TTLV: Social assistance for the elderly in the community (Research in Truc Tuan commune, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Dong Thi Minh Phuc:

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 25, 1987

4. Place of birth: Truc Tuan, Truc Ninh, Nam Dinh

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 1936/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated: October 10, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: None

7. Thesis topic: Social assistance for the elderly in the community (Research in Truc Tuan commune, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province)

8. Major: Social Work; Code: 60 90 01 01

9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa, currently working at the Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

Thesis research on social assistance for the elderly in the community using qualitative and quantitative research methods. The results obtained show that:

Of all the social support in the relationships of the elderly, most elderly people value the relationship with their children and grandchildren in the family, they consider the family as the safest and most important support.

Although social assistance for the elderly has received attention from the government and the community, it is only general and not really essential for the elderly. Support activities on health care; employment, access to policy information... are quite limited and have received little response from departments. Raising awareness in the community about caring for and promoting the role of the elderly has not been focused on, especially supporting the elderly in difficult circumstances, lonely and homeless.

Currently, the whole commune has not built a comprehensive and effective support model, there are only a few activities such as visiting Vietnamese heroic mothers, visiting the elderly when they are sick, organizing longevity celebrations on the occasion of Tet... These support activities do not take place regularly and the socialization movement in the community has not received much attention. It is not really sustainable as the goal that social work aims for.

11. Practical application:

The research results will contribute to providing information about the elderly and impact on the implementation of policies related to social assistance for the elderly in Truc Tuan commune as well as some solutions applied in social work for the elderly in the community.

The research results will contribute to the reference materials for departments and social organizations to see the importance of social assistance for the elderly, thereby paying more attention to supporting the lives of the elderly in the community in a more comprehensive way.

12. Further research directions: (if any)

13. Published works related to the thesis:

(list projects in chronological order if available)

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Dong Thi Minh Phuc 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: October 25, 1987 4. Place of birth: Truc Tuan commune, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province.

5. Admission decision number: 1936/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH; Dated October 10, 2011 by the headmaster of social science and humanities university.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: social assistance for the elderly in the community (Research at Truc Tuan commune, Truc Ninh District, Nam Dinh Province)

8. Major: Social Work 9. Code: 60 90 01 01

10. Supervisors:Associate Professor. Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Research on Social support for the elderly in community by qualitative and quantitative methods shows:

Among social supports of the elderly relationships, the elderly appreciate the blood relationship in their family. They believe that family is the safest, and most important support.

Social support for the elderly is officially managed from the government, and community; it seems to be inadequate and unnecessary to them. Activities about health care, work, policy information access are quite limited and departments are not interested in those. That people's awareness about caring and the elderly's role is not focused; especially the support for the lonely, and poor elderly.

There are lacks of complete and effective supportive model in the whole commune. Few activities are carried out such as, heroic Vietnam mothers visiting, sick elderly visiting, Lunar New Year longevity organizing… These activities are not often held and socialization among community is not interested, unstable as the targets of the social work.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis provides information on the elderly and effect on policy performance relating to social work at Truc Tuan commune, and suggests some solutions to social work application to the elderly in community.

Researches provide references to departments, social organization so that we can understand the importance of social support for the elderly, and take more care about the elderly life completely in our community.

13. Further research directions, if any: ...................................................................................

14. Thesis-related publications: ..........................................................................................