A Practical Study On The Intervention Of Satir Family Therapy Mode In The Loneliness Problem Of These Elderly People Who Separate From Their Husband Or Wife

With the rapid development of China’s economy which has promoted the process of urbanization,a large number of young people have poured into large cities,accompanied by a large increase in the number of elderly people who have moved with them.These elderly people have the dual identity— " mobile population" and "elderly people".And they are naturally weak in terms of urban adaptability.As a result,there are many psychological problems concerning these elderly people that need to be studied and paid attention to.This article is based on the case service provided by the author in the Y community of S city.After analyzing the causes of the loneliness problem of these elderly people who separate from their husband or wife,the author finds that the main factors of their loneliness are the escape of these elderly people from social interaction due to their low self-esteem and the lack of family emotional support caused by the unharmonious family relationship.To solve the problems,this research is guided by the Satir family therapy model and use professional techniques such as meditation and family sculpture.The author hopes to achieve the goal of reducing loneliness by improving the client ’s judgment of self-worth,enhancing the client ’s willingness to communicate,mending family relationships to obtain family emotional support,and expanding communication with the community to increase community integration.Studies have shown that Satir family treatment model has a significant effect on reducing the loneliness of elderly couples who are separated.First,through the clarification of the client ’s self-cognition,and unreasonable beliefs,and the application of meditation techniques,the client ’s inferiority mentality was changed.And with the improvement of self-esteem and self-efficacy the client ’s courage and willingness to communicate with others were enhanced,which improved the client ’s avoidance attitude in communication.And these established a foundation for resuming the client’s normal social activities and reducing loneliness.Secondly,theuse of family sculpture technology and family weather reports within the client ’s family eliminates misunderstandings caused by poor communication between the client and his son and daughter-in-law,which makes the client and the family members closer and enhances the family ’s emotional support.And by increasing the communication and interaction between the client and her husband,the loneliness caused by the separation is eased and the channels for obtaining family emotional support are widened.Finally,by linking to community resources,the client walked out of the house to interact with community members and participate in community activities.The expansion of social interactions enriched the life and the client gained companionship,which further reduced the client’s loneliness.In short,the Satir family treatment model has obvious practicality in reducing loneliness of the elderly who move with young people.It gradually advances through the three stages of increasing the willingness to communicate,obtaining family emotional support and expanding social interaction.Consequently the score of the client UCLA loneliness test scale decreases from a high score of 63 points to 36 points and the client’s state of mind is perfected from a high state of loneliness to a general state.