Research On The Spiritual Consolation Of Urban Old People Who Live Alone By Social Work Involvement

With the development of the society and the aggravation of the aging population,the elderly living alone in the city has aroused the widespread concern of the whole society as a social vulnerable group.Elderly people living alone are elderly people who have no children or relatives to accompany them for a long time due to the reasons of bereavement,independence and divorce.Solitary elderly people in many cities due to the withdrawn character and physical decline,the lack of children with body,family,social tension into the difficulties of feeling lonely,the spiritual life is generally a single,emotional expression requirements not met for a long time.This study five old people who live alone in the community with Changsha as the research object,based on the social work theory,through the literature method,observation method and interview method to collect data,the status of community solitary old man lack of spiritual solace found J is:living alone for a long time,causing character closed and self-awareness is low;Children are not around,so the family conflict escalates;Urbanization intensifies,making it harder to integrate into the community;There is no single way of entertainment.The author use the team work and case work methods in the social work intervention study,to clarify,listening,similarly,communication and other professional skills,mainly from the directors,families,communities and other three aspects,help the current situation of urban old people who live alone relieve lack of spiritual solace,mobilize their starting from their own,actively seeking the effective resources around,enriched the contents of the self life of the mind and improve their life quality and level.After the intervention,the author evaluated the effect of the activity and reflected on the feasibility and deficiency of the intervention in social work.The author got some help from this study of urban old people who live alone get effective method of spiritual consolation:change bad self cognition,improve relations between family and children,make peer groups,the development of personal interests,actively participate in community activities,social work services in government projects,hope to can satisfy the need of the spirit of the old people who live alone,and improve the solitary old man's happiness index,to build a happy old age.