Social work practices and education for the establishment of "Welfare Community"

本研究旨在通过国际比较，捕捉“福利社区”的想法，一个以社区为基础的社会工作实践和管理系统，使社会工作过程。本研究亦旨在找出适当的社会工作教育，以协助建立“福利社区”。“在研究期间，我们定期举行学习小组，并举办了几个工作坊和一个研讨会，向公众开放。此外，我们还对选定社区的社会工作者进行了访谈，并对日本和海外的社会工作学校进行了调查。本研究分析了维系“福利社区”的社会工作方法、治理过程和社会工作教育。"

This research study was designed to capture the idea of "Welfare Community," a community-based social work practice and the governing system that enables the social work process, through international comparison. It also aims to identify the appropriate social work education that would contribute to the establishment of "Welfare Community." During the research period, we have held study group periodically, and we have organized several workshops and a seminar which were open to the public. Besides, we have conducted interviews with social workers in selected communities, and we have also conducted a survey with schools of social work in Japan and overseas. In this study, we have analyzed the social work method, governing process and social work education that would maintain the "Welfare Community."