Abstract
Purpose: To establish a case study group composed of public health nurses and describe changes in awareness and support on the part of the nurses participating in the group, with the aim of making public health nurses who deal with child abuse and neglect.
Method: Utilizing action research, the author established a case study group, described the changes noted in 11 public health nurses and analyzed the result.
Result: The study proceeded as follows:
1. Proposal to establish a case study group,
2. Pre-establishment publicity and implementation,
3. Evaluation and feedback.
In the course of expressing themselves in the case study group, participants became able to tackle their tasks in advanced ways. They changed their way of looking at the family and the content of their support by shifting the focus of their attention from "problems" to "strengths", thereby strengthening the prevention of abuse and neglect and promoting the spread of the support network.
Discussion: The above changes resulted from the author's role as facilitator, listening closely to each participant's thoughts, promoting interactions among the participants and supporting each individual participant by promoting the changes in their thinking so as to enable them to focus more closely on "strength".
