RECONSIDERING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN JAPANESE RESIDENTIAL CARE AND THE ROAD TO FICE JAPAN

Authors

  • Shigeyuki Mori Konan University
  • Satoru Nishizawa Yamanashi Prefectural University
  • Arimi Kimura Koushou Gakuen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs91201818123

Keywords:

residential care, Japan, history, reformation process

Abstract

In order to foster interactive discussions with other countries, this paper offers an overview of residential care for children in Japan and its ongoing development. Japan still relies especially heavily on the residential care system; this is due to the past process of development more than to traditional Japanese culture. The period from the post World War II era to the present is briefly described, including the rapid growth in the number of institutions before 1960, the rather stable period before 1990, the revision of the Child Welfare Act in 1997 permitting the privatization of institutions, and the movement towards problematizing child abuse in the mid 1990s, after which residential institutions were designated as the last resort for maltreated young people. In the present situation, smaller institutions and a foster care system are strongly promoted in accordance with international guidelines for alternative care and the recent governmental guideline based on the Child Rearing Vision of 2010 and the Child Welfare Act of 2016. The task of present Japanese residential care institutions is to realize a family-like environment and a better placement strategy, collaborate more with specialists to improve the standard of care, function in the community as centers for the care of children in need, and expand their care work for young adults and care leavers. The paper concludes by stressing the need for more international exchange among individuals and groups working in Japanese residential care.

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Author Biographies

Shigeyuki Mori, Konan University

Professor, Department of Human Sciences

Satoru Nishizawa, Yamanashi Prefectural University

Professor, Department of Social Work

Arimi Kimura, Koushou Gakuen

Psychologist at a residential care institute, Koushou Gakuen

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Published

2018-03-19

How to Cite

Mori, S., Nishizawa, S., & Kimura, A. (2018). RECONSIDERING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN JAPANESE RESIDENTIAL CARE AND THE ROAD TO FICE JAPAN. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 9(1), 121–131. https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs91201818123

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018): Special issue based on FICE Vienna Congress 2016: “Together towards a Better World for Children, Adolescents and Families”

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