A preparação e o planeamento da reforma: uma proposta de intervenção no serviço social

Retirement involves changes and transformations at various levels, requiring each individual the ability to adapt to a new phase of their life cycle. It is an inseparable event of ageing that consists in the termination of professional activities and nor- mally occurs during the middle age stage. Not necessarily being a social problem, the way the process of transition and adaptation to retirement is experienced may cause situations of vulnerabili- ty, isolation, loneliness and social exclusion. The preparation and planning of this phase are preponderant in the promotion of suc- cessful transition-adaptation processes, since they allow reducing the period of disorganization and promote new beginnings and meaningful lives. Thus, the key aspects to be incorporated into an intervention proposal focused on the preparation and planning of retirement are presented, based on the specificities of Social Work.