A Study On Group Work To Alleviate Loneliness Among Left-behind Elderly People In Rural Area

Since the reform and opening up,a large number of rural young laborers have poured into large cities,resulting in an increasing number of left-behind people in rural areas and a continuous increase in the proportion of left-behind elderly people.The left-behind elderly have long lacked the companionship and care of their families.In addition,coupled with the transformation of social roles,the group of left-behind elderly people is very prone to negative psychology such as pessimism and loneliness,which is not conducive to the physical and mental health development of the left-behind elderly,which also causes some social problems.This paper uses a professional approach to group work to alleviate the loneliness of the elderly left behind.First of all,the author investigated the left-behind elderly in Village X through the UCLA Loneliness Measurement Sheet and interviews,and initially learned about some problems in the loneliness of the left-behind elderly in the village,and found out the causes of loneliness and assessed their needs.The reasons for the loneliness of the left-behind elderly mainly include the low frequency of parent-child contact,the narrow scope of social interaction caused by the change of social roles,the single way of daily life,and their own cognitive bias.Second,the author assesses the needs of the left-behind elderly according to the reasons for their loneliness.Under the guidance of social support theory and empowerment theory,social workers developed corresponding service plans,and through questionnaires and interviews,7 left-behind elderly people were selected to form a loneliness relief team.The group focuses on strengthening parent-child communication,expanding the scope of interpersonal communication,enriching daily life,teaching them recreational activities,and enhancing their self-confidence.After the group activity,the social worker used the before-and-after measurement data to evaluate the effectiveness of the service.The author summarized after the evaluation,and the evaluation results showed that the group work intervened in the study on the alleviation of loneliness among the left-behind elderly with certain effects,which improved the self-awareness of the group members to a certain extent,strengthened the connection between their parents and children,expanded the scope of their interactions,and also enriched their daily lives,and alleviated the loneliness of the left-behind elderly to a certain extent.However,there are also certain deficiencies in this study,and the author has reflected on the shortcomings accordingly,hoping to play a certain reference significance for the future research on the alleviation of loneliness among the left-behind elderly.