A Practical Study On Alleviating Loneliness Among The Elderly Living Alone

With the continuous acceleration of the urbanization process,the trend of population aging in my country is becoming more and more serious.Under the influence of the continuous increase in average life expectancy,the proportion of the elderly living alone has increased significantly,making them a special group in the process of socialization.The solution to the ageing population has had an important impact.At present,although people's material living standards can be basically satisfied,for the elderly living alone,there are still major problems in their spiritual level.Long-term living alone makes their sense of loneliness increase day by day,and even affects their quality of life,leading to lower life happiness and satisfaction in their later years.Therefore,this study takes the social support theory and the social reconstruction theory as the framework,through the application of the casework service model,attempts to make beneficial exploration in relieving the loneliness of the elderly living alone,and realizes the double breakthrough of theory and practice.This article takes an elderly person over the age of 80 living alone in the L community as an example,and collects the basic information of the service object through household visits and questionnaires.It is found that the client's loneliness is mainly due to the poor cognition of the death of his spouse.It is caused by the unsound concept and social support network,which in turn leads to the negative emotions and negative behaviors of the client.Guided by the theory of social support and the theory of social reconstruction,the research focuses on tapping the advantages and potentials of clients while helping them to solve problems.Practical work has been carried out from three aspects: cognition,environment and resources,and satisfactory results have been achieved.In terms of cognition,the combination of psychological cognitive adjustment and behavioral relaxation training is used to change the client's wrong cognition,help the client get rid of the trouble of negative emotions and correct his behavior,and fundamentally block the source of negative emotions of clients;In terms of environment,through strengthening family support,reshaping harmonious neighborhoods and exploring advantages and potentials,we can reduce the loneliness of clients,expand the scope of social interaction,enhance the positive emotional experience of clients by strengthening the affirmation of their abilities;In terms of resources,take advantage of the community,link volunteer resources,feel the transmission of social power,and enhance the sense of social participation and integration.Relevant conclusions are drawn through the evaluation: case activities with support and reconstruction as the core have significant significance and advantages in relieving the loneliness of the elderly living alone.The level of loneliness of clients decreased,negative emotions were effectively relieved,and they were able to look at the past,present and future with an optimistic attitude.Finally,the paper summarizes and reflects on the case intervention to relieve the loneliness of the elderly living alone,and puts forward the shortcomings and suggestions for social work intervention in the loneliness of the elderly living alone practical experience.