Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation has benefits both for individuals and for organisations that support it.
This section gives advice on how employers can help people with impairments or health conditions secure employment and integrate into their community.
What is Vocational Rehabilitation?
A definition and overview of what's involved.
Are You Off Work?
Details of how you can get help to re-enter the workplace if you have impairments or health conditions.
Advice on VR for Employers
Why employers should get involved and the potential benefits of doing so.
The UK Rehabilitation Council (external link)
The Council has been established to provided a focus for individuals, health practitioners, service providers, purchasers and employers to support health and vocational rehabilitation.
Vocational Rehabilitation Standards
Details of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association's recently published standards document.
Training Programme in Occupational Rehabilitation (external link)
National Institute of Disability Management And Research (NIDMAR) is a modular course designed for a range of health professionals and those working in industry.
Community of Practice(external link)
The Self-Management and Rehabilitation Managed Knowledge Network (MKN) functions as an umbrella network connecting existing groups, communities of practice, and interested individuals - all of whom are committed to the sharing of knowledge resources and expertise in the subject of self-management and rehabilitation.
Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA)(external site)
The Vocational Rehabilitation Association, (VRA), exists to help people working in the field of disability and employment to develop their personal and professional practice and to maintain their awareness of a broad range of disability issues.
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