A Case Study Of Narrative Practice On Emotional Intervention For Postpatum Depression

According to the investigation of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association,in recent years,the incidence of postpartum depression in China is 7.3%-37.14%.The incidence of postpartum depression in women is high,but few people can really realize it.Severe postpartum depression is often accompanied by self-harm,suicide,killing others and other harmful behaviors.Cause social and psychological factors of postpartum depression has a lot of,how to use social work methods and means,find the problem of the service object targets,and analyzing the specific issues for exclusive intervention strategies,adjust the service object of postpartum depression,positive and optimistic life,is a emphasis and difficulty of social workers provide intervention services.Narrative therapy using the skills such as problem externalizing and find exceptions to the service object to adjust attitude towards the life,the service object from depressive narrative,looking for life,become the master of his own life,get rid of depression,in a more positive,more optimistic,more sustainable ways of dealing with the difficulties in life to enhance the service object of inner strength.Women have the ability to bear and suckle,and it is considered that women are willing and should assume the role of mother,ignoring the pressure of role transition that women face after becoming mothers.By analyzing the problems and needs of the service objects,this study chose to use narrative therapy mode to conduct case intervention on Ms.Xu with postpartum depression,and explored the service strategies of social workers to alleviate postpartum depression by using narrative therapy mode.In this study,the self-rating Depression Scale was used as a measuring tool to preliminarily determine the postpartum depression mood of the service subjects.Social workers first establish a relationship of trust with the clients and guide them to tell their own stories and find out the troubling problems.Name the problem to separate it from the service object;Then discuss the influence of the problem with the service object;Give full play to the initiative of the service object and look for exceptional events;Discover the bright spots of life,enrich the new life story;Invite the clients’ families to witness the changes,improve the family support system,and help the clients get rid of postpartum depression.In this study,through analyzing the service effects of the data before and after the scale and the structured interview,it is concluded that narrative therapy is effective in alleviating postpartum depression.In addition,social workers also discussed and prospected the application of narrative therapy in social work practice.The innovation of this research is on the theory of narrative therapy of female postpartum depression intervention,focusing on the service object of the right and ability,guide service object know suffering depression does not their own problems,shift towards issues,enhance the confidence of the service object,strength and courage,to face life with a positive attitude.