The "descendants" pair, the old man who is warm across the space

"Hello, mother -in -law, I am Pengpeng. I am very happy to chat with you ..." On July 19, a hearty laughter came from the mother -in -law's house in Chashan. A college student from Dongguan Vocational and Technical College "Netizen" "Gellying and chatting with mother -in -law made her grin from time to time.

Because the family is busy at work, my mother -in -law is often alone at home, no one speaks, and her mood is not high. The cordial greetings from the other at the other end of the network line changed all of this. A few days ago, Dongguan Pengxing Social Work Service Society's Social Work Service in Dongguan City has launched the "Guardian Support Plan" to link the volunteers of college students. Through the "descendants" pairing mode, a video connection chat eased the empty nest elderly in the town. Loneliness.

Pay attention to the "social isolation" problem of empty nest elderly people

During the daily visit, the social workers of Pengxing in Chashanjiajiajiajiajian Family found that most elderly people in Chashan Town were in a state of empty nests and generally faced comprehensive problems: on the one hand The opportunity to go out is greatly reduced; on the other hand, the children have moved away due to marriage, work and other issues, and the maintenance care of the elderly is limited to material supply, often lack of quality companionship and emotional exchanges. The mood of uselessness and helplessness, passively became a large group of "social isolation".

In order to enrich the lives of these empty nest elderly people and mediate their emotions, the Pengxing Social Work Service Society Social Work Service Society Locate the Nursing Home Pension Service Center launched the "Guardian Support Plan", focusing on the elderly in the empty nest disabled in the town, and linking the Dongguan Vocational and Technical College The volunteer service department, recruiting and screening suitable college students, with intergenerational pairing of adolescents and elderly people, forming a "descendant" model, incarnation of "phone guardian angels". Through regular and theme -type spiritual companionship, remembering the past, and reviewing life, help the elderly trace the positive incidents and feelings, and improve the current emotional state; assist the elderly in the process of reviewing the past, regain the memory of life in the past , Improve the self -esteem and response skills of the elderly.

At present, this "descendant" pairing has successfully recruited 7 groups.

"Children" meet, don't start a lifetime

In order to allow the "descendants" to be familiar with and establishing relations as soon as possible, Pengxing Social workers conducted online training on July 18th to allow college student volunteers to participate in the event to understand the psychological characteristics of the elderly, and the topics of learning caused skills. At the same time, clarify the theme and pairing list of communication, and explain the daily habits and precautions that match the elderly. On the 19th, the Guts and Pension Service Center of Chashan Town was divided into three small teams, on -site entry services, debugging the device connection, and assisting in completing the first pairing "meeting".

"Hello, I am ..." Over the screen, facing the elderly with his grandmother, college students were slightly nervous at first, and relaxed after chatting. "Let me think of my grandmother," Huang Junpeng, a student of Volunteer Dongguan Vocational and Technical College, told reporters. "They are all staying alone at home all year round, without any social, very lonely, and eager to communicate. I will also be like my grandmother. Similarly, keep love, intention and patience. "

Warm concern through the network through the Internet, the old people are full of joy. "Of course I am happy. Usually my children's grandson is busy and rarely visit. Someone calls me to chat with me." Mother -in -law Ye said with a smile. My mother -in -law's daughter said, "The government is so good to help us fill the spiritual emptiness of the elderly. Usually social workers often come to visit her mother -in -law.

When you come down, the "Guardian Support Plan" will carry out 10 "descendants" pairs one after another, and produces a "Life Memoral Recording" tailored for the elderly according to the content. Under the guidance of the Chashan Town Public Service Office, Chashan Town Home Pension Service Center will explore and improve the pension service system, broaden and consolidate the content of diversified services, and jointly build a "elderly rehabilitation auxiliary equipment demonstration platform, the elderly ability assessment platform , Four platforms: the pension service talent cultivation platform and the integration support platform of pension resources, to help the high -quality development of elderly care services.

Text: Zhou Yuewei Correspondent Feng Mufeng Chen Huiyan Picture: Correspondent Photo Confer

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