The work is important to the quality of life of individuals. Seniors face the difficulty of staying in the labor market. It is important in the preparation for retirement phase and participation in all spheres of social life.
Fabiana,
You may want to check out the work of Marilyn Cole, you can find her profile here on RG,
Best wishes, Tore
Fern Swedlove's article about OT's in retirement mirrors one aspect: Active activists - http://www.caot.ca/otnow/06Sept/WorldsHealth.pdf But there surely are many views on how to approach the transition from being an OT professional to retired life - as with other professionals going through the same process. OT's might have knowledge of meaningful and psychologically rewarding occupations but successful transition depends on so many factors such as: circumstances and settings; how professional life is experienced and valued by self and others; the range of interests except of work; contacts in social life and more. Just because we know a lot about occupation it does not mean we enact our own life led by our professional knowledge.
Thank you. Lisbeth Nilsson and Tore Bonsaksen for the answer.
In Brazil, this discussion is still incipient. As I have been working with the theme of aging and work, the retirement process has been an important area of action of occupational therapy.
Kind regards.
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