강원도 노인복지관 프로그램 담당자의 프로그램 개발 경험에 관한 사례 분석

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the case of the program development experiences of the program manager at Gangwon-do Senior Welfare Center. The subjects of this study were 10 persons who is in charge of program development among 14 institutions in Gangwon-do Senior Welfare Centers, and in-depth interviews were conducted for one month in October, 2020. The research question was ‘How is the program development process of the program development manager?’. As a result of the study, first, it was found that the prejudice and stereotypes toward the elderly are strong as ‘the elderly are objects to care rather than communicate’. Second, it opened a one-sided program which was not related to the needs of the elderly. It indicates that the elderly participation program does not consider the needs of the elderly. Third, the fundamental understanding of the elderly participation program was very insufficient due to the lack of expertise of the elderly welfare program development manager. Fourth, the contents of the program were under pressure from program participants, agency heads, and powerful officials in the local community. Fifth, due to a super vision which lacks present sense and lack of communicaion between institutions, it was found that the education reflecting the needs of program development manager was insufficient. And the establishment of a network between institutional managers was not well formed. The results of this study can be used as basic data to seek to improve the quality of the program by presenting the essential approach and direction for the development of the elderly welfare program.