Problem Solving Skills Training for Return to Work

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Shaw ◽  
Michael Feuerstein ◽  
Virginia I. Miller ◽  
Patricia M. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

scholarly journals Identifying Barriers to Recovery from Work Related Upper Extremity Disorders: Use of a Collaborative Problem Solving Technique

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 337-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Shaw ◽  
Michael Feuerstein ◽  
Virginia I. Miller ◽  
Patricia M. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Work Related

Improving health and work outcomes for individuals with work related upper extremity disorders (WRUEDs) may require a broad assessment of potential return to work barriers by engaging workers in collaborative problem solving. In this study, half of all nurse case managers from a large workers’ compensation system were randomly selected and invited to participate in a randomized, controlled trial of an integrated case management (ICM) approach for WRUEDs. The focus of ICM was problem solving skills training and workplace accommodation. Volunteer nurses attended a 2 day ICM training workshop including instruction in a 6 step process to engage clients in problem solving to overcome barriers to recovery. A chart review of WRUED case management reports (n = 70) during the following 2 years was conducted to extract case managers’ reports of barriers to recovery and return to work. Case managers documented from 0 to 21 barriers per case (M = 6.24, SD = 4.02) within 5 domains: signs and symptoms (36%), work environment (27%), medical care (13%), functional limitations (12%), and coping (12%). Compared with case managers who did not receive the training (n = 67), workshop participants identified more barriers related to signs and symptoms, work environment, functional limitations, and coping (p < .05), but not to medical care. Problem solving skills training may help focus case management services on the most salient recovery factors affecting return to work.

Mutual problem-solving skills training for premarital couples: A six-month follow-up

1981 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl A. Ridley ◽  
Arthur W. Avery ◽  
Jan E. Harrell ◽  
Lynda A. Haynes-Clements ◽  
Nancy McCunney
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Premarital Couples

Problem-Solving Skills Training

2014 ◽  
pp. 247-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Ugueto ◽  
Lauren C. Santucci ◽  
Lauren S. Krumholz ◽  
John R. Weisz
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

Social Problem-Solving Skills Training for Adults With Mild Intellectual Disability: A Multiple Case Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Anderson ◽  
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Mild Intellectual Disability ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Multiple Case

AbstractSocial problem-solving training has been successful in improving maladaptive behaviour and problem-solving skills for individuals with intellectual disability. However, in contrast to individuals without intellectual disability there has been only one study that has examined whether social problem-solving training can improve psychological distress in individuals with intellectual disability and a psychiatric diagnosis. Three participants from a vocational community centre with mild intellectual disability, comorbid mental illness, and challenging behaviour, participated in 15 individually delivered sessions of social problem-solving training. Social problem-solving skill, behaviour, and psychological distress measures were used to assess outcome. All three participants showed improvement in social problem-solving skills, and two participants showed improvement in depression. Improvement was maintained at 4-week follow-up. The results provide preliminary evidence that social problem-solving training could be an effective intervention tool for the treatment of psychological distress in individuals with mild intellectual disability.

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