Case worker (English)

Japanese: ケースワーカー（英語表記）social case worker

A type of occupation that provides assistance to individuals with physical or mental disabilities that hinder social interaction, helping them to return to and participate in social life. In the United States, it is considered a specialized occupation, but in Japan, social welfare officers, child welfare officers, and welfare officers for the physically disabled who work in welfare offices and child consultation centers are called caseworkers. Caseworkers carry out practical development or rehabilitation in accordance with the provisions of six laws: the Public Assistance Act, Child Welfare Act, Physically Disabled Welfare Act, Intellectually Disabled Welfare Act, Elderly Welfare Act, and Maternal and Child Welfare Act.

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Japanese:

心身いずれかの面でハンディキャップをもち，社会との交流に支障のある個人に対して，援助者として社会生活への復帰，参加に協力する職種。アメリカでは専門職となっているが，日本では福祉事務所，児童相談所などで，こうした仕事にたずさわる社会福祉主事，児童福祉司，身体障害者福祉司をケースワーカーと呼んでいる。「生活保護法」「児童福祉法」「身体障害者福祉法」「知的障害者福祉法」「老人福祉法」「母子福祉法」の6法の定めに従って，育成または更生の実務を行う。

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