Current Status and Issues Related to Education and Employment of Childhood Cancer Survivors

小児がん経験者の教育と就労に関する現状と課題

Current Status and Issues Related to Education and Employment of Childhood Cancer Survivors

The purpose of this study was to clarify what kind of support is needed for education and employment of childhood cancer survivors based on the current situation and issues. The research method was a literature review, and 12 articles were collected. The collected literature was divided into two categories: education and employment, and descriptions of the status and issues were reviewed. As a result, it was found that, with regard to education, it is necessary to provide learning support from the time of hospitalization with a view to returning to school, to cooperate with teachers at both the in-hospital school and the school of origin, and to promote understanding of the disease among classmates who will accept the students after discharge from the hospital. In addition, it is necessary for them to acquire the ability to explain and develop
strategies for disclosing their disease so that employers will have a correct understanding of pediatric cancer when they are looking for a job. Furthermore, after employment, it is necessary for supporters to think together about strategies to continue employment in spite of physical condition and late-effects complications. In addition, it is necessary to support the patients to grow as a person and acquire social skills through education even while they are hospitalized.

Creators HISHIGAE Keiko

[EISSN]2189-4825