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Handbook of Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Evaluation Application and Implementation of the ICF /

For persons with chronic illnesses and disabling injuries, work prospects--especially for meaningful work with decent conditions--have traditionally been poor. With global efforts from the UN, WHO, ILO, and other bodies focusing attention on this wide-reaching issue, innovative tools are needed to t...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Escorpizo, Reuben. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Brage, Sören. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Homa, Debra. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Stucki, Gerold. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability,
Subjects:
Rehabilitation.
Health psychology.
Public health.
Occupational therapy.
Psychotherapy.
Counseling.
Neuropsychology.
Health Psychology.
Public Health.
Occupational Therapy.
Psychotherapy and Counseling.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08825-9
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction.- Conceptual framework: functioning and disability
  • Public health perspective.- Work and employment
  • Vocational rehabilitation
  • Disability evaluation
  • Summary and exercise for chapters 1-5
  • State of the Field: VR and DE.- Work disability assessment
  • Legal issues
  • Job placement
  • Musculoskeletal conditions.- Neurological conditions
  • Brain injuries.- Mental health and ICF
  • Application of ICF to disability evaluation
  • Community mental health and ICF
  • Occupational disease
  • Case Study
  • Summary and exercise for chapters 7-17
  • ICF-Based Measurement
  • Patient-reported outcomes
  • Clinician-reported outcomes
  • Questionnaire development and testing
  • ICF and multimodal rehabilitation
  • Case study
  • Summary and exercise for chapters 20-23. The Way Forward
  • Challenges and opportunities.

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