The NPO in Tokyo has opened the first free consultation service for facility staff in Japan, saying that the prolonged corona illness has exhausted staff at orphanages and some have left or taken leave.
This consultation counter is a "consultation counter for social care facility staff" established on the Internet by the NPO "Chaibora" in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, which works to secure human resources such as orphanages and infant care centers.
The consultation is free of charge, and you can anonymously raise your concerns without revealing your identity. You can also easily interact with the counselor in a chat format, and depending on the content, the staff of this NPO corporation, active facility staff, psychologists, lawyers, etc. Experts will also work together to respond.
According to the NPO, some children who live in facilities away from their parents due to abuse, etc., are restricted from going out due to the spread of infection, and it is difficult to meet with their parents. It is said that there are increasing cases where staff members are forced to respond because some children become unstable.
On the other hand, while employees have no choice but to refrain from face-to-face meetings, young employees tend to have troubles by themselves, and some facilities are taking leave or leaving their jobs one after another. It means that it has reached the opening of.
This is the first consultation service in Japan for staff of orphanages.
Haruka Oyama, CEO of "Chaibora," said, "I feel that the more employees try to do their best for their children, the more they are suffering from the gap between the reality and the reality that they cannot do as they wish due to the corona disaster. I think that making the work environment lighter and improving the working environment will lead to the future of the children in the facility, so I want to be a window where I can thoroughly get close to each other. "
Orphanage staff are also exhausted
It is said that the physical and mental burden on the staff is increasing at the orphanages in Tokyo due to the prolonged corona disaster.
At the orphanage "Hoshimi Home" in Kita-ku, Tokyo, 88 people aged 2 to 20 live who cannot live with their parents due to abuse.
Last month, when an infected person appeared at an elementary school where children attended the facility and the school year was closed, there was a child who did not know who was a close contact, so the home where 6 elementary school students live was isolated to prevent the spread of infection in the facility. It was decided to do.
Even the staff who usually work in shifts, at this time, one person will stay overnight for two full days in a row, and until it is understood that there is no risk of infection, children who can not go out and have strong stress It means that he continued to support by himself.
In addition, due to the prolonged corona sickness, all the events that children are looking forward to have been canceled, and in response to the state of emergency, we have to limit visits to parents, which makes children stressed. It is said that it is accumulating.
Under such circumstances, there are an increasing number of cases where psychological distress such as fights between children and violence against staff appears as troubles.
Minami Ito (22), a care worker who has been working for the third year, said, "I think it would be even harder for adults to spend a step without going outside, so I think it would be even harder for children. I couldn't dissipate energy. , The number of troubles such as fighting heat up is increasing, and the children around me are becoming more sensitive. I have more opportunities to be careful, and I may get tired or depressed, but I have the opportunity to talk with my colleagues. Since it has decreased, I often carry it on my own. "