After China experienced social transformation, the family structure changed and thesize became small. It resulted in the weakening of family pension function. At present,China is the more serious one of the countries of the aging of the population. Moreover,empty nesters pension problem has become an undeniable problem that exists in oursocial life. Demands of the elderly include financial security, health care, care of familylife, and spirit consolation. Because their pursuit of life different from young people, theydo not ask for material but for the spiritual care. However, empty nesters solace in thespiritual aspects cannot be met. Therefore, they have many psychological problems.Senior social work needs the support of relevant national social policy and theservices of specific measures. Government can introduce social work professionals tooffer professional services for the elderly. Moreover, it can enrich the social workers’own knowledge system and also can promote the process of the theory of social security.Increasingly pension needs of elderly cannot be met. However, China will not be able tocope with problems scientifically. Therefore, it is very necessary that people should payattention to the empty nesters pension.This article practiced case work methods of senior social work through makingempty-nesters of a certain community in Shenyang case analysis. It applied thetheoretical knowledge in practice from the case involved in service to the end. What’smore, it also described and explored individual survival condition, daily needs andmental health for city empty nesters. It combined specific groups with social work skillsto solve social problems, and on this basis, find some kinds of solutions to psychologicalproblems of the city empty nesters. It is very important to improve the quality of thisgroup life and the service for empty-nesters. |