SPECIFICS OF SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SUPPORT IN THE SECONDARY SOCIALIZATION FOR ELDERLY CITIZENS IN STAVROPOL REGION

Abstract

The article presents the features of organizing social assistance to senior citizens in Stavropol Region. New technologies of social work with senior citizens functioning in the region are considered: a home-based hostess; foster family and guest family for senior citizens, training of senior citizens in social service centers. The specificity of the secondary socialization of senior citizens to new living conditions (foster family, boarding school) is determined. The characteristic is given to the stages of secondary socialization of senior citizens in a stationary institution of social assistance. The author outlines the goal of secondary socialization – the preservation of the social activity of elderly citizens. Conclusions are drawn and practical recommendations are given on optimizing social assistance to senior citizens in secondary socialization.