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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Escorpizo, Reuben (Editor), Brage, Sören (Editor), Homa, Debra (Editor), Stucki, Gerold (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Public health.; Rehabilitation.; Occupational therapy.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Health psychology.; Neuropsychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Psychology.; Public Health.; Occupational Therapy.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

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...

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.