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

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.