Research On Growth Group's Involvement In Promoting Children's Self-confidence In Urban Low-income Family

With the accelerating development of urbanization,inequality in wealth in urban areas has also widened.Recently,being as a part of the urban disadvantaged groups,urban low-income families have gradually drawn attention from the society.Due to their disadvantageous socioeconomic status,children who live in low-income families are also faced with enormous challenges and pressures.Apart from malnutrition and lack of medical care,there also exits psychological problems that cannot be ignored including low self-evaluation,passive interpersonal communication,shyness and timidity,meanwhile,insufficient self-confidence is the most significant one.These problems will have a negative impact on their future growth if no effective measures are taken to guide and educate.In order to enhance the self-confidence of children in urban low-income families,this thesis adopts group work approach from the perspective of social work.Based on in-depth investigation of the real situation of self-confidence among low-income children,this thesis analyzes the factors that influence self-confidence and at the same time,according to related studies,quantifies self-confidence into six elements referring to self-recognition ability,self-affirmation ability,communication and expression ability,interpersonal communication ability,frustration and affordability,and decision-making ability.Seven targeted group activities were designed following the overall goal of improving self-confidence of children in low-income families and based on the relevant content of cognitive behavior theory and push-pull theory,the design,development,preparation,implementation and assessment of the activities are also recorded and analyzed in detail.In the pre-intervention phase,interviews were used to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the needs of the service target and the community environment,andfirst-hand information was collected.Based on the relevant theoretical knowledge and the needs of the service target,children's self-confidence was quantified and activities were designed accordingly.Targeted group intervention activities used the relevant knowledge of cognitive behavior theory and push-pull theory to conduct process assessment;after the activity,questionnaires were used to collect feedback from parents and service target.Finally,based on the results of the activities and related materials,research conclusions can be drawn.Children in low-income families in the city have a general lack of self-confidence and there is a need for improvement of self-confidence.The professional intervention of the growth group can effectively promote the improvement of self-confidence.