The Application Research Of Reminiscence Therapy In Improving The Depression Of The Elderly In Pension Institution

At present,with the advent of China’s "Silver Hair Tide" and the advancement of the Healthy China Initiative,people pay more attention to the mental health of the aged.For the aged who choose institutional care to spend the elderly life,some factors such as environmental changes and the lack of family care put the elderly under greater psychological pressure and are more likely to cause their various psychological problems.Among the psychological problems that the aged may have,the incidence of depression is relatively high,which seriously affects the quality of life of the aged.As a professional service activity that responds to the problems of the aged,Gerontological Social Work plays an effective auxiliary role in improving the depression of the aged.In this study,from the professional perspective of social work,the author takes the D elderly of the M elderly apartment in Harbin as the research object,and explores the feasibility of using social case work and Reminiscence Therapy to intervene the depression of the aged in pension institution.Above all,the author comprehensively uses the scale method,observation method,and interview method to evaluate the client’s depression and analyze the reasons for depression;the next,based on the actual situation of the client,the Reminiscence Therapy was determined as a specific service method;in the end,the scale method to compare the pre-test and post-test,the satisfaction survey questionnaire and the client support system evaluation are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the case work with multiple aspects.For this study,the author found that the Reminiscence Therapy is suitable for the physical and psychological characteristics of the aged,providing continuous and stable opportunities for the client to talk,and drawing out client’s potential capacities.It has limitations in terms of the requirements for social workers’ abilities,the participation of the client’s family members,and the integration of resources.Through reflection on the entire practical process,it is found that exploring the combination of multiple working methods and treating the elderly with non-critical attitude is more beneficial to enhance the effect.On this basis,we call on the whole society to pay more attention to the mental health of the aged and improve the quality of life in their old age.