Casework Intervention Study On Relief Of Loneliness Among Urban Empty-nest Elders

In recent years,under the influence of the birth policy and against the background of rapid population flow,the number of empty-nest elderly in urban areas has been increasing,resulting in a series of social problems.At present,most domestic services for urban empty-nest elderly stay at the level of ensuring the source of life and providing living services,and lack of attention to the psychological aspects of urban empty-nest elderly.Faced with the departure of their children and the death of their spouses,most empty-nesters will fall into a feeling of loneliness and anxiety.As a helping discipline,social work emphasizes the use of professional knowledge and skills to provide physical,psychological and social assistance to groups in difficulty,so that the clients can get out of the predicament and regain hope.Therefore,in response to the problem of loneliness among the urban empty-nest elderly,social work-related theories and practices should be integrated to provide professional services for this group.This study aims to investigate the loneliness status of empty-nest elderly people in T community in Qingdao from the perspective of social work,using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.The main reason empty nesters feel lonely.Afterwards,on the basis of comprehensively considering the subjective and objective environment of the respondents,the Ms.S who has the willingness to change herself and has the highest score on the loneliness scale was selected as a case for practical research.During the service process,under the guidance of the ecosystem theory,social support theory and activity theory,the psychosocial therapy model was used to provide services such as individual empowerment,social support system construction,and social participation encouragement for Ms.S.After the service was over,the loneliness of the clients before and after the service was measured,and it was found that the loneliness of the clients was significantly reduced.Therefore,from the case study,it is concluded that: the effectiveness of casework intervention in urban empty-nest elderly to alleviate loneliness,the importance of building a social support network for urban empty-nest elderly,and active participation in social activities can effectively alleviate urban empty-nest elderly loneliness conclusion.Due to the limited experience of the researcher,there are some deficiencies in the case intervention process.Professional reflection is carried out on this,and countermeasures and suggestions are put forward at the same time.It is believed that in order to alleviate the loneliness of the urban empty-nest elderly,it is necessary to improve the self-care ability of the urban empty-nest elderly,build a social support system for the urban empty-nest elderly,and at the same time create a harmonious atmosphere of caring for the urban empty-nest elderly.