The author, a practitioner, consultant and lecturer in vocational rehabilitation, gives an account of a successful rehabilitation programme in which she worked in Australia. The Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service in Australia, continue to provide effective 'return to work' programmes for disabled people. The use of methods such as workplace assessment is one reason why Australia is extremely successful in return to work and placement rates.
The author, a practitioner, consultant and lecturer in vocational rehabilitation, gives an account of a successful rehabilitation programme in which she worked in Australia. The Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service in Australia, continue to provide effective 'return to work' programmes for disabled people. The use of methods such as workplace assessment is one reason why Australia is extremely successful in return to work and placement rates.
Subject terms:
intervention, mental health problems, rehabilitation, severe mental health problems, social care provision, training, vocational rehabilitation, assessment, employment;
McCLELLAND Norman, HUMPHREYS Martin, CONLON Lorraine, HILLIS Tony
Publisher:
Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication year:
2001
Pagination:
157p.,bibliogs.
Place of publication:
Oxford
Follows the continuum of care for patients who suffer from mental disorders, reflecting current forensic mental health nursing care practice. Reaside Clinic medium secure unit in the West Midlands is used as a focus, showing multi-disciplinary care from initial assessment, through patient stay, to discharge into the community. Contents include: Referral to admission; assessment; treatment approaches; interprofessional working; vocational rehabilitation; dealing with hostility; suicide; legal aspects; research and training; aftercare; diversion from custody; future challenges.
Follows the continuum of care for patients who suffer from mental disorders, reflecting current forensic mental health nursing care practice. Reaside Clinic medium secure unit in the West Midlands is used as a focus, showing multi-disciplinary care from initial assessment, through patient stay, to discharge into the community. Contents include: Referral to admission; assessment; treatment approaches; interprofessional working; vocational rehabilitation; dealing with hostility; suicide; legal aspects; research and training; aftercare; diversion from custody; future challenges.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, rehabilitation, risk, schizophrenia, suicide, therapies, therapy and treatment, training, vocational rehabilitation, admission to care, after care, assessment, carers, community mental health nurses, community mental health teams, custodial institutions;