障碍人에 대한 認識 態度 硏究

Abstract

This study was intended to improve the awareness of the Persons with disability by comparing and analyzing the awareness and attitude of the social worker and the general public toward them under the premise that contact with them and activity related to the Persons with disability would have an effect on the awareness of and attitude toward the Persons with disability. For this purpose, an attempt was made to investigate the awareness and attitude of the normal person toward the Persons with disability through the descriptive study and its related previous studies and to inquire into the awareness and attitude of the social worker toward the Persons with disability through empirical research and study. The questionnaire research was conducted for social welfare workers working in 10 social welfare centers located in Kangsuh-ku, Seoul, the Comprehensive Welfare Center for our glad Persons with disability people, the Comprehensive Welfare Center for evergreen-like mentally handicapped, and the Comprehensive Welfare Center for the aged and specialized social welfare personnel in 22 Dong Offices. Collected data were analyzed through simple frequency and percentage by using the Windows SPSS applied in the research method for social sciences. Base on the study results, the following conclusion was drawn: First, seeing that 75.4% of the general people and 97% of the social workers took an active interest in the Persons with disability and their problem, the former might have a high interest, but the latter showed a higher interest in them. Second, seeing the results of responses to the level of the welfare system in Korea, 83.5% of the general people and 82% of the social workers made a negative evaluation of it. Third, as for the question asked about the awareness of the social problem, it was found that 95% of the general people and 84% of the social workers had a strong posture of prejudice and disregard concerning unfavorable treatment in terms of employment, monthly salary and promotion. Fourth, subjects were asked to responded to the question of 'which of both should be actively changed, the Persons with disability or the Persons with non-disability to resolve the problem of the Persons with disability. As a result, it was found that for the social workers responded that the general public should be changed(63%) and the Persons with disability should be actively changed(23%). Fifth, it was found that the general people responded to the image of the Persons with disability in orders of 'They have a strong self-pride'(32.1%), 'It is difficult to make friends'(26.7%), and 'They are pure'(23.4%), whereas the social workers responded to it in orders of 'It is difficult to make friends'(23%),'They are pure'(16% and 'They have a strong self-pride'(14%). Sixth, subjects were asked to respond to the question of experiences in helping the Persons with disability. As a result, 73.8% of the subjects were found to have experiences in helping the Persons with disability. That is, it was found that 4 of 5 general people had experiences in helping the Persons with disability. Seventh, in evaluating the attitude of the general people toward working with the Persons with disability, an attempt was made to investigate how the social worker thought about working with the Persons with disability. 53% of them responded that 'it is worth welcoming to work with the Persons with disability'. And 41.9% pointed out that 'It is better to work with the Persons with disability in the long run though there may be some problem. '45.9% and 42.4% of the general people showed a very positive response, respectively. Eighth, as for whether there was a need for the improvement of the welfare system for the Persons with disability, there was a slight numerical difference between both groups. The group of the social workers showed a slightly higher numerical level of the need than that of the general people. Both of the groups keenly felt a need for the improvement of the social system for the Persons with disability as well as a high interest in it. Ninth, as for the question on the prospect of the future measure for the Persons with disability, 92% of the social workers responded that 'It would become better', followed by 'It would remain unchanged'(5%) and 'It would become worse'(2%). Therefore, it is predicted that the prospect of the welfare system for the Persons with disability will be bright. Taken together, the group of the social workers having frequent contact with the Persons with disability in the nearest distance had a higher awareness of and attitudes toward the Persons with disability than that of the general people. Especially, they pointed out that the policy for the Persons with disability was not enough. This is very positive in terms of the specialist who provide direct welfare services for the Persons with disability. It is judged that it will be helpful in improving the awareness by the general public about the Persons with disability. Especially, seeing that an absolute majority of the social workers responded that government or public organizations as the primary agent of protecting the handicapped should take responsibility for them, it can be said that the welfare for the Persons with disability is very hopeful.