2025 Volume 27 Issue Paper Pages 15-26
The purpose of this study was to clarify the issues, points of contention, and logic in the deliberations regarding certified social worker in the Japanese Diet. The research method used was the thematic analysis method, which is a qualitative research method, in order to pick up even small issues. As a result, I found 1044 labels, 461 codes, 183 categories, and 32 issues. As for points of contention, I found 9 points such as “independent qualification of mental health welfare workers” and others. As for the changes in logic, I found distinctive changes in three issues: “Enactment and amendment of Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act”, “Professionality of certified social worker” and “Securing human resources”. Future tasks include expanding the scope of research to analyze documents from the government and to examine the professional nature of certified social workers.
