Group Work Intervention Study On Spiritual Comfort Of Empty Nest Elderly In Old Community

Along with the rapid economic development and deep social transformation,China’s family structure is getting smaller and smaller,and a large number of empty-nest families have emerged.The problem of empty nesters is becoming more and more serious due to the overlapping of empty nest families and aging population,but the current policy for the elderly focuses on material protection,and the investment in spiritual care is still insufficient.While they are self-sufficient in material life,their spiritual life is not optimistic,and they have problems and dilemmas in spiritual comfort such as low self-identity,insufficient family emotional support,and shrinking peer support network.Based on the internship experience of Xiaguang community in Fuzhou City,this thesis explores the role of group work in the spiritual comfort of the empty nesters by taking the empty nesters in the community as the research object.Firstly,the current situation and characteristics of the spiritual comfort of the empty nesters in this community were analyzed by questionnaire survey method,and it was found that the economic income of the empty nesters is relatively stable,but the current situation of spiritual comfort is worrying,mainly the needs of emotional support,interpersonal interaction,recreation and leisure are insufficient.Based on the analysis of the survey and under the guidance of social support theory and enrichment theory,the author designed a spiritual comfort group activity for the empty nesters in the old neighborhood.Secondly,the six group activities were evaluated using process evaluation and effect evaluation,and it was found that the expected goals were basically achieved,i.e.,the loneliness of the empty nesters in Xiaguang community was alleviated,they gradually adapted to social role changes,established corresponding emotional support networks,and their spiritual comfort needs were met,which verified the effectiveness of group work intervention in the spiritual comfort of the empty nesters in the old community and also aroused the community’s concern for the empty nesters.Finally,through reflection and suggestions,we put forward four recommendations: at the individual level,we should improve the ability of the empty-nest elderly to comfort themselves;at the family level,we should strengthen the propagation of filial piety culture and improve the supply of spiritual comfort for families;at the institutional level,we should accelerate the construction of community social work teams and improve the level of professional services;at the community level,we should improve the function of community services and enrich the spiritual life of the elderly.It is hoped that this will provide practical experience for group work to intervene in the spiritual solace of the empty nesters and promote the solution of the spiritual solace of the empty nesters.