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Rewrites The Beauty Of Life Story

Posted on:2020-01-09Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2417330590493975Subject:Social work for the elderly
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This paper is a study on the application of narrative therapy in social work in the elderly.In the context of global aging,the country has been committed to solving various problems of the elderly population.With the development of social economy,the material conditions of the elderly population gradually improve,and the needs of housing and medical care are gradually met.However,at the same time,the spiritual needs of the elderly have not received enough attention.Due to the fragile psychological characteristics in the elderly,easy to integrate their experience and self construction under the impact of the surrounding environment and self transition affected leading to a variety of psychological problems.Therefore,this study to the elderly as the main research object,focusing on the spirit of the elderly and the psychological level,in which the elderly susceptible to mental dilemma,what is the cause of the psychological predicament,and how to use narrative therapy in the form of case study to improve the elderly's psychological state,and help them out of psychological difficulties,restore social function,regain life significance feeling as the research content.The research adopts the theoretical paradigm of interpretivism,.In terms of research methods,the literature method and case study method under qualitative research were adopted,and semi-structured in-depth interview was adopted in terms of specific operation techniques.Use the method of narrative therapy treatment,followed the story narrative,externalizing problems,find the exception,from thin to thick,reconstruct heals,help director to get rid of the deviation of narrative,find the neglected positive part of their life stories as well as the power of the ego by themselves.The new story is composed of the scattered special events to build regional story,which replaced deviation stories finally.It can help the case owner regain the sense of meaning of life,improve the happiness in his later years,and help the society achieve a positive aging and healthy aging.According to the orphanage in X Welfare homes and Y community of practice experience,by the related resources in the community,two representative elderly subjects were selected from 17 subjects,namely,a man who lost his only child and an old woman who had an empty nest,were selected as the intervention objects,and the intervention was conducted according to the treatment map of narrative therapy.It was found that narrative therapy plays a positive role in promoting social work services for the elderly,especially in helping the elderly to achieve positive change.However,in the process of practical application,some shortcomings of narrative therapy were also found.After reflection,the author put forward some Suggestions,hoping to provide some reference for future researchers.
Keywords/Search Tags:narrative therapy, aging, elderly social work, spiritual needs, case study
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