• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.556-564
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference in social support and job satisfaction of disabled facility workers according to their general characteristics and job characteristics, and to understand the effect of social support on job satisfaction. A questionnaire was conducted against 143 disabled facility workers in D metropolitan city, from 5 January to 29 February 2016. The results of the study are as follows: first, no significant difference was found in the social support of disabled facility workers according to their general characteristics, and only the factor of job area showed significant difference in social support according to job characteristics. Secondly, there was no significant difference in job satisfaction of disabled facility workers according to their general characteristics or job characteristics. Thirdly, support of the superior, as a sub-factor of social support recognised by the disabled facility worker, was found to have a significant positive effect on job satisfaction. This study seeks to become foundational data for the development of plans to improve the job satisfaction of disabled facility workers.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.154-165
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to see the effect of the art therapy in group on the work stresses and emotional burnouts of social workers for diabled facility. The subjects are the 8 members of social workers at the facility for disabled located in city A. From Feb 16, 2016 to May 31, 2016, 70 minutes per session, overall 13 therapies were given. To see the therapeutic effects, there were test of stress and burnout before, afterwards and 4 weeks later. To find out the similarities in group, Mann Whitney U test was done, and Wilcoxon's signed ranks test was done to see the difference afterwards. As a result, art therapy in group was effective on the work stress and burnout of social workers in daisabled facility and the positive effect lasted. This results suggests a developed ways to reduce work stress and emotional burnout of social workers for disabled facility.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.343-347
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• 2022

This research tested the relationship between professionalism perception and organizational commitment of social workers in welfare centers for disabled persons. And this analyzed the the mediating effect of job satisfaction. We surveyed 239 social workers in 14 centers of C Province and D City. The analysis result is that social workers' professionalism perception influenced the organizational commitment and the job satisfaction mediated between the variables. According to this study result, we can suggest some plans to improve social workers' organizational commitment. For improving social workers' professionalism perception, it is important to carry out strengthening of professional remuneration education, recruitment scores for calling as a professional, and reasonable operation reflecting their opinions. To promote social workers' job satisfaction, we need to actively provide counseling to social workers who experience emotional labor, to offer appropriate supervision and job training, and to develop and disseminate programs to improve the leadership of the facility's chiefs.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.116-126
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• 2019

Objectives: Currently, oral health of the disabled is taken care of by the social workers, not by dental hygienists, who are the oral health professional in this area. Therefore, we aim to enhance the equity of oral health for the disabled by providing the correct oral health care method to social workers residing in the welfare facility for the disabled. Methods: Four dental hygienists and four social workers were given the class I intellectual disabilities living in 'o' welfare facilities for disabled people in Songpa-gu, Seoul from April 13, 2019 to April 20, 2019. Patient Hygiene Performance(PHP) Index were measured and compared. In advance, the social workers were taught brushing (Rolling method), and the method of brushing and measuring tools were integrated. Results: Twice a total of dental hygienists and social workers practiced toothbrushing(Rolling method) for the class I intellectual disabilities who is a person to be brushed. When comparing the Patient Hygiene Performance(PHP) Index after the second round, the result shows that both the first and second dental hygienists' Patient Hygiene Performance(PHP) Index is lower. Conclusions: Comparing oral health knowledge level and Patient Hygiene Performance(PHP) index of dental hygienist and social workers, the result shows that dental hygienist has higher oral health care ability. Therefore, the dental hygienist should be placed in welfare facility for the disabled as an expert in oral health management to create an environment in which the disabled and social workers can be trained. In addition, the curriculum of the college that nurtures the dental hygienists should have a course to understand the characteristics of the disabled person in order to enhance the professionalism of dental hygienists.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.285-312
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• 2009

This study aimed to understand the competency of workers attending to the residential facilities for disabled people. Under the same conditions of residential facilities, a difference of service level to person with disabilities and of facility's operation are due to a great difference between each worker's quality and capability. The Delphi method by 26 experts panel from high rated 13 facilities was employed. According to the study result, as common competency of workers, it comes to the conclusion that workers should be endowed with the ability to settle the matter, the will to improve, and the relationship in the inside and outside, and so on,. In addition, it makes clear that required competency varies with the position and the duty of workers. These results are significant in that the systematic scheme according to individual ability is necessary to improve worker's competency attending to the residential facilities for disabled people.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.556-563
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to verify the difference of importance-performance about human right of social worker who works in housing facilities of the disabled. Based on our result, we suggest strategies to implement human rights for the disabled. We collected data from 344 social workers in Busan. We analyzed descriptive statistics, and employed T-Test and Importance-Performance Analysis. Results found the importance level was higher than the performance level of human rights for the disabled. Second, agreement of residential space open and vote right guarantees, the importance level was higher than performance level. Items, excluding ensuring religious activities, prohibiting corporal punishment, strengthening the facility monitoring system and improve facility environment and strengthen program, featured a higher performance level than the importance level. Third, based on the IPA analysis, we derived action strategies for each IPA analysis matrix. We examined 10 items, including free communication included in the first quadrant, improvement of facilities management policy in the second quadrant, prohibition of corporal punishment and strengthening of facility monitoring system in the fourth quadrants.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.8234-8242
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• 2015

This study aims to explore ways to provide a high quality work environment services to social workers to analyze the relevance of relationships and exhaustion of the organizational environment, and the working environment and clients with disabilities living facility workers Gwangju and Jeonnam 252 people were targeting professionals working with people with disabilities living facility located on the main results are as follows. Organizational environment, work environment, organizational environment results by setting the relationship with the client as independent variables conducted a regression analysis to investigate the factors that influence independent of exhaustion (${\beta}$=-.200, p=.001) and Job environment (${\beta}$=-.460, p<.001) was a significant independent explanatory factor was 31.0%. However, relationships with clients (${\beta}$=-.059, p=0.258) were not significant factors in exhaustion. Consequently, practitioners must always have the confidence to actively work with pride and facilities are needed to improve the organizational environment and the working environment.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.77-86
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to seek a more progressive promotion of employment plan for peer support activities of people with mentally disabled. Therefore, a focus group interview (FGI) was conducted with vocational rehabilitation professionals in charge of peer support activity, leadership development and job creation project for people with mentally disabled. As a result of the study, the research participants had expectations for capacity strengthening of ability through the project, and recognized the role of peer support workers as emotional support for peers, planning and implementation of programs, operation of self-help meeting, promotion of project and facility, assistant support for colleagues etc. In addition, they saw that they could be more motivated if they were given financial rewards and meaningful role performance, feeling hard but rewarded and taking efforts for improvement of one's specialty through participation in the project. Based on the results, this study discussed about and provided practical suggestion for promoting employment of peer support workers for people with mentally disabled.