Study On The Effect Of Group Work For The Elderly Activity Ability

With the deepening of the degree of population aging,the study of elder psychological and physical health is becoming more and more vital.Along with the increase of age,the loss of elderly activity ability is a natural process.Preventing and treating the potential Alzheimer are closely related to the quality of the elderly life.This study selected Changzhou Guangzhou Street home-based care service center for the aged as the research object to explore whether the group work have influence on improving elderly activity ability with some scientific methods such as literature study,interview,observation,questionnaire survey.Through research on practice of the Elderly Horticulture Group to explore the influence of group work for elderly activity ability.The practice process of Elderly Horticulture Group is divided into three stages.The first stage is the preparation period,the second stage is planning program,the third stage is the implementation process of group work.The specific group activity is divided into six section and they are carried out step by step.From the initial group members getting to know each other to the last harvest and reflection,the six sections are interlocking and of strong logicality.By progress evaluation and effectiveness evaluation,we can conclude that the Elderly Horticulture Group has some influence on the elderly activity ability.On the one hand,the elder can exercise the coordination of their hand,eye and foot,enhancing the coordination and flexibility of limbs through taking part in the plant watering,fertilizing,weeding and making the leaves pictures.Besides,treating planting as a service carrier can encourage these elders who stay at home for a long time and lose contact with the external world to go out of the house and participate in social activities.Meanwhile,they also can gain happiness and friendship,expanding the scope of life,promoting self-value by social participation in the group.In the end,by the horticulture activities,the elders can comprehend the life cycle of plants.This promote them to accept the sense of alienation and shortcoming with a positive attitude.Finally,the whole group activities are summarized and reflected.The author not only summed up the success of the group activities but also introspected the shortcoming.Meanwhile the group worker should treat the elderly with strengths perspective in the gerontological social work practice.On the other hand,it will be better if the social workers combine the group work with the case work and comunity work.