This chapter illustrates developmental factors associated with people’s transition into late adulthood, including the opportunity to reflect on one’s life, deal with loss, and plan for retirement. It begins with an explanation of how ageist attitudes constrained the early development of mental health services for older adults. Legislative and organizational initiatives that social workers have and continue to participate in to ameliorate stereotyping and discrimination against older adults are also described. A practice example sheds light on how a father and daughter considered the meanings of past critical events. Family-centered narrative interviews clarify how a social worker facilitated the four phases of the resilience-enhancing stress model. The therapeutic goal was to help the family reconstruct its organizational and communication patterns so it could adapt to changing daily circumstances and maintain its resilient social functioning.