2020 Volume 39 Issue 2 Pages 142-152
Support needs of rehabilitation professionals in the disability service field are increasing in terms of establishing community-based integrated care systems. A survey was conducted to clarify the needs for employing rehabilitation professionals in the disability service field as perceived by the facility managers. Survey results indicated that “necessary” accounted for 54.6% of respondents and “occupational therapist” accounted for the largest proportion, at 78.9%, in the required job category. Based on support needs, the needs pertaining to daily life care and training for daily living were significantly higher than those for employment services. Reasons for “do not feel the need to employ rehabilitation professionals” included “human resource allocation” and “compensation issues”. In order to solve these problems, it is urgent to transmit the specialties and uniqueness of rehabilitation professionals in the disability service field to other professions, and to verify the effects.
