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Group of Senior Citizens

The group consists of 7 senior citizens from Barangay 39-D in Davao City who were experiencing feelings of loneliness and despair. They formed in July 2018 to address these common issues and feelings of not accomplishing goals. The group was assessed to be motivated but having difficulty coping with their feelings. If not addressed, their issues could lead to depression, so family support and keeping them active in social and community roles is important to prevent loneliness and feelings of uselessness.

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Group of Senior Citizens

The group consists of 7 senior citizens from Barangay 39-D in Davao City who were experiencing feelings of loneliness and despair. They formed in July 2018 to address these common issues and feelings of not accomplishing goals. The group was assessed to be motivated but having difficulty coping with their feelings. If not addressed, their issues could lead to depression, so family support and keeping them active in social and community roles is important to prevent loneliness and feelings of uselessness.

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GROUP OF SENIOR CITIZENS

OF THE BARANGAY 39-D, DAVAO CITY


 
Group Profile:
Name: Group of Senior Citizen
Address: Barangay 39-D, Davao City
No. of Members: 7
Date Organized: July 14,2018
Rationale

The 3rd year social work students conducted a


group work activity with four (4) sessions gathered
every Saturday of the week depending on the
availability of the clients and the facilitators as well.
It is composed of seven (7) members who were the
senior citizen of the resident of Barangay 39-D,
Davao City. The group was conducted to know the
needs, issues and concerns of the senior citizens.
Pre-group Formation

• Private Pre-group
The group has planned about the component
of the group. On the said planning, the group
decided to choose senior citizen to be our
client. It was because we are curious what
would be the feeling, needs and concerns of
the senior citizen as they are already aged.
That is why we choose them to be our target
client.
• Public Pre-group
In this phase, the third year social work students
sent a communication letter to asked permission from
the Barangay Captain to cooperate with us regarding
with our target client. After the approval of the letter
we invited a maximum of seven (7) potential and
possible clients from the senior citizen in the said
barangay to participate in the said group work activity.
The said clients were invited directly in their respective
barangay and the said activity was introduced in front
of them together with the 39-D Brgy. Captain.
• Convening Phase
The facilitating group gathered including
the seven senior citizen, which were the
group’s focus clients for their group work.
Each member of the group introduced
themselves to the clients and explained to
them the purpose of having group work. Also,
they informed the clients that the group will
be conducting four meetings for the whole
duration of the said activity.
Group Formation
After the recruitment of the group members
was the group formation phase. Out of the
seven (7) potential group members who were
firstly invited shared common problem that
they have been mutually agreed on which was
the feeling of despair and loneliness which
become to be a common occurrence for them.
Group Program Concept

PURPOSE To make them feel valued and they are

belong.

Target Members Problem to be The clients identified and presented their

addressed common issue which was the feeling of

loneliness and the feeling of despair.

Membership Criteria Senior Citizen at Poblacion 39-D, Davao

City

Resources Sharing, singing, fun games, Dancing,

Short Film Viewing and co-group work

members group work activity facilitator.

Time Frame July 14 to July 27,2018


Group Composition
Name Age Sex Address Status

Cinderella 60 Female Brgy. 39-D Davao Married

City

Belarmina 62 Female Brgy. 39-D Davao Widowed

City

Teresita 67 Female Brgy. 39-D Davao Married

City

Lordes 67 Female Brgy. 39-D Davao Single

City

Adelia 69 Female Brgy. 39-D Davao widowed

City

Nimrode 71 Male Brgy. 39-D Davao Married

City

Erlinda 74 Female Brgy. 39-D Davao Married

City
Group Assessment

The group is composed of seven (7) Senior Citizen


of Barangay 39-D, Davao City. They were
experiencing the feeling of despair and loneliness
because of their age and for being disappointed
with themselves for not reaching their goal in the
past.
The group shows eagerness to motivate themselves
and they have a strong personality even they were
having difficulties on how to cope up and get rid
from the feeling of despair and loneliness.
Furthermore, the group confided that they
are still gearing up to continue with their life
since they were motivated by their grand
children as the source of their strength that
somehow can ease their loneliness.
The problem of the group can be solved even
it takes a long process with the help and
support of their family and significant people in
the community.
According to Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial
stages the Ego Integrity vs. Despair, Erickson
believed that if we see our lives as
unproductive and feel guilt about our past or
feel that we did not accomplish our life goals,
We become dissatisfied with life and develop
despair and often leading to hopelessness. In
connection with the group problem the senior
citizen develop loneliness and despair because
they were not satisfied of not accomplishing
their goals and dreams in the past and they
feel unproductive.
Activity theory is also applicable to this case. The
theory emphasizes the importance of ongoing social
activity. This theory suggests that a person's self-
concept is related to the roles held by that person
retiring may not be so harmful if the person actively
maintains other roles. In relation with the case the
senior citizen should socialize and do such social
activity like family roles they should continue their
role as a parent and grand parent, in the community
role it is good if they will join in the religious activity
and recreational role so that they will feel the sense of
belongingness.
In addition to this, family intervention
approach is applicable to this case since the
family of the senior citizen are the one who
contributed the feelings of loneliness and
despair that has been experiencing of the
members in the group, for the reason of being
abandoned and they were treated as a burden
of their children.
If the problem of the group is not intended
immediately, they will still suffer the feeling of
loneliness and despair and unfortunately will leads
to depression. Moreover, the older person should
be given the opportunity to live with love and care
and to live productively regardless with their age.
There’s also a need to reach out the family
members of the group for them to be able to
understand profoundly and explained that senior
citizen needs special attention, extra care and they
should be sensitive enough with the feelings of
aged.

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