The Adaptation Problem Of New Orphans Living In Institutions And Social Work Intervention

Orphans as a special social group is the main object of social welfare and social relief.Academ ics about the orphans research mainly focus on the psychological and behavior problems,social integrat ion and management mechanism of children' s welfare homes,diversified rearing patterns and social polic ies,etc.,mainly for the problem of orphans in the welfare homes and left the welfare homes,but for the adaption problem that orphans face just coming into welfare institut ion.Every social individual into the new environment of life must go through the adaptation,but the orphans are different from ordinary people,in the face of the changes of living environment adaptat ion problems are inevitable.If we don't solve these problems as soon as possible and guide them well adapt to the new life,it will cause harm to these children again and affect their growth and development.In this context,this study put 34 new orphans living in Linxia X welfare institution as the research object,using in-depth interviews,participatory observation and other methods to study adaptation problem of the new orphans.The study found that new orphans living in inst itution mainly had psychological stress problems,learning problems,adapt to the individual life and interpersonal adaptat ion problems.Factors affecting the adaptation problems includes psychological factors,environmental change,individual differences and lack of social suppor t system.Based on the in-depth analysis of the adaptation problems and causes,this s tudy try to use professional theor ies and methods of social work into the progress of solving the problems.This study uses professional methods of case work and group w ork to intervene orphans and their surrounding environment,which eliminate the bad mood caused by adaptation problems,enhance their self-awareness and self-confidence,improve their social support system and prompt them to gradually adapt to the new living environment.