Group Work Involved In The Spiritual Needs Of The Semi-Disabled Elderly

With the increase of aging population,the aging social process is accelerated,currently our country is faced with a severe aging trend,pension issue has become a hot topic.Most of the old people in our country prefer to choose institutions for the aged.Most of these old people are disabled,semi-disabled old people.Elderly care institutions can provide a variety of services that disabled elderly people need,such as medical treatment,rehabilitation,nursing and daily care.However,because disabled elderly people face various restrictions,their lives lack variety and interest.Under the influence of COVID-19,their children cannot visit them regularly,which makes the disabled elderly lack emotional support and sustains.The serious problem of mental needs of disabled and semi-disabled elderly people is also an important issue for society to pay attention to.Using the method of group work,this paper explores the spiritual needs of the semi-disabled elderly in S apartment for the aged in Taiyuan City,Shanxi Province.Before launching the service,through the review and summary of relevant domestic and foreign literature,questionnaire survey and interview of the semi-disabled elderly,and interviews with the staff,nursing staff and volunteers of the social work Department,the service provision and the mental status,needs and difficulties of the semi-disabled elderly were understood through participatory observation.The study found that the common problems of semi-disabled elderly people in the mental needs of S apartment for the elderly are as follows: Low degree of self-recognition and acceptance,low enthusiasm to participate in activities,poor ability to actively adapt to and improve the current situation,lack of social support network,lack of spiritual care needs,and their spiritual needs are ignored,resulting in the spiritual needs of the semi-disabled elderly difficult to meet.In this study,six semi-disabled elderly people were selected as group service objects by the principle of double selection,and assessed through the design of questionnaire survey.According to the existing problems in their spiritual needs,based on the activity theory and social support theory,six group activities were designed and carried out:meeting by fate,dexterity,ancient rhyme literature,meeting friends with songs,looking back on the past,and creating sunset love.After each group activity,through reflection and summary,constantly improve the effectiveness of service;Provide professional services to help the semi-disabled elderly to establish correct self-cognition and self-confidence;Enhance the ability to interact with others,enhance emotional communication,channel negative emotions;Provide opportunities to show oneself,fully explore their own talents;And by trying to build an internal support network,they can better adapt to apartment life.Finally,it is hoped to establish a long-term mechanism to meet the spiritual needs of the semi-disabled elderly.Finally,through the summary and reflection of group activities,it is concluded that in order to make group work play its best role,it is necessary to pay attention to the individual needs of group members,do a good job in the early stage,uphold professional values and ethics,constantly improve the form of group work according to the feedback of each activity,reflect on the existing problems,so that the intervention of group work can more effectively achieve the goal.Provide more comprehensive services to meet the spiritual needs of the semi-disabled elderly.