Practical Research On The Social Interaction Ability Improvement Group Of Elderly People Living Alone In Citie

The aging situation of China’s population is becoming more and more serious.Under the interaction of multiple factors,such as the change of family structure and the change of pension concept,a class of elderly groups who are forced to choose or take the initiative to live alone for practical reasons have emerged.The elderly living alone have the dual characteristics of "old age" and "living alone".Due to living alone for a long time,the social communication ability of the elderly living alone in cities and towns is weakened,the social scope is shrinking,and to a certain extent.Showing active or passive social "isolation",thus unable to establish new social relationships,the original social network has gradually disappeared,affecting their normal and healthy life.Based on the "warm Xiangyang" community service project,this study selected eight elderly people living alone in H community as the service objects,through the development of group services,in order to help them improve their social communication ability and make their sunset life more exciting.Under the guidance of social support theory and activity theory,the present situation of social communication of elderly people living alone in H community of Xiangyang City was investigated by the means of questionnaires.In the meantime,through interviews,the author collects and collates relevant data,and clarifies the social ability of the elderly living alone in cities and towns,the existing problems,and the causes of the problems.According to the unique attributes of the elderly living alone,the specific program of activities is formulated.In the early stage of the group,eight elderly people living alone with weak social ability and willing to change the status quo were selected.through free registration and community recommendation,and a total of seven group service activities were carried out.It mainly includes "know me,approach you","share social life together","learn social tips","save social unhappy","the community is full of love","social talent is online","We will not say goodbye".In the group activities,the service content promotes layer by layer,help the elderly living alone to cultivate correct cognition,learn social skills,tap social resources,build social support networks,and finally achieve the goal of improving social communication ability.After the event is over,the author uses the Lubben Social Network Scale and the Group Evaluation Questionnaire to evaluate the degree of achievement of the group goals and the satisfaction of the group service.The evaluation results show that the social communication ability of the clients has been improved to varying degrees,and the objectives of the group activities have been basically achieved.Through this study,it is found that group work has clear advantages in solving the social communication problems of the elderly living alone in cities and towns has clear advantages,which can effectively help the elderly to build social platforms,link social resources,and establish social external support networks,so as to improve the ability of social communication.When it’s over,the client can still use the social resources linked to the activity to maintain the individual social support network,from which to get help to help others help themselves,achieving the social development goal of "the old have something to learn,do and enjoy".