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Welfare reform and women's wages
- Author:
- HAYASHI Reiko
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Poverty, 3(2), 1999, pp.1-19.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Personal Responsibility and Work opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 seeks to get single mothers off welfare and into the job market in America. Women on welfare, however, will accomplish self-sufficiency only when the jobs available to them pay high enough wages to pull them and their families out of poverty. This American study, using multiple regression analyses on data from the Family Income Study (FIS), examines factors that account for wage levels of women workers who are at risk of requiring public assistance. The findings show that for many women workers income from their jobs alone is not sufficient to support their families.
Child welfare needs in Mongolia: a collaborative exploration among three universities
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 52(1), January 2009, pp.84-95.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Mongolia's rapid transition to a capitalist economy resulted in family disintegration and child homelessness. This article, based on interviews with six youths who spent several years in an orphanage, suggests that institutionalization is not a solution. Although generalizations require caution, the study supports the importance of developing family preservation policies.
The independent living movement in Asia: solidarity from Japan
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, OKUNHIRA Masako
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 23(5), August 2008, pp.417-429.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Independent living movements of disabled people are emerging in Asian countries, supported by independent living centres (ILCs) in Japan. A study was conducted in Japan to explore the impact of the training program offered by Japanese ILCs to disabled people from other Asian countries. A sample of 35 people was selected by a snowballing method. The sample included former trainees from Asian countries and Japanese personnel from disability organizations involved with the training program. In-depth interviews and a focus group were conducted to obtain information about the program, the experiences of the trainees and Japanese hosts and the budding independent living movement in Asia.
"Our homes, not nursing homes" project: lives of people with disabilities in nursing homes
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, ROUSCULP Tiffany
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 3(2), 2004, pp.57-70.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The voices of non-elderly adults with disabilities who currently-or used to-reside in nursing homes are rarely heard. A grassroots disability advocacy organization conducts participatory action research in the form of a writing workshop in collaboration with a local community-college. Participants with disabilities describe their lives and their experiences in nursing homes with the help of volunteer scribes. The information provided in their accounts will help strengthen community-organizing efforts of the disability advocacy organization. And participants have been empowered by the realization that their life stories are helping others to leave nursing homes and join community settings. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
An exploratory study on attitudes towards persons with disabilities among U.S. and Japanese social work students
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, KIMURA Mariko
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2(2/3), 2003, pp.65-85.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This exploratory study was conducted to understand and compare attitudes among social work students in the United States and Japan toward people with disabilities. The Modified Issues in Disabilities Scale (MIDS), designed to measure attitudes toward people with physical disabilities, was implemented on convenient samples of 92 U.S. and 73 Japanese social work students. The findings suggest that social work students in both countries hold moderately positive attitudes. Other similarities as well as differences among the sampled students from the two countries, and their implications to social work education, are discussed.
A course on disability advocacy: combining distance education community service learning and on campus seminars
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, FAVUZZI Teresa
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 21(3/4), 2001, pp.105-122.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper presents the development of a new course on disability issues entitles "Disability Rights and Social Work Practice" that was offered in the spring semester of 1999 in the Bachelors of Social Work Programme at a college in the USA. This disability advocacy course consists of three components: distance education utilizing websites and a computer interactive programme, community service learning, and seminars on campus.
The disability rights movement in Japan: past present and future
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, OKUHIRA Masako
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(6), October 2001, pp.855-869.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Introduces the history of the modern disability rights movement in Japan, which has been a driving force for change in social norms and policies, and for improving the lives of disabled persons and their families. It presents the traditional social norms and policies that resulted in the confinement of disabled people in their parents' homes and in institutions, a radical movement of people with cerebral palsy active in 1960-1980s, the emergence of the independent living movement in 1980s, and the current disability rights movement and its future challenges.
The effect of exposure to a professor with a visible disability on students' attitudes toward disabilities
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, MAY Gary E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 10(1), January 2011, pp.36-48.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Negative stereotypical attitudes are often held when it comes to disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, these attitudes are a more profound barrier to social integration than the disability itself. As social workers interact with people with disabilities, it is important to examine the attitudes of social work students. This study was conducted on 51 undergraduate social work students. The Modified Issues in Disability Scale was used to collect data on attitudes toward disability. Findings revealed no statistically significant difference in the attitudes scores among students who had different levels of contact with persons with disabilities. There was, however, a statistically significant difference between students who had a professor with a disability and those who did not. The former had more positive attitudes toward disability. The authors concluded that the results suggest that schools of social work should recruit more professors with disabilities in order to promote better understanding of disability.
Exploring trends: tracking evaluations data over several months by therapists and parents of children with cerebral palsy
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, FROST Caren J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 6(4), 2007, pp.1-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This pilot study was designed to compare the perceptions of parents and therapists of the performance trends of 53 children with cerebral palsy, based on a performance goal jointly set for each child by his/her therapist and parent(s). The underlying motivation was the understanding that improvements detected in an outpatient therapeutic session may not necessarily be transferred to everyday settings, and thus children may be receiving interventions that have little or no impact on their quality of life. Data were collected from parents over six months, and the children were assessed by their therapists at each therapy session. Both sets of evaluations showed a statistically significant upward trend in performance. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Being, belonging, and becoming: examining rehabilitation service delivery to children with disabilities and their families
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, FROST Caren J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 4(4), 2005, pp.39-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article reports on a study conducted at the rehabilitation unit of a children's hospital in the United States to explore the perspectives of children with disabilities and their guardians on quality-of-life issues. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to elicit this information. The results revealed that socialisation is the most important quality-of-life issue for children with disabilities. The study also indicated a need for social workers to create a support system for the guardians of those children with disabilities receiving rehabilitation therapies. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).