Return to work for persons with spinal cord injury: designing work supports.
Recent advances in medical practices have led to increased survival rates among persons with spinal cord injuries. Many of these individuals find themselves unemployed post injury and face a myriad of challenges, such as lack of transportation, limited accessibility, and health problems. This paper describes how a Supported Employment approach can be used to assist persons with SCI with return to work. A number of issues that may impede employment and how to circumvent each are offered, along with a case study that describes one individual's return to work.
Targett
Pam
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Workplace Supports, 1314 West Main Street, P.O. Box 842011, Richmond, VA 23284-2011, USA. psherron@atlas.vcu.edu
Wehman
Paul
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Young
Cynthia
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012944:Social Support; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*