A Study on the Effects that Spiritual Education Program has on the Elderly Spiritual Health

[[abstract]]The theme of the study is to explore the effects that Spiritual Education Program has on the elderly spiritual health. Through a series of active research for 6 weeks, with 6 sessions and a total of 12 hours, the conclusion of the research application is outlined as follows. 1. The contents of spiritual education program for the elderly: (1)Using the past, present and future as a timeline, and apply to it, the intentions of spiritual health. (2)The contents of spiritual education includes “life review”, “happy sharing”, “encourage the individual potential to enrich one’s life”, “believe in one’s mind”, “reunion” and “collection of memories”. These six activities are all suitable for the elderly to participate in the spiritual education program. (3)There were certain difficulties with the actual application of “Religious faith” (4)The elderly feel refreshed and interested in subject activities. (5)The elderly can examine themselves step by step, through a periodical development order of “Present→ Past→Present→Future.” 2. The ways to implement spiritual education include life narrative, arts, dance movement, music and meditation. (1)The ways of life narrative, arts, dance movement, music and meditation all apply to spiritual education. (2)Using different ways of implementation to develop diverse teaching activities. (3)Making use of group dynamics to encourage interaction of the elderly. (4)Using warm-up games as activities to help the elderly warm-up physically and mentally. (5)Making use of different suitable methods to build a warm and positive atmosphere of learning. 3. The implementation of Spiritual Education Program has had a significant impact on the elderly. According to the above conclusions, this research also provides suggestions which are outlined as follow: 1. Suggestions for teacher of the elderly: (1)Implement spiritual education program to advance spiritual health of the elderly. (2)Combine courses with life narrative and life review to advance spiritual health of the elderly. (3)The teacher should actively attend conferences or workshops to enrich professional spiritual knowledge, guidance and conversational skills. (4)Use the way of life narrative, arts, dance movement, music and meditation with group dynamic to advance individual spiritual health. 2. Suggestions for senior education organizations and government office: (1)Senior education organizations should offer spiritual health or mind enrichment courses. (2)Senior education organizations should cooperate with universities to hold workshops of spiritual education. (3)Government office should offer counseling services about spiritual education. 3. Suggestions for the elderly: (1)Attend spiritual education program to advance spiritual health. (2)Find diverse learning ways to advance individual spiritual health. 4. Suggestions for further research: (1)Extend the implemented program to be a 12 weeks schedule. (2)Using quasi-experimental design to understand the impact that spiritual education program has on spiritual health. (3)Select elderly from a wide variety of regions to do this topic. (4)Form a research group to study spiritual education programs.