An Application of Azrin's Job Club Methodology to People Who Have Sustained a Spinal Cord Injury

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda E. Young ◽  
Gregory C. Murphy ◽  
James A. Athanasou
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Validity Claims ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

This paper describes the employment achievements of people following spinal cord injury, and briefly reviews the literature on methods used by job seekers in obtaining employment. The scientific literature on job seeking supports the social validity claims of Azrin's behaviourally-basedjob clubmethodology (Azrin, Flores, & Kaplan, 1975) and thus suggests that the job club approach might be successfully offered to people with a spinal cord injury who wish to work. A group case study is presented wherein a modified job club format was utilised with ten spinal cord injured people. Encouraging results were obtained, both in terms of changed behaviour and in actual employment status.

scholarly journals Spinal cord injury in the Moroccan healthcare system: A country case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 62-65
Author(s):  
Abderrazak Hajjioui ◽  
Maryam Fourtassi ◽  
Saïd Boujraf
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
System A ◽  
Country Case Study ◽  
Cord Injury

Women's perception of changes in the social network after a spinal cord injury

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (17) ◽  
pp. 1013-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunilla Isaksson ◽  
Lisa Skär ◽  
Jan Lexell
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cord Injury

The management of fertility in spinal cord injury

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikkel Fode ◽  
Jens Sønksen
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Semen Quality ◽  
Sperm Quality ◽  
Sperm Count ◽  
Autonomic Nerve ◽  
Sperm Retrieval ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
The Right ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

While spinal cord injury (SCI) does not affect female fertility, the condition most often results in infertility in males due to anejaculation and reduced semen quality. Anejaculation is caused by disruption of the autonomic nerve fibres, which are normally responsible for the ejaculation. The reason for the poor sperm quality has not been firmly established. If spinal cord injured men cannot ejaculate by sexual intercourse or masturbation, ejaculation can be induced by either penile vibratory stimulation or electroejaculation. Only if these methods fail should surgical sperm retrieval be considered. The method of insemination depends largely on the total motile sperm count and patient preference. With the right treatment, it is possible for most SCI men to have children.

scholarly journals Psychiatric aspects of spinal cord injury

1986 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-114
Author(s):  
A. J. Lasich
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Injured Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

The nature of behavioural and emotional reactions displayed by persons with spinal cord injury are described and the value of psychiatric involvement in the routine management is discussed. The importance of emotional care of spinal cord injured patients is emphasized with reference to certain general principles. The psychiatrist should be accessible to both staff and patients for ventilation of feelings. 

scholarly journals Epidemiolgy of spinal cord injury after acute odontoid fractures

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. Harrop ◽  
Ashwini D. Sharan ◽  
Gregory J. Przybylski
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Cervical Canal ◽  
Associated Injuries ◽  
Odontoid Fractures ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Injured Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Injured

Object Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) after odontoid fracture is unusual. To identify predisposing factors, the authors evaluated a consecutive series of patients who sustained SCI from odontoid fractures. Methods A consecutive series of 5096 admissions to the Delaware Valley Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center were reviewed, and 126 patients with neurological impairment at the C1–3 levels were identified. Seventeen patients had acute closed odontoid fractures with neurological deficit. Various parameters including demographics, mechanisms of injury, associated injuries, fracture types/displacements, and radiographic cervical canal dimensions were compared between “complete” and “incomplete” spinal cord injured–patients as well as with neurologically intact patients who had suffered odontoid fractures. There were similar demographics, mechanisms of injury, associated injuries, fracture type/displacement, and canal dimensions in patients with complete and incomplete SCIs. However, only patients with complete injury were ventilator dependent. In comparison with patients with intact spinal cords, spinal cord–injured patients were more commonly males (p = 0.011) who had sustained higher velocity injuries (p = 0.027). The computerized tomography scans of 11 of 17 neurologically impaired patients were compared with those of a random sample of 11 patients with intact spinal cords. Although the anteroposterior diameter (p = 0.028) and cross-sectional area (p = 0.0004) of the cervical spinal canal at the C–2 level were smaller in impaired patients, the displacement of the fragment was not different. Conclusions Odontoid fractures are an infrequent cause of SCI. Patients with these injuries typically are males who have smaller spinal canals and have sustained high velocity injuries.

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