the Council of Social Welfare.After that, she went on to research, and in 2009 completed the first term of the doctoral course at the Graduate School of Human Welfare, Kwansei Gakuin University.
[Books] “Learning about Community Welfare Today: Theory, Practice, and Skills (co-author)”, “Social Work Practicum Programming Workbook – Advantages of Collaboration among Practitioners, Training Schools, and Interns (co-author)”, etc.
