Career Adaptation Wheel to Address Issues Faced by Older Workers

Abstract

Older workers face increasing challenges in the workplace. Many find that they work more years than anticipated because of changes in social security and uncertain retirement accounts, along with the need for adequate healthcare. Counselors face unique opportunities to assist older workers. This article presents a Career Adaptation Wheel for Older Workers. The model can be used to help identify areas in which older adults are having challenges with job selection, colleagues at work, changes in the workplace, and learning new tasks. Counselors can then begin to consider appropriate interventions to help older workers adapt to changes in the work environment. This model offers a conceptual framework within which one's career can be viewed.

Senior Citizens’ Learning and Activity in the Labour Market

“…It is a social challenge which is related to lifelong learning (Martorell et al, 2009). Challenges caused by demographic changes have been experienced by the whole world; however, senior age people experience specific challenges in the labour market (Killam et al, 2014), as they often become encounter a complicated situation, i.e. they have accumulated experience and knowledge; nevertheless, they often have to endure stereotypes about senior age people.…”