Vocational Rehabilitation »

Jain Holmes is an independent occupational therapist helping people to return to work or to remain in work. She worked as a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University helping to develop and teach the MSc in Vocational Rehabilitation and has also been involved with research into vocational rehabilitation. Jain has been working in the independent sector for more than 5 years developing rehabilitation programmes for a wide variety of clients.

Vocational Rehabilitation offers a practical introduction for healthcare practitioners to this burgeoning field. The book provides an explanation of current UK practice as well as guidance on a range of relevant interventions for vocational rehabilitation services, focusing on therapeutic assessments and treatments. It is an invaluable source of best practice information for those currently providing return to work services as well as those intending to develop them.

Vocational Rehabilitation is structured over five sections, the first providing contextual information; followed by assessment strategies; action planning; interventions and services.

Preface     vii
Acknowledgements     x
Abbreviations     xi
Introducing Vocational Rehabilitation     1
Introduction     1
History of vocational rehabilitation     1
Driving UK vocational rehabilitation     5
The essence of work     7
Describing vocational rehabilitation     10
International comparisons     11
What does vocational rehabilitation look like today?     12
What can be involved in a programme?     13
Who can be involved in delivering vocational rehabilitation?     15
Does vocational rehabilitation have a role in your workplace?     15
Summary     17
Assessment Strategies in Vocational Rehabilitation     18
Introduction     18
Person-based assessments     26
Function-based assessments     40
Career-based assessments     51
Invironment-based assessments     55
Summary     76
Action Planning     78
Introduction     78
Analysing and interpreting data     80
Problem solving: obstacles in returning to work     84
Decision making processes     88
Goal-setting individual programmes     94
Summary     100
Interventions     101
Introduction     101
General considerations     102
Health and social interventions     124
Career choice and skills     150
Workplace-related interventions     173
Summary     207
Vocational Rehabilitation Services     209
Introduction     209
Vocational rehabilitation service design     210
Service development     216
Key stakeholders     218
Commissioning and funding     220
Referrals     224
Service provision     224
Location     226
Staff mix     226
Outcome measurement     228
Summary     232
Website Addresses     233
References     239
Index     249