Kita Naoto
Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi. 2003;105(7):888-91.
The enactment of Psychiatric Social Workers Act was passed the National Diet in 1997. With this professional certification, psychiatric social workers are expected to help discharging more mental patients. For the further development of community care system, community agencies need to work as equal partners. It is critical to developing a team concept in the time that Japan is implementing case management service for the mentally ill. We should be able to work for the cause and think alike what we are for. Whether Japanese care management service empower the consumers or not depends on what model this service is based on, and whether community agencies and consumers working together. Social workers need to advocate for mental health consumers' choose from available resources, consent to treatment, create natural support networks, feel empowered, and allow themselves to live as an integral part of the community.
《精神科社会工作者法》于1997年由日本国会通过。有了这一专业认证，精神科社会工作者有望帮助更多精神病患者出院。为了社区护理系统的进一步发展，社区机构需要作为平等伙伴开展工作。在日本为精神病患者实施个案管理服务的当下，形成团队概念至关重要。我们应该能够为这项事业努力，并在我们所追求的目标上达成共识。日本的护理管理服务能否赋予消费者权力，取决于该服务所基于的模式，以及社区机构和消费者是否共同协作。社会工作者需要倡导精神健康消费者从可用资源中进行选择、同意接受治疗、建立自然支持网络、感到有力量，并让自己作为社区的一个组成部分生活。
