Abstract
The purpose of the research is to understand the life of persons with disabilities caused by an accident by reconstructing their post-accident experiences. As a research tool, Fritz $Sch{\ddot{u}}tze's$ narrative interview was used, and three cases were analyzed in terms of a 'process structure of life'. After the researcher reconstructed each case, she sorted the cases comprehensively both according to the common features as well as to the differences among them. In doing so, the researcher came up with three characteristics of persons with disabilities caused by an accident. First, rather than identifying with their present life, the interviewees identified themselves with their life before the accident happened. Such identification problem is connected with their problem of accepting their handicap. And the interviewees identified themselves with disability groups. It showed that they feel more comfortable and secure among other people with disabilities than with families or friends. This makes them stay in the group of the disabled, in which they can understand and respect each other, rather than staying in a group in which people discriminate the disabled from able bodied and do not accept the disabled as equal members. Second, in their narration the interviewees told stories emphasizing their life after the accident happened. This feature can be compared with the experiences of those persons who underwent a trauma. Finally, it was found that our country's welfare policy for persons with disabilities caused by an accident is designed without differentiating people according to gender or educational background. Through these findings, the researcher intends to reflect on our country's current social welfare services and to look for new methods in order to implement proper social welfare practices.
본 연구는 사고로 중도장애인이 된 사람들의 사고 이후 생애경험을 재구성하여 그들의 삶을 이해하는데 그 목적을 두고 있다. 이를 위하여 F. Schutze의 이야기식 인터뷰(narrative interview)를 조사도구로 3 사례를 수집하여 '인생진행의 과정구조'로 분석하였다. 특별히 그 과정에서 피면접자 자신이 직접 구성한 삶의 경험을 연구자가 구성한 후, 각 사례의 공통점과 차이점을 중심으로 전체 사례를 비교하며 재구성하였다. 이 결과 생애사 연구 방법이 현 사회복지실천에 대한 반성을 이끌어, 중도장애인들의 사고 이후 경험을 이해하고 직접적 서비스를 제공하는 전문적 실천을 위한 사정도구로 사용되기를 바라며, 특히 미래의 사회복지사들에게 사회복지실천현장에서 클라이언트를 총체적(holistic)으로 이해하는 접근방법임을 제언하였다.