What is Excellence in Rehabilitation?

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Today we wrap up a series of posts on the evolution of rehab. We've spoken about the impact that the different levels of service (absent or medicalised; compliance or prescription-driven) have on insurers and our clients, and now, I want to reflect on what excellence really looks like in vocational rehabilitation. What is Excellence? I have no doubt that if you are reading this article, you are already striving for excellence in your work and your services. We all want the best outcomes for … [Read more...]

Compliant v Prescriptive Rehabilitation – Where Do We Go From Here?

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As we near the end of this series on the evolution of rehab (click here for the previous posts), I want to talk about the next rungs on the ladder to excellence - compliant rehab and prescriptive rehab. Now compliant rehab, as we know, is a process that is entirely driven by certification of capacity and box-ticking. These certifications drive rehab decisions, and where a desirable certification is not given, we go into overdrive trying to arrange case conferences and pleading with … [Read more...]

Rehabilitation Wasteland: Absent and Medicalised Rehab

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My last post centered around the evolution of rehab - you can read it here if you missed out. Based on the feedback I've received, this piece resonated with a lot of people in the industry. Today I want to expand on the first two stages I laid out in the rehab evolution ladder: Absent rehabilitation, medicalised rehabilitation and... why they really aren't that different. ... hello?... is there any rehab out there? BOTTOM OF THE BARREL: ABSENT REHAB Rehabilitation is absent when we … [Read more...]

The Evolution of Rehabilitation

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Having worked in the vocational rehabilitation space for many years, in many different settings, I have witnessed incredible change in our industry. I hope I can also say that I have been part of that positive change. Today, I want to use this post to reflect on the evolution of rehab, and especially, comment on the fact that some of us still seem to be stuck in the dark ages. I conceptualise rehabilitation in 5 different stages. Have a read and let me know - which aspects do you identify … [Read more...]




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