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精神保健福祉士 (せいしんほけんふくしし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
psychiatric social worker ; certified mental health social worker
A Japanese national qualification for professionals who support the social rehabilitation and daily life of people with mental disorders. Often abbreviated as PSW.
せい
神しん
保ほ
健けん
福ふく
祉し
士し
は
、
精せい
神しん
障しょう
害がい
者しゃ
の
社しゃ
会かい
復ふっ
帰き
を
支し
援えん
する
専せん
門もん
職しょく
です
。
A psychiatric social worker is a professional who supports the social rehabilitation of people with mental disorders.
Kanji 保 protect, guarantee, keep 健 healthy, health, strength 士 gentleman, scholar, samurai Similar words 社しゃ 会かい 福ふく 祉し 士し 社会福祉士 is a certified social worker focusing on general welfare, while 精神保健福祉士 specializes in mental health.
精せい 神しん 科か 医い 精神科医 is a psychiatrist who provides medical treatment, whereas 精神保健福祉士 provides social support and coordination.
Etymology Compound of 精神 (mental), 保健 (health), 福祉 (welfare), and 士 (professional). The term was established with the national qualification system in 1997.
