Sourcebook of Occupational Rehabilitation

1998
ISBN: 978-0-306-45842-2
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 426 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1041 g

Reihe: Springer Series in Rehabilitation and Health

Experts from academia, clinical settings, and the business world pool their knowledge about work injury prevention and management in the new Sourcebook of Occupational Rehabilitation. The 22 contributions in this wide-ranging reference address aspects of the three primary areas of service delivery: prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation. The text takes a multidisciplinary viewpoint toward its subject in order to shed light on the mechanisms and management of work-related disorders. It boasts a wealth of current and in-depth information, and takes a practical `applications approach' to rehabilitation

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

King, Phyllis M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Behaviourismus
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Forces Impacting Practice in Occupational Rehabilitation.- 1. The Changing Workplace.- 2. Common Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders.- 3. Regulatory Agencies and Legislation.- 4. Health Care Reform.- 5. Functional Capacity Matching: Designing the Continuum of Care.- II. Prevention of Work Injury.- 6. Education and Training.- 7. Wellness and Fitness Programs.- 8. Ergonomics.- 9. Preemployment and Preplacement Testing.- 10. Surveillance and Survey Techniques.- III. Assessment of Work-Related Disorders.- 11. Functional Capacity Evaluation.- 12. Work Analysis.- 13. Disability Evaluation.- IV. Rehabilitation of Work-Related Disorders.- 14. Work Hardening and Work Conditioning.- 15. On-Site Therapy Programs.- 16. Job Modification/Accommodation and Assistive Technology.- 17. Case Management.- 18. Vocational Rehabilitation.- 19. Psychosocial Issues.- 20. Pain Management.- 21. Effective Worksite-Based Disability Management Programs.