A Study On Social Work Intervention In Special Education For Disabled Children

There are at least 6.16 million disabled children recently in China and the number is still increasing year by year.China’s special education makes great progress in promoting Inclusive Education and Individualized Education Plan.However,there are still some problems that can not be ignored,such as the weakness of special education legislation,the inadequate for social support resources,the insufficient service for disabled children,and the low enrollment rate of disabled children to receive compulsory education,and etc.Ideas and methods of social work in western countries not only start the path of exploration of special education for disabled children,but also bring new vigor and vitality into the comprehensive development of special education.Although the research of social work in the mainland of China is later,it is progressing rapidly,and social work intervention in the field of special education for disabled children is still a new subject Therefore,the research aims to explore the strategies and methods in the process of special education by social work.The study based on theories of social support takes the Education Equality Project of Disabled Children in Xiamen A Institution as an individual case.The study objects are eleven disabled children of the Education Equality Project in Xiamen A Institution.The author attempts to analyze the process of social work intervening in the field of special education through advocacy,group work and other services such as information support,respite services,toy libraries,policy advocacy,theme activities,etc.The thesis has two findings:firstly,social work contributes to the growth and progress of service objects;secondly,the specific feasibility of social work in special education for disabled children is that professional service of social work has a positive effect on the realization of the equal right to education for the disabled children,the promotion of the special education ability of the parents and the improvement of the special education policy of the government.The significance of this study lies in expressing abundant information content of social work intervention in special education by a project.In practice,it helps social workers change the concept of disability and create social work methods,then advocate the society to pay attention to special education which should integrate all resources to improve its social support system.