潜在的介護福祉士の介護現場への復帰の可能性 : 介護系大学卒業生に対する調査から

摘要

The subjects of the present study were certified care workers who had once been working as care workers but had left their jobs since. A total of 10 university graduates who completed a four-year care worker training program were administered a questionnaire survey. The reasons for leaving the job and views on work were obtained for nine subjects returning the survey. In the present study, we qualitatively investigated the problems usually faced by care workers on the basis of views obtained by conducting phone interviews of six of the nine subjects. The following six factors were identified as causes of care workers leaving their jobs: (1) working conditions, (2) salary, (3) terms of employment, (4) work satisfaction, (5) interpersonal relationships, and (6) private matters. Notable findings were that"low salary"and"employment conditions"were serious factors determining a workeru27s decision to continue care work. The present survey revealed that many certified care workers who graduated from the university continued to have a very high level of motivation toward care work even after leaving their job. It also revealed that building up a working environment to encourage a sense of purpose and to enable workers to take pride in their work is required.