The document discusses the shortage of child social workers in Japan and potential solutions. There were approximately 38,800 reported cases of child abuse in 2010 but only 4,200 child social workers. This has led to overworked social workers who report feeling strained. Other countries like the U.S. and U.K. have more child social workers per capita. The U.K. has programs like Home Start that involve volunteers visiting homes to prevent issues and connect families to services. Japan could implement a similar program to help address the shortage of social workers and prevent child problems.

1. Solving the
shortage in child
social worker
Shohei Maruyama

2. ?Questions¿
 What is child problem?
 child abuse, juvenile crime, violent to
parents
 Who is child social worker?
 Work for solving these troubles

3. Japanese present situation
 There were about------ child abuse cases
in a year(2010)
a)2200 b)11600 c)37800 d)56300
 Thereare about ---- child social worker (2011)
a)1200 b)2600 c)4200 d)6000

4. 70000
60000
50000
40000
child abuse
30000
child social worker
20000
10000
0
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010

5. Survey to child welfare officers
 94% think their work is strain
 They said
Facing lack
of staff
Having too
much cases
Don’t have
enough
time

6. Other country situation
 A.Compared by how many children
child social worker shoulder
1
8200~13000 2500
children children
Japan U.S.
5000 900
children children
U.K. Germany

7. For example (Saitama city)
 There are 171,892 children
 13~20 (Japan)
34 (British)
68 (U.S.)
190 (Germany)

8. B. compared by Budget of
child welfare
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
rate of
1
0.5
0

9. Focus on U.K.
Home Start
 Home visiting
Family group

10. Home visiting?
 Purpose: to prevent problems occur in
home
 How?
Coordinator visit house
Listening their situation
Make service plan with children and parents
Volunteer visits their home(1~3/weeks)

11. To prevent child issues
 Government started
Hello Baby! Project
Visit mothers who give birth to baby within four
months
And
①consulting about child care
and provide information
②connect to other services
⇒This project is similar to Home Start

12. Comparing both project
Home Start Hello Baby
 Purpose:  Purpose:
Prevent child issues Prevent child
and family isolation issues
 Subject:  Subject:
Not government Government(Local)
 Visitor:  Visitor:
Perfectly volunteers Hardly volunteers

13. Challenges
 Central Local government carry out
 It is vary from place to place
• in Akita(2007): 16%
• In Kawaguchi (city): this project started in
2010
So government should show standards
• More than ~%
• Start until ~

14. How to increase volunteer
Percentage of  Volunteer (2.7%)
visitor's license but it’s Important
So…
 Government
cooperate with
NPO
 Inform people

15. Sources
 Thankyou for ・Movements and issues about child welfare
your attention!
April 25th, 2012
http://www.crc.japan.net/contents/situation/pdf/20120
426.pdf
・More than 90% of child welfare officer think they are
under strain
December 7th, 2010
http://www.asahi.com/edu/kosodate/news/TKY2012070
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・Japan Budget of child welfare is the lowest in the
OECD
By Kim Yang-jun
Oct 3rd, 2011
http://bit.ly/Tdf9v6
・Challenge of Home Visiting
By Yasuyuki Saigou
May 5th, 2006
・About “Hello Baby project”
By Japanese the Ministry oh health, labor and welfare
http://bit.ly/iirLpn
・A report of Home Visiting Project in Japan
By NPO Japan child abuse prevention citizen nerwork
http://bit.ly/125FILO
・Home Visiting
http://www.home-start.org.uk/
・Orange Ribbon activity
http://www.orangeribbon.jp/about/child/data.php