Attitudes Toward Persons With Disabilities Among Japanese Social Work Students
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Keywords
social work, Japan, attitudes
Abstract
The Modified Issues in Disability Scale (MIDS) was implemented on 194 social work students in Japan in order to assess their attitudes toward people with disabilities. Findings indicate that students do not hold strong prejudicial attitudes. Results also show gender differences and a lack of knowledge and experiences regarding disability issues among students.
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DeJong, G., Batavia, A., & McKnew, L. (1992). The independent living model of personal assistance in long-term-care policy. Generations, 16, 89-95.
Esses, V., & Beaufoy, S. (1994). Determinants of attitudes toward people with disabilities. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 9(5), 43-64.
Gilson, S. & E. Depoy (2002). Theoretical approaches to disability content in social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 38(1), 153-165.
Granello, D., & Wheaton, J. (2001). Attitudes of undergraduate students toward persons with physical disabilities and mental illness. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 32(3), 9-16.
Hayashi, R., & Okuhira, M. (2001). The disability rights movement in Japan: Past, present and future. Disability & Society, 16(6), 855-869.
Jansson, B. (1992). The reluctant welfare state: American social welfare policies. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Japan Council on Independent Living Centers (JIL). (2002). Japan Council on Independent Living Centers. Retrieved February 3, 2003 from http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~jil
Japanese Association of Certified Social Workers (JACSW). (2002). Japanese Association of Certified Social Workers. Retrieved February 3, 2003 from http://www.jacsw.or.jp/
Kleinmann, K. (2002). Confessions of a recovering social worker. Mouth Magazine, 13(4), 20-21.
Lifchez, R. (1979). Design for independent living. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Lipsky, M. (1980). Street-level bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the individual in public services. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Longmore, P. K. (1985). Screening stereotypes: Images of disabled people. Social Policy, 16, 31-37.
Mackelprang, R. W., & Salsgiver, R. O. (1998). Disability: A diversity model approach in human service practice. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Makas, E. (1993). The MIDS: Modified Issues in Disability Scale, Transitional Version. Lewiston, ME: Lewiston-Auburn College of the University of Southern Maine.
Makas, E., Finnerty-Fried, P., Sigafoos, A., & Reiss, D. (1988). The issues in disability scale: A new cognitive & affective measure of attitudes toward people with physical disabilities. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 19(1), 21-29.
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MECSST). (2002). 21-seikino tokushukyoikuno arikatanituite [Special education in 21st century] Final report chapter 1, Tokyo, Japan: MECSST. Retrieved February 3, 2003 from http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/shingi/shotou06.htm
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW). (2002a). Establishment of the long-term care insurance system and the development of long-term care service supply system. Annual report on health and welfare: 1998-1999 social security and national life. Tokyo, Japan. Retrieved February 3, 2003 from http://www1.mhlw.go.jp/english/wp_5/vol1/p2c2s2.html
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW). (2002b). Review of health and welfare measures for people with disabilities. Annual report on health and welfare: 1998-1999 social security and national life. Tokyo, Japan. Retrieved February 3, 2003 from http://www1.mhlw.go.jp/english/wp_5/vol1/p2c4s2.html
Onoue, K. (2000). Osaka-si zensin syogaisya kaigonin haken jigyo hassokuno keika [The process of establishing the home attendants program for disabled persons in Osaka City]. SSK KHJ, 1517, pp. 48-49.
Pfeiffer, D. (1993). Overview of the disability movement: History, legislative record, and political implications. Policy Studies Journal, 21, 724-34.
Shapiro, J. P. (1993). No pity: People with disabilities forging a new civil rights movement. New York: Times Books.
Silverstein, R. (2000). Federal disability policy framework. The Iowa Law Review, 85, 1691-1798.
Thompson, N. (2001). Theory and practice in human services. Buckingham: Open University Press.
West, J. (1991). The Americans With Disabilities Act: From policy to practice. New York: Milbank Memorial Fund.
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Author Biographies
Reiko Hayashi, University of Utah’s College of Social Work
Reiko Hayashi, Ph.D. MSW, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah’s College of Social Work. Her research interests include environmental obstacles faced by people with disabilities, policies that facilitate the integration of people with disabilities into the community, and the role of social workers in the lives of people with disabilities.
Mariko Kimura, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences at Japan Women’s University
Mariko Kimura, Ph.D. MSW, is a professor for the department of Social Welfare, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences at Japan Women’s University. Her interests in community mental health and social work include cross-cultural comparative studies on the Quality of Life of people with psychiatric disabilities.