This study aims to examine a current situation of student services and their needs and to explore the feasibility of school social work in high school. Interviews had been carried out for twenty high school teachers including ten nurse-teachers in Tokyo metroplitan area. The data were analyzed by a qualitative analysis. The results made clear attributes of students with problems such as developmental disorders, maladjustment, dysfunctional family and issues related to student services. It also identified a limitation of roles of the teacher, absence of a support system in high school and a lack of cooperation with agencies in community. The study found that students were left behind from a human network due to a collapse of relationships in our society. Therefore, high schools are required to establish a support system to help them rely on themselves and spend a stable school life. The role of school social workers to link them to various resources and that of advocacy could be helpful to meet their needs in high school.

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This study aimed to clarify how the presence of school social workers affects the amount of time that teachers provide support to their students. We surveyed teachers before and after the semester and analyzed the amount of time that they spent providing support after a school social worker was introduced to the school. We found that by the end, teachers spent less time supporting students. Furthermore, in junior high school, teachers spent more time participating in conferences and less time teaching and making contact with parents. Thus, school social workers brought a significant change to the schools' situations.

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This research aimed to clarify the actual state of working conditions and activities of school social workers (SSWr) from various municipalities over a 4-year period in order to identify effective support for SSWr. Subjects of this questionnaire survey were SSWr and education committee leaders within cities and towns in a prefecture. The questionnaire was mailed by post to 26 subjects. 20 responses were received (response rate 77%). Results revealed a large wage gap between municipalities, working environments that do not allow for specialist work, and a method of dispatching workers used by education committees that makes it difficult for SSWr to collaborate and cooperate with schools. Intermediaries, facilitators, educators, and consultants were found to have the most practical experience among the SSWr. To provide effective support for SSWr, first it is imperative that an appropriate working environment is established, and also that schools and administrative bodies collaborate maintain school environments that allow for the precise performance of work duties as well as facilitate a fully functioning supervision system.

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The purpose of this research was to investigate about the effective approach for school non-attendance students in the adjustment guidance classes to return to school. The questionnaires were sent to 1,169 adjustment guidance classes nationwide except Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture. The investigation period was from On Nov.15 to On Dec.15 in 2011.
The collection rate was 37.5 percent. The results showed that an effective approach were to work in close collaboration with school and parents, to. build a successful relationship with staffs and other students, and to offer extraordinary hands-on activities. Especially, the closer collaboration with school and staffs, the support toward the new school year, the prompting to attend school during the academic year, policy of accepting students, and the regular meeting by the adjustment guidances class and school were the important factors to improve the situation of school non-attendance students.
The results aslo showed that there were some issues such budget shortfall, staff shortages, not enough rooms and inadequate educational materials in the adjustment guidance classes.

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The objective of this study is to understand preventive measures for child abuse performed by municipalities using an actual survey, and highlight problems for the support. Although Local Associations for Protecting Children from Abuse have been organized in 94% municipalities, small scale municipilities have difficulties to establish and operate the associations and have problems in response. According to the implementation status of home visiting services for mothers and infants in the regional hub cities where no child consultation center is, there are problems in handing over from the first response. Furthermore in municipalities which their cooperation between child consultation center and board of education is not promoted, there are problems in preventive measures. Regarding projects implemented by municipalities, there are many class rooms for adaptation instruction, but a few support programs for children and parents. It is necessary to support for aiming recovery of them through individual care for children and parents. In class rooms for adaptation instruction, children and students seem to have various and difficult problems, so it is important theme to visualize difficulties and disadvantage in situations of children, and respond with understanding the bottom line of the problems.

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This study consisted of a survey on the status of the school social work curricu-lum in Japan. It is a component of a wider research project on school social work practice. Thirty training schools from various locations nationwide were selected to participate in this study. All of these schools had, by the end of fiscal 2011, applied a school social work curriculum accredited by the Japan Association of Schools of Certified Social Workers. Of the 30 training schools, 17 completed and returned the research questionnaire (a response rate of 56.7%). The questionnaire was designed to elicit information on the following four principal topics :T he implementation satatus of the school social work curriculum ;2) the state of preparations for the establishment of au niform code of school social work practice ;3) opinions on the nature of this code of school social work practice ;4) opinions on the nature of the guidance that should be given after the implementation of the code of school social work practice. The data collected from the questionnaire was useful in allowing conclusions to be drawn regarding the current state of school social work practice and how it is perceived by training schools throughout Japan.

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This paper details a nationwide investigation on school social workers in Japan. The purpose of the investigation is to clarify the actual conditions of their practice. This paper is especially focused on the Critical Components of case conferences, and it makes a comparison between school social workers' practices in Japan and America.
The data for the investigation was gathered from 372 school social workers across Japan by means of a questionnaire on Critical Components, and these were clarified by interviewing reputed practitioners. Among the various Critical Components, this paper focuses on case conferences, as holding it is considered a goal by boards of education and it is a common practice among school social workers. The paper reports the results of cross tabulation between Critical Components in case conferences and conditions of school social workers such as their workplace, disposition, supervision, and qualification. The results reveal that practices are influenced by workplace and disposition; besides, they differ depending on qualification and supervision.

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