2007 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 34-42
This study is designed to empirically inquire the relationship between the homehelper’s perceptions of competence development and such elements as demographic variables, training experience, job manage ment （confirmation of support manuals and plans, and case review sessions）, and job-required expertise （accounted for by professional knowledge and skills, information about clients, and service evaluations）. After statistically analyzing the data consisting of 233 questionnaires acquired from homehelpers working in two cities in Osaka Prefecture, we found that the homehelper’s perceptions about competence development is signhicantly related with such elements as training experience, job management, and job-required expenise. ln other words, homehelpers who are relatively sensitive to the needs for competence development tend to be people who have more training experience and more frequently confimi support manuals and plans, and who are more skilled in every aspect of services provided.
These results imply the necessity of systematic training in order for homehelpers to reinforce their perception about competence development and quality of service.
