Getting Retirement Right: New approaches to identity change and fulfilment
Event Details
- Date:
- Tuesday, 06 February 2024
- Time:
- 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
- Room:
- Terrace Room, Level 6, Sir Llew Edwards Building (Building 14)
- UQ Location:
- Sir Llew Edwards Building (St Lucia)
- URL:
- https://sign.centre.uq.edu.au/event/1734/getting-retirement-right-new-approaches-identity-change-and-fulfilment
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Ms Christine McCoy
- Phone:
- 67562
- Email:
- c.mccoy@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Psychology
Event Description
- Full Description:
- People often look forward to retirement, but it can be fraught with unforeseen challenges. Beyond immediate changes in routine, retirement often brings with it a host of other changes – in health, well-being, and most notably, in identity.
Speaking to these points, research led by UQ’s SIGNify team demonstrates the potential risks of declining health for people who are deeply anchored to their work identities or those who find themselves socially disconnected in retirement. Alongside this, researchers at the University of Exeter have explored the cultural, political and economic factors that shape people’s experiences of life transitions over time. Together, these lines of research suggest efforts to improve health in later life need to be mindful of how identity, health and well-being in retirement are shaped by social and historical context.
This workshop for professionals in the industry will bring together and showcase findings from these two world-leading research programs. It will also provide insight into the dynamic changes that retirement involves and share practical tools to help people understand and prepare for the changes that retirement entails. It aims to equip attendees with knowledge and actionable lessons to support a smoother, more fulfilling retirement transition.
Keynote speakers:
Prof. Catherine Haslam, Professor of Clinical Psychology at UQ and SIGNify Director.
Prof. Mark Jackson, Professor of the History of Medicine at Exeter University.
Directions to UQ
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- Directions:
- St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.
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