学生の社会交流技能を改善する取り組み

An approach to improving a student's social interaction skills

要旨：作業療法士養成校の学生と教員が，学生の社会交流に関連する課題の解決に向けて社会交流評価（以下，ESI）を用いて評価を行い，取り組みの効果を検証した．取り組み前，学生はグループワークでほとんど発言できず，ESIの測定値は0.6ロジットであり，適切な交流の目安となるカットオフ値1.0ロジットを下回った．週1回30分程度の面談を5週間行い，課題解決に向けた計画を立て実行した．学生の課題や環境を調整した結果，学生はグループワークに積極的に参加できるようになり，ESI測定値は1.1ロジットに向上した．ESIは学生の社会交流技能を高める計画を立案し，取り組みの成果を客観的に示すことに役立った．

　A student and a teacher of an occupational therapy department evaluated the problems of the student's social interaction and clarified the outcome of intervention by the Evaluation of Social Interaction (ESI). Before the intervention, the student hardly talked in group work with her classmates and the ESI measure was 0.6 logit, which was below the criterion-referenced competence cutoff of 1.0 logit. She consulted with the teacher about plans for improving her social interaction for 30 minutes once a week over 5 weeks. She and the teacher modified the physical and social environment and the way to perform group work. As a result of the intervention, she could participate in group work and express her opinion and experience. The ESI measure was improved to 1.1 logit. ESI contributed to making plans to enhance her social interaction skills and to indicate the outcome of the intervention objectively.