• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.293-299
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of psychosocial rehabilitation services on the independent living of the mentally ill people. The study was conducted using mentally ill people who were using services offered by psychosocial rehabilitation service center during the study period, have lived independently, and used the service center for three months or longer. The data analysis included 231 surveys collected from 42 agencies and then perform hierarchical regression analysis. As a study result, the number of types of psychosocial rehabilitation service used by the mentally ill people and the greater the satisfaction with the psychosocial rehabilitation service, the more independent living competency of the mentally ill people was received. This means that community-based integrated psychosocial rehabilitation service have the effect of contributing to strengthening the competency of independent living with the mentally ill people. Based on the research results, this study proposed the development of integrated mental rehabilitation service to improve the independence competency of the mentally ill people.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.10
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• pp.479-490
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of vocational rehabilitation practitioners in mental rehabilitation facilities related to their services, then it was intended to suggest the strategic plans for the services. To this purpose, data related to vocational rehabilitation services provided by mental rehabilitation facilities were collected, and a focus group interview(FGI) was conducted for the practitioners in charge of vocational rehabilitation services. And this data was analyzed to results. The research results are as follows. First, the related manuals and guidelines should be created to clarity the role and function of the facilities, that is the detailed standards are necessary for the workers participating in vocational rehabilitation services. Second, they expect that people with mental illness must be treated equally with other people with disabilities and the vocational rehabilitation services should be supported according to their disability characteristics. Based on the results of these studies, specific strategic plans for vocational rehabilitation services were suggested.

• Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.63-70
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• 2022

This study is a study that collects and analyzes data through An autoethnographyon as one of method of qualitative research, through which researcher have experienced firsthand in the process of developmenting and counseling there a new concept professional mental health mobile service platform as a mental health social welfare expert. The results of this study are as follows.First, there are people in Korea who are directly exposed to mental health issues and need to receive professional medical services, but there are also quite a few members of the public who have a desire for general mental health services, although the level of therapeutic intervention is not required. Second, considering the characteristics of modern society and especially in the pandemic situation of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, more and more people are preferring various mental health service platforms using mobile devices. Third, all generations complain of mental health issues such as family problems, stress, interpersonal relationships, and occupations, and other mental health problems such as self-harm and suicide accidents are frequently mentioned in connection with mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorder, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Fourth, youngth s were exposed to various mental health-related issues, and above all, they were complaining of serious mental health problems such as self-harm and suicide accidents. Fifth, in delivering professional mental health services, mental health experts with the ability also to provide professional services online through mobile devices are needed as well offline. Finally, based on the results of this study, policy and practical suggestions related to the provision of mental health services in the future, and directions for follow-up studies were suggested.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.50
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• pp.265-288
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• 2002

The use of alcohol is recognized as having negative consequences on clinical and psychosocial outcomes in service users with major mental illnesses. This necessitates an introduction of intervention measures in domestic mental health service in Korea. Since research basis on which such measures are developed lacks, this paper aims at exploring drinking patterns of Korean service users and suggesting directions and strategies for intervention. The data came from 151 service users recruited at 14 service settings in Seoul Metropolitan area. The quantitative part of the data includes their recent drinking experiences in terms of patterns and severity; the qualitative part includes information on the drinking context. The data were compared among three types of service settings, each of which differs in physical availability of alcohol by their users. Each group revealed distinctive features in drinking patterns, the author thus suggested directions and strategies of intervention specific to type of service setting.

• 한국사회복지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.395-405
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• 2003

최근 정신질환의 심각성과 정신보건의 증진에 대한 세계적 관심이 고조되면서 세계보건기구(WHO)와 미국 보건복지부(DHHS)에서는 잇달아 정신보건에 대한 연구 결과들을 발표하였다(United States Public Health Service Office of He Surgeon Central, 1999 & 2001, World Health Organization, 2001). 이러한 가운데 지난해 미국 정부는 대통령 직속의 정신보건위원회를 설립하여 현재 정신보건서비스제도가 드러내고 있는 다양한 문제점들을 파악, 분석하여 개선 방안들을 제안해 줄 것을 요청하였다. 미국 사회의 정신질환 및 정신보건과 관련된 서비스시스템을 개선하기 위한 이러한 획기적인 노력은 1997년 Carter대통령 쥐임 직후 구성된 정신보건위원회(President's Commission on Mental Health) 이후 약 25년 만에 이루어진 일로서 정신보건 분야뿐만 아니라 미국 사회 전반에 걸쳐 비상을 관심을 끌고 있다. 그리고 이러한 노력과 결과는 최근 들어 심각하게 노출되는 정신질환 및 사회병리 현상으로 어려움을 겪고있는 한국 사회에도 많은 시사점을 줄 수 있으리라 기대된다. 따라서 본 연구는 정신보건위원회의 활동을 중심으로 미국 사회의 정신보건에 대한 다양한 문제를 인식하고 이를 해결하기 위한 정신보건서비스제도 개선 방안을 고찰하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구의 주요 내용으로는 위원회의 설립 배경과 활동 경과, 정신보건제도의 다양한 문제점과 개혁 방안으로 구성되었다. 그리고 이러한 고찰은 우리나라 정신보건제도에 대한 인식과 발전 방향에 대한 새로운 조망을 도출해낼 수 있으리라 기대한다. 연구의 주요 방법으로는 각종 연구보고서와 기존 문헌을 이용한 문헌 연구를 활용하였으며, 기존 출간 자료나 통계에 밝혀지지 않은 사항은 정신보건위원회의 위원과의 직접 인터뷰를 통해 보완되었다.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.74-85
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to analyze the vocational rehabilitation service environment of the mentally facilities. Focus group interview (FGI) was conducted for obtain the data. According to the interview results, first, in providing vocational rehabilitation services for people with mental illness, comprehensive services should be provided considering various needs. Second, the facilities are not recognized as vocational rehabilitation facilities for people with disabilities. Therefore, it is operated according to the regulations on mental rehabilitation facilities in the Mental Health Welfare Act. Third, they need management supports. Finally, It raised the necessity of revising laws and systems that are not systematized without reflecting reality. Based on the results of this study, some suggestions are presented.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.62 no.2
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• pp.257-278
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• 2010

This study examined the factors affecting the preference for the elderly's mental health services utilization in rural areas. A behavior model developed by Andersen and Newman provided an analytical framework to determine the factors affecting service utilization preferences among 335 elderly people as research subjects. The authors found that the preferences for mental health service utilization were significantly related to the level of education, living alone, presence of grandchildren, participation in social activities, and recognition about the services. Based on the findings, this study suggests that more mental health services for the elderly in rural areas be further developed and strengthened. Also, the elderly who lives alone and lives with grandchildren should have a priority in policy consideration. Multiple approaches are suggested to increase the awareness of mental health services and participation social activities for those older people.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.85-111
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• 2016

This study aims to analyse major changes of Mental Health Promotion and Welfare Service Support Act(MHPWSSA) and critically discuss these changes based on the major discourses on Mental Health Act revision. For this purposes this study reviewed literatures and government reports to understand human rights discourses, welfare discourses, and prevention discourses. Secondly, the major changes of MHPWSSA were analysed and discussed based on those discourses. This study found that MHPWSSA defined the concept of people with mental disorders narrowly, tightened the involuntary admission procedures, introduced welfare service support provisions and mental health promotion provisions. But this study shows that the new legislation may well be criticised due to neglect of the concept of disability and people with psychiatric disability, involuntary admission without mental capacity assessment, neglect of the basic values and principles of self determination and independent living common in welfare of the persons with disability. And the new legislation may be criticised due to overuse of the concept of mental health promotion as encompassing promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.68 no.3
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• pp.127-147
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of 10-year psychosocial rehabilitation services provided by a psychosocial rehabilitation center on the quality of life for the mentally ill. The data were collected from a psychosocial rehabilitation center located in Daegu metropolitan area using a quasi-experimental study design. The experimental group consisted of 23 mentally ill subjects and the comparison group consisted of 23 mentally ill subjects that did not use the mental health services voluntarily. The quality of life were measured at baseline and every year over 10-year period. The collected data were analyzed using Hierarchical Linear Modeling(HLM). The findings of this study were as follows: First, it was found that the psychosocial rehabilitation services were effective increasing experimental group's quality of life outcomes. Second, the analyses indicated that the psychosocial rehabilitation services' effectiveness could be maintained at least 10 years indicating that the services had a long-term positive impact on the mentally ill. Third, it was revealed that the experimental group's quality of life outcomes improved over time showing a curvelinear shape rather than showing a linear pattern. The psychosocial rehabilitation services provided by a psychosocial rehabilitation center were positively affected the quality of life as well as maintained at least 10 years for the mentally ill. Finally, the implications and limitations of these findings were discussed.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.25 no.12
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• pp.253-259
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• 2020

In this paper, we propose to confirm the perceptions of vocational rehabilitation of the mentally disabled by mental health service providers. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire consisting of vocational ability for the mentally disabled, family support, worker competence, and worker needs, targeting 132 workers at the mental health welfare center and mental rehabilitation facility, which are mental health service institutions in A Metropolitan City. The collected data were analyzed using the technical knowledge, t-test, ANOVA, Scheff? test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression using the SPSS 21.0 program. In the end, the workers' desire for vocational rehabilitation for the mentally disabled of workers in mental health service institutions was higher in mental rehabilitation facilities than in mental health welfare centers, and the competence of workers had a significant effect on the vocational skills and family support of the mentally disabled people. Therefore, it will be possible to ultimately promote vocational rehabilitation for the mentally disabled by strengthening the capacity for vocational rehabilitation for the mentally handicapped of mental health service providers in the future.