scholarly journals The Development and Evaluation of a Vocational Rehabilitation Training Programme for Rheumatology Occupational Therapists

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel O'Brien ◽  
Sarah Woodbridge ◽  
Alison Hammond ◽  
Julie Adkin ◽  
June Culley
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Rehabilitation Training

Virtual reality in social skills training programs for people with schizophrenia: A systematic review and focus group

2021 ◽  
pp. 030802262110113
Author(s):  
Catarina Oliveira ◽  
Raquel Simões de Almeida ◽  
António Marques
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Cochrane Library

Introduction This study aims to determine the guidelines for the design of a social skills training programme for people with schizophrenia using virtual reality. Methods This article encompasses two studies: Study 1, a systematic review of five articles indexed in the databases B-on, PubMed, Clinical trials and Cochrane Library (2010–2020); Study 2, a focus group of occupational therapists trained in mental health and multimedia professionals, in which they discussed the outline of such a programme. Results A set of guidelines were identified as central and consensual which should be included in the programme. It must have multilevel logic and gradual learning, with simulations of everyday situations, in which it is possible to practise the skills of conversation and communication. Virtual reality provides people with schizophrenia with unlimited opportunities, enhancing a personalized intervention. Conclusion Social skills training could be part of the treatment for people with schizophrenia, and virtual reality is a promising tool to complement traditional training, although still little implemented in mental health services. Occupational therapists have a prominent role in the development and application of this because of their knowledge of activity analysis and their ability to facilitate the generalization of skills in different contexts.

scholarly journals Effect of Vocational Rehabilitation Training Camp on Patients with Spinal Cord InjuryReturning to Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
伶娟 饶 ◽  
立 代 ◽  
丽 陈 ◽  
晓玲 李 ◽  
吉超 熊 ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Training ◽  
Training Camp

scholarly journals Formulating a return-to-work decision for employees with major depressive disorders: occupational therapists’ experiences

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enos Ramano ◽  
Tania Buys ◽  
Marianne De Beer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Permanent Disability ◽  
Postgraduate Qualification

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is worldwide one of the most concerning health problems as it is associated with reduced work productivity and permanent disability. Occupational therapists are often called upon to make a return-to-work decision on employees with MDD in order to facilitate continued employment. Sustaining employment is in alignment with achieving the Millennium Development Goal 1: Eradicating extreme poverty, as it is known that people suffering from mental health disorders are frequently denied employment opportunities leading to reduced financial resources and therefore possible poverty.Aim: This study described occupational therapists’ experiences of formulating a return-to workdecision on employees with MDD. It formed part of a larger study.Setting: Occupational therapists working in vocational rehabilitation or mental health in South Africa with a postgraduate qualification in vocational rehabilitation or mental health participated in the study.Method: A qualitative research design was used. Two separate focus groups explored 11 occupational therapists’ experiences of formulating a return-to-work decision on employees with MDD. Ethics clearance number: S34/2007.Results: Seven themes emerged, which were, (1) the biographical profile of the employee, (2) point of view of employer, (3) point of view of employee, (4) point of view of occupational therapist, (5) declaring the employee as temporary incapacitated, (6) declaring the employee as permanently incapacitated and (7) employee’s level of motivation.Conclusion: Occupational therapists ought to have sound knowledge, skill, experience and the ability to collaborate with employees and employers in formulating a return-to-work decision.

Job Analysis of Occupational Therapists Engaged in the Field of Vocational Rehabilitation

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
In-Soon Ku ◽  
◽  
Seung-Pyo Hong ◽  
Dong-Jin Kim ◽  
Tae-Ra Hur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Job Analysis

Forensic Psychiatry and Vocational Rehabilitation: Where are We at?

2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 448-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Dunn ◽  
Alison Seymour
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
The Government

Having a productive occupation is seen as fundamental to an individual's health and wellbeing. Employment provides structure, self-identity, a means to provide for oneself and social inclusion. The Government has made a commitment to invest in supporting people back into the workplace following illness. This opinion piece reflects the authors' interest in how this applies to service users with a forensic history, who face additional barriers to employment. It calls on occupational therapists to share research and practice accounts of vocational rehabilitation within forensic settings in order to contribute to the evidence base for this area of occupational therapy practice.

Virtual Reality for vocational rehabilitation, training and assessment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chadwick A. Wingrave ◽  
Redwan M. Alqasemi ◽  
Matthew Clevenger ◽  
Stephen Sundarrao ◽  
Rajiv Dubey
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Training

scholarly journals The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial)

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Hammond ◽  
Chris Sutton ◽  
Sarah Cotterill ◽  
Sarah Woodbridge ◽  
Rachel O’Brien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Inflammatory Arthritis ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
Job Retention ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Self Help

Abstract Background Work problems are common in people with inflammatory arthritis. Up to 50% stop work within 10 years due to their condition and up to 67% report presenteeism (i.e. reduced work productivity), even amongst those with low disease activity. Job retention vocational rehabilitation (JRVR) may help prevent or postpone job loss and reduce presenteeism through work assessment, work-related rehabilitation and enabling job accommodations. This aims to create a better match between the person’s abilities and their job demands. The objectives of the Workwell trial are to test the overall effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of JRVR (WORKWELL) provided by additionally trained National Health Service (NHS) occupational therapists compared to a control group who receive self-help information both in addition to usual care. Methods Based on the learning from a feasibility trial (the WORK-IA trial: ISRCTN76777720), the WORKWELL trial is a multi-centre, pragmatic, individually-randomised parallel group superiority trial, including economic evaluation, contextual factors analysis and process evaluation. Two hundred forty employed adults with rheumatoid arthritis, undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis or psoriatic arthritis (in secondary care), aged 18 years or older with work instability will be randomised to one of two groups: a self-help written work advice pack plus usual care (control intervention); or WORKWELL JRVR plus a self-help written work advice pack and usual care. WORKWELL will be delivered by occupational therapists provided with additional JRVR training from the research team. The primary outcome is presenteeism as measured using the Work Limitations Questionnaire-25. A comprehensive range of secondary outcomes of work, health, contextual factors and health resource use are included. Outcomes are measured at 6- and 12- months (with 12-months as the primary end-point). A multi-perspective within-trial cost-effectiveness analyses will also be conducted. Discussion This trial will contribute to the evidence base for provision of JRVR to people with inflammatory arthritis. If JRVR is found to be effective in enabling people to keep working, the findings will support decision-making about provision of JRVR by rheumatology teams, therapy services and healthcare commissioners, and providing evidence of the effectiveness of JRVR and the economic impact of its implementation. Trial registration Clinical Trials.Gov: NCT03942783. Registered 08/05/2019 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03942783); ISRCTN Registry: ISRCTN61762297. Registered:13/05/2019 (http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN61762297). Retrospectively registered.

scholarly journals Psychiatrists’ Experience of Vocational Rehabilitation for Patients with Mental Illness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Åsa Wallentin ◽  
Emelie Kinberg ◽  
Jennifer Strand ◽  
Peter Sand
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Well Being ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Training And Supervision ◽  
External Actors ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

AbstractThe aim of this study was to explore psychiatrists’ experience of vocational rehabilitation for patients with mental illness. The study employed a qualitative design to explore psychiatrists’ experience of vocational rehabilitation. Ten psychiatrists, five women and five men, 33–62 years of age (median 40), were interviewed. All of them worked with patients at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The interviews were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. All participants considered vocational rehabilitation to be of great importance for patients’ well-being and health. The results were characterized by two opposite experiences: frustration and agency, these were the two main themes in the analysis. All narratives embraced both experiences, but some reflected more frustration and others more agency. In order for the psychiatrist to master the assignment, there is a need for further training and supervision. The psychiatrist’s role, as well as other professional roles within the team, requires clarification, and the support from rehabilitation coordinators and occupational therapists should be enhanced. There is a need for improved cooperation with external actors.

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