Vocational Assessment and Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury

Vocational Assessment and Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury
Author: Inter-agency Advisory Group on Vocational Rehabilitation after Brain Injury (Great Britain)
Publisher: Royal College of Physicians
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2004
Genre: Brain Injuries
ISBN: 1860162312

These guidelines cover paitents returning to employment, education, training and vocational rehabilitation and assessment after brain injury.

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Author: Barbara A. Wilson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 627
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 131724432X

E) Rehabilitation in mainland China -- f) Rehabilitation in Hong Kong -- g) Rehabilitation in Brazil -- h) Rehabilitation in Argentina -- i) Rehabilitation in South Africa -- j) Rehabilitation in Botswana -- SECTION SEVEN Evaluation and general conclusions -- 42 Outcome measures -- 43 Avoiding bias in evaluating rehabilitation -- 44 Challenges in the evaluation of neuropsychological rehabilitation effects -- 45 Summary and guidelines for neuropsychological rehabilitation -- Index

Acquired Brain Injury

Acquired Brain Injury
Author: Jean Elbaum
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2019-07-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3030166139

This book presents a comprehensive interdisciplinary team approach to the rehabilitation of acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors. Medical and clinical specialists will receive a deeper understanding of not only each other’s roles but of their complementary functions in this field. Many case examples are provided, illustrating a wide range of challenges and stages of recovery. This edition features 3 entirely new chapters and multiple updated chapters by new and returning authors. Featured in the coverage: The role of Robotics in acquired brain injury A comprehensive chapter on physical therapy in ABI Outstanding recoveries woven together by a video news producer who recovered from a meningioma State of the art updates on neurosurgery, neurology, physiatry, neuropsychiatry and neuro-optometry. Updated chapters on neuropsychology, speech-language and occupational therapies including new technology and approaches as well as evidence based practices Psychosocial challenges and treatment following ABI The importance of family as team members Post rehabilitation options and experiences Acquired Brain Injury: An Integrative Neuro-Rehabilitation Approach, 2nd edition provides clarity and context regarding the rehabilitation goals and processes for rehabilitation specialists, interdisciplinary students of neuro-rehabilitation as well as practicing clinicians interested in developing their knowledge in their field.

Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury

Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury
Author: Blessen C. Eapen
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2018-01-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323544576

Covering the full spectrum of rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury, this practical reference by Drs. Blessen C. Eapen and David X. Cifu presents best practices and considerations for numerous patient populations and their unique needs. In an easy-to-read, concise format, it covers the key information you need to guide your treatment plans and help patients relearn critical life skills and regain their independence. - Covers neuroimaging, neurosurgical and critical care management, management of associated complications after TBI, pharmacotherapy, pain management, sports concussion, assistive technologies, and preparing patients for community reintegration. - Discusses special populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and military and veteran patients. - Consolidates today's available information and guidance in this challenging and diverse area into one convenient resource.

A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness

A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness
Author: Deborah R. Becker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2003-06-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0190284951

Traditional approaches to vocational rehabilitation, such as skills training classes, job clubs, and sheltered employment, have not been successful in helping people with severe mental illness gain competitive employment. Supported employment, in which clients are placed in jobs and then trained by on-site coaches, is a radically new conceptual approach to vocational rehabilitation designed for people with developmental disabilities. The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method utilizes the supported employment concept, but modifies it for use with the severely mentally ill. It is the only approach that has a strong empirical research base: rates of competitive employment are 40% or more in IPS programs, compared to 15% in traditional mental health programs. The third volume in the Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery with Vulnerable Populations series, this will be extremely useful to students in psychiatric rehabilitation programs and social work classes dealing with the severely mentally ill, as well as to practitioners in the field.

Handbook of Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Evaluation

Handbook of Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Evaluation
Author: Reuben Escorpizo
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319088254

This book presents the state of the art in the application and implementation of the WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in the areas of vocational rehabilitation as a primary topic and disability evaluation as a secondary topic. Application of the ICF and implementation strategies toward a holistic and comprehensive approach to work disability and vocational rehabilitation programs are presented along with clinical cases and exercises. The ICF as a topic in health and disability has been gaining momentum since its approval by the World Health Assembly in 2001, and great progress has been made since then. However, the integration if the ICF in the realm of vocational rehabilitation has been lacking despite the fact that work and employment are a major area in people's lives, particularly those who have work disability. This book will advance the professional practice of vocational rehabilitation, rehabilitation counseling, occupational medicine, and allied health science.

Manual of Dietetic Practice

Manual of Dietetic Practice
Author: Briony Thomas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 915
Release: 2013-07-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118687299

The standard work for all those involved in the field of clinical nutrition and dietetics, The Manual of Dietetic Practice has been equipping health care professionals with the essential foundations on which to build expertise and specialist skill since it was first published in 1988. The fourth edition responds to the changing demand for multidisciplinary, patient-centred, evidence-based practice and has been expanded to include dedicated chapters covering adult nutrition, freelance dietetics, complementary and alternative therapies. Compiled from the knowledge of both individual experts and the British Dietetic Association's Specialist Groups, this truly is the essential guide to the principles of dietetics across its whole range.

Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury

Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury
Author: British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
Publisher: Royal College of Physicians
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2003
Genre: Brain damage
ISBN: 1860161944

These evidence-based guidelines cover clinical care and service provision for the management of adults with aquired brain injury.

Fitness for Work

Fitness for Work
Author: Keith T Palmer
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 737
Release: 2013-01-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0191663883

The 'bible' of occupational health, Fitness for Work is the most in-depth and comprehensive resource available on the effects of ill health on employment. Expert authors provide practical guidance on the employment potential of anyone with an illness or disability, as well as examining the art and skills of fitness for work assessment and its ethical framework. Fully revised and updated, Fitness for Work, fifth edition now includes, for the first time, important new chapters on work in cancer survivors, health promotion in the workplace, and managing and avoiding sickness absence. Following in the all-encompassing and comprehensive tradition of the previous editions, it also continues to provide coverage of and information on support for rehabilitation, work at older ages, health screening, and the full array of medical and surgical health problems that can affect fitness for work. Chapters are organized by medical condition to enable effortless reference, and are co-authored by a topic specialist and a specialist occupational physician providing a comprehensive view of the subject. The latest developments in legislation and government guidelines are included ensuring the book is up-to-date and provides the most current procedures in the field. Fitness for Work delivers a wealth of valuable consensus guidance, codes of practice, and locally evolved standards to enable well-informed clinical judgements to be made. All occupational health professionals should have a copy of this highly-regarded resource on their desks.

Occupational Therapy and Stroke

Occupational Therapy and Stroke
Author: Judi Edmans
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2011-06-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1444348086

Occupational Therapy and Stroke guides newly qualified occupational therapists (and those new to the field of stroke management) through the complexities of treating people following stroke. It encourages and assists therapists to use their skills in problem solving, building on techniques taught and observed as an undergraduate. Written and edited by practising occupational therapists, the book acknowledges the variety of techniques that may be used in stroke management and the scope of the occupational therapist's role. Chapters span such key topics as early intervention and the theoretical underpinnings of stroke care, as well as the management of motor, sensory, cognitive and perceptual deficits. They are written in a user-friendly style and presented in a form that enables the therapist to review the subject prior to assessment and treatment planning. Complex problems are grouped together for greater clarity. This second edition has been fully revised and updated in line with the WHO ICF model, National Clinical Guidelines and Occupational Therapy standards. It is produced on behalf of the College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Neurological Practice.