Abstract
It should be considered to study vocational problems of the adult handicapped, as following: philosophical meanings, legal relations, agencies and their procedures, physical and mental capacities, and social conditions. It needs for them to match the handicapped with appropriate occupations through getting reliable data on social, psychological, physical and vocational evaluations, adequate trainings, and innovative jobs. Before the above-mentioned step, we should emphasize the fundamental trainings of physical, technical, mental and social aspects at school, family, hospital and other facilities. After placement, we should take aftercare, mainly concerned with social and human relations at real situations. Most of techniques on the employment in Japan has come from the United States. We must develop our own techniques considering Japanese characteristics of the number of jobs, employer's understanding for the handicapped, and the traditional system of employment. Facilities, personal resources, professional techniques, coordination and communication among agencies, and the team concept for integrating various professions will be discussed at each process of referral, evaluation, placement and training.
