What is Vocational Rehabilitation?
VR grew out of efforts to rehabilitate people with disabilities. Today it encompasses the provision of assistance to a much broader group, including people with physical health conditions, mental health problems and those that have suffered brain injury.
"a process that enables people with functional, psychological, developmental, cognitive and emotional impairments or health conditions to overcome barriers to accessing, maintaining or returning to employment or other useful occupation."
The focus of VR is to help people retain or regain the ability to participate in work, rather than to treat any illness or injury itself. It is well recognised that, as well as providing economic benefits, engagement in work or other meaningful and valued activity has health benefits for the individual, and can aid recovery from physical or brain injury.
"a process that enables people with functional, psychological, developmental, cognitive and emotional impairments or health conditions to overcome barriers to accessing, maintaining or returning to employment or other useful occupation."
The focus of VR is to help people retain or regain the ability to participate in work, rather than to treat any illness or injury itself. It is well recognised that, as well as providing economic benefits, engagement in work or other meaningful and valued activity has health benefits for the individual, and can aid recovery from physical or brain injury.
Our Vocational rehabilitation counselors
Our VR counselors are qualified to degree level in a VR related course or have 4 years relevant experience as a practitioner or as a facilitator of vocational rehabilitation provision, support or services as outlined in the Professional Development and Maintenance section of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association standards documents.
Our Vocational rehabilitation concellors
Provision of VR can require input from some or all of the professionals in the multidisciplinary team working on an individual case and from disability advisers and career counsellors. A VR therapist will work closely with the employer to ensure a planned, measured and successful transition back to employement.
An outline of the VR process is below:
- Assessment and appraisal
- Provision of health advice and promotion, in support of returning to work
- Support for self-management of health conditions
- Career (vocational) counselling
- Individual and group counselling focused on facilitating adjustments to the medical and psychological impact of disability
- Case management, referral, and service co-ordination
- Programme evaluation and research
- Interventions to remove environmental, employment and attitudinal obstacles
- Consultation services among multiple parties and regulatory systems
- Job analysis, job development, and placement services, including assistance with employment and job accommodations
- The provision of consultation about and access to rehabilitation technology.
Lead Clinician: Simon Tandy
At NPP all of our therapists are highly skilled clinicians that have years of experience working within the NHS, social services and the private sector. Our Vocational Therapy clinicians work as part of a highly skilled and dedicated Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and in the course of their careers' have worked across all areas of clinical practice.
At NPP all of our therapists are highly skilled clinicians that have years of experience working within the NHS, social services and the private sector. Our Vocational Therapy clinicians work as part of a highly skilled and dedicated Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and in the course of their careers' have worked across all areas of clinical practice.
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