The Study On Group Work Intervention Of Spiritual Consolation For The Senile Elderly In Nursing Institutions ——Taken Lanzhou Apartment For The Aged For Example

With the arrival of the aging society in China,the problem of providing for the a ged has been paid more and more attention by the state,society and family.In additio n,with the change of China’s traditional family structure and the development of mark et economy,the family’s pension function is weakened,institutional pension emerged at the historic moment.In the new pension situation,due to family,health and many o ther reasons,more and more old people actively or passively choose to go to institutio ns for pension.While providing convenience for the elderly,pension institutions also have some problems.Due to the shortage of professional social workers,institutions c an only guarantee basic services for the elderly,but can not meet the elderly in social communication,cultural entertainment and other spiritual needs.How to alleviate the loneliness and worthlessness of the elderly and meet their spiritual needs has become an important part of the social work for the elderly.This study takes the elderly in Lanzhou apartment for the aged as the research object.Applying social work concepts and perspectives;Using the intervention method of group social work;Based on activity theory,Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory and social support network theory;In-depth interviews and observations were conducted with 10 staff members,nurses and 19 elderly people living in lanzhou apartment for the aged by using interview and observation methods.The author found that: due to limited interpersonal communication,weak social support network,and fewer entertainment and cultural activities,the elderly in the apartment for the aged are difficult to meet their spiritual needs in social communication,entertainment and culture,and generally have low mood,negative attitude and loneliness.On the basis of the above,the author identified 10 elderly people as the service objects of the group,and designed and carried out 8 group activities in order to meet the entertainment and culture needs of the elderly and expand the social contacts of the elderly.Through 8 activities,gradually guided group members to eliminate strangeness and open their hearts;Communicate with other team members;Stimulate your potential and relieve your loneliness.In the process of the activity,the author made a process evaluation of the group according to the participation rate,atmosphere and activity of the group members.After the activity,the author evaluated the results of the group through group member satisfaction evaluation,group member mutual evaluation,social worker self-evaluation and UCLA scale.The results showed that the group members’ mental comfort problems were effectively improved;The entertainment and cultural activities of the group members are more abundant,the group members are more familiar with each other,and a close support network has been established among them.After group intervention,loneliness of group members generally decreased.Therefore,the comprehensive analysis shows that group work is more effective in providing spiritual comfort to the elderly.Finally,the author reflects on the lack of long-term mechanism of group service,the urgent need to improve service skills,how to establish equal professional relationship and so on,and puts forward corresponding suggestions.