title: Current Trends in Retirement: Implications for Career Counseling and Vocational Psychology.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of emerging trends in retirement, examines demographic trends in the labor force, and provides practical recommendations for working with older workers across cultures (e.g., women and racial/ethnic minorities, among others). Increasingly, older workers in the United States remain in the workforce for reasons related to financial security, healthcare, and personal fulfillment. Although retirement trends have become more complex, there is limited empirical literature addressing this issue and the research available does not attend to the needs of a diverse workforce. Therefore, implications for training, practice, advocacy, and research with regards to working with older workers across cultures (e.g., women and racial/ethnic minorities, among others) are provided.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester Medical Center.
authors.forename: Megan C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.affiliation: Seton Hall University.
authors.forename: Megan E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.affiliation: Seton Hall University.
authors.forename: Pamela F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.affiliation: American University.
authors.forename: Elizabeth W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Cotter
keywords: Cross-cultural/multicultural career issues; career development stages; career/vocational education/guidance.; elderly employees