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Case Work Involved In The Needs Of The Elderly Living Alone In The College Community

Posted on:2022-02-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2517306491479374Subject:Social work
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With the increasing aging of our country's population,the phenomenon of children leaving their nests is becoming more and more serious,the group of elderly living alone has become increasingly large,and the daily care and health care of the elderly living alone have become more and more prominent.These problems are also accompanied by elderly living alone in the college community.For the more complex characteristics of high-level needs such as spiritual comfort and social interaction,it is urgent to find special means and methods to solve them.Aiming at the elderly living alone in college communities,especially the elderly living alone,this paper conducts an in-depth study on the elderly living alone in the L University community in the western region through questionnaire surveys and case interviews.The study found that,different from the common type of community elderly,the elderly living alone in the college community have a stronger need for spiritual comfort in addition to their daily care and accompaniment needs.The specific manifestations are: to obtain personal respect and emotional support,and to look forward to the society.The need for communication and exchange of ideas and talks,etc.Based on the theory of social support,the author uses a case work method to intervene in one of the elderly people living alone,Y,and conducts related research on the basic mode,work content,and working methods of community elderly care services based on the needs of the elderly living alone.The research believes that the most urgent need for elderly care services in college communities is the elderly living alone.The unique service needs,personality characteristics and cultural capital they face are important considerations that must be considered in the development of targeted community elderly care services.The prerequisite is also the basic condition for the realization of community pension service goals.A total of seven interventions were carried out in two stages from different levels such as Elder Y himself,peer group,college students and community.The first stage is to use life retrospective therapy to provide spiritual comfort to the elderly,resolve the loneliness of elderly Y,and meet the elderly's personality respect needs;the second stage is to build a social support network for the elderly,link college students and community resources,and satisfy To meet the social communication needs of the elderly,provide certain emotional support for the elderly.Finally,through the interview method evaluation,it is found that social work has played a positive role in meeting the elderly Y's needs for the elderly,and at the same time has a positive effect on solving the elderly living alone in the L community.Based on the intervention of theory and practice,the author suggests that family factors should be given priority to the elderly living alone when facing the problem of elderly living alone in the college community.At the same time,the college community should pay more attention to the needs of elderly living alone.To a certain extent,this paper provides a reference for solving the problem of elderly living alone in college communities,and social work intervenes in the problem of elderly living alone in college communities.
Keywords/Search Tags:elderly living alone, elderly care needs, case work, social support network
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