著者

野村 豊子

出版者

岩手県立大学社会福祉学部

雑誌

岩手県立大学社会福祉学部紀要 (ISSN:13448528)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.5, no.2, pp.45-53, 2003-03

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This research note examines three studies on care managers' professional understanding of care conference and discusses the content and process of care conference under the new Health Insurance Act. The studies outlined here sequentially follow the implementation of the Act and focus on different groups of care managers. The first field research looked at those who have passed the official examination before the new Act. The second was conducted two years after the new Act and involved those who were in practice. The third highlighted those who actively participated in the training opportunity. One of the findings shared among the three studies is that the care managers' understanding of care conference was at the developing stage. Their further understanding of the significance of care conference holds the key to their professional growth and improvement in their practice.