Evaluation of competencies in the field of vocational rehabilitation and the employment of persons with disabilities

Wltavsky, Zdenka; Lebar, Lea; Bitenc, Črtomir

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“…Therefore, there is a need for more research that can tie interventions related to health and employment closer together [ 11 , 12 ]. In addition, more research is needed on the role of rehabilitation professionals and on their willingness to collaborate with relevant key stakeholders, such as vulnerable citizens and their employers [ 13 ].…”

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A municipality-based vocational rehabilitation programme for occupationally marginalized citizens: a study protocol for a mixed methods study

Andersen

Stochkendahl

Roessler

2018

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundIn 2013 vocational rehabilitation programmes (VRP) were given official and legal approval under Danish law to assist occupationally marginalized citizens in gaining general life skills, building their work ability, and increasing their chances of entering the work force. The project’s aim is to develop a detailed understanding of the health, psychosocial and work circumstances of participating citizens, and of the important processes and mechanisms underlying the potential effects of participating in the VRP.MethodsThis study uses an exploratory mixed methods approach with sequential use of quantitative and qualitative methods. Participants are citizens assigned to an individually tailored VRP in the municipality of Sonderborg, Denmark. The quantitative part of the study consists of a longitudinal survey in which participants complete questionnaires at baseline and at follow-up one year later. Variables include demographic and personal characteristics, the latter ascertained through validated questionnaires on well-being, physical activity, interpersonal problems, general health, work ability, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy, depression and anxiety. The qualitative part of the study consists of semi-structured interviews and observations that explore experiences related to VRP. Participants will be recruited and data collected from questionnaires, interviews and observations in the period February 2016 – March 2018.DiscussionThis research will assemble a unique corpus of knowledge about the characteristics, experiences and outcomes of occupationally marginalized citizens participating in a VRP. It will identify potential enablers and barriers to a successful outcome, and ultimately this knowledge will help inform the future design of individually tailored VRP’s.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02641704, date of registration December 29, 2015.

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A municipality-based vocational rehabilitation programme for occupationally marginalized citizens: a study protocol for a mixed methods study

Andersen

Stochkendahl

Roessler

2018

BMC Health Serv Res

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Dilemmatic group memberships of hard-of-hearing employees during the process of acquiring and adapting to the use of hearing aids

Koskela

Ruusuvuori

Juvonen-Posti

et al. 2016

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

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We describe how hard-of-hearing (HOH) employees renegotiate both their existing and new group memberships when they acquire and begin to use hearing aids (HAs). Our research setting was longitudinal and we carried out a theory-informed qualitative analysis of multiple qualitative data. When an individual discovers that they have a hearing problem and acquire a HA, their group memberships undergo change. First, HOH employees need to start negotiating their relationship with the HOH group. Second, they need to consider whether they see themselves as members of the disabled or the nondisabled employee group. This negotiation tends to be context-bound, situational, and nonlinear as a process, involving a back-and-forth movement in the way in which HOH employees value different group memberships. The dilemmatic negotiation of new group memberships and the other social aspects involved in HA rehabilitation tend to remain invisible to rehabilitation professionals, occupational healthcare, and employers.

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Early vocational rehabilitation for patients with spinal injury: a qualitative research study of service providers

Ramakrishnan

Murphy

Middleton

et al. 2018

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Background/Aims: Early intervention is among the factors frequently associated with positive vocational rehabilitation outcomes. However, vocational rehabilitation is not generally a core component of inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury, who traditionally have poor vocational outcomes. This study explored the perceptions of vocational coordinators providing early and integrated vocational rehabilitation services in the inpatient hospital settings and their opinions regarding the structures and processes of the interventions. Methods: All the four vocational coordinators involved in providing early integrated vocational services at the three spinal units in New South Wales, Australia were interviewed (in-depth) as key informants using a semi-structured approach. Transcripts of the interviews were created via audio recordings, transcribed verbatim, and the contents were analysed thematically. Findings: Many benefits were seen for vocational coordinators working within a multidisciplinary team in the hospital settings chiefly providing and promoting vocationally oriented therapy. Timing of service provision was not the overarching issue given the optional and voluntary nature of the intervention. The counselling role was seen as eminent given the challenging and (occasionally confronting) nature of working with newly injured individuals. Conclusions: The key nature of service provision being patient-centred and paced, within the context of a supportive spinal cord injury rehabilitation team, seemed to engender much hope and optimism, which are salient for newly injured individuals with spinal cord injury in the hospital setting.

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Evaluation of competencies in the field of vocational rehabilitation and the employment of persons with disabilities

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

A municipality-based vocational rehabilitation programme for occupationally marginalized citizens: a study protocol for a mixed methods study

A municipality-based vocational rehabilitation programme for occupationally marginalized citizens: a study protocol for a mixed methods study

Dilemmatic group memberships of hard-of-hearing employees during the process of acquiring and adapting to the use of hearing aids

Early vocational rehabilitation for patients with spinal injury: a qualitative research study of service providers

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