Brain Injury employment of persons with disabilities and vocational rehabilitation, vocational evaluation difficult, but through a professional in the field of positive results can be obtained. In addition to the brain for people with disabilities if they utilize a variety of schemes to obtain professional help. For example, sheltered workshop, enclaves employment, homebound employment, reserved employment, work activity centers; Sheltered employment, Supported employment, Transition is that employment. Brain Injury Rehabilitation for people with disabilities, first to build job skills assessment system, brain injury rehabilitation services for people with disabilities to strengthen vocational and medical rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, and the Indians and an occupation requiring.
Brain ; Brain Injuries ; Disabled Persons ; Employment ; Employment, Supported ; Humans ; Occupations ; Rehabilitation, Vocational ; Sheltered Workshops

Employment ; Employment, Supported ; methods ; Humans ; Mental Disorders ; epidemiology ; rehabilitation ; Prejudice ; Rehabilitation, Vocational ; methods ; Return to Work ; Singapore ; epidemiology ; Social Stigma ; Unemployment ; statistics & numerical data

OBJECTIVES: Despite growing interest in the area of vocational rehabilitation for persons with psychiatric disabilities, there exist few specialized vocational training facilities nor programs for schizophrenic patients in Korea. This study was intended to develop and evaluate a vocational rehabilitation program geared to improving personal factors identified to be the most significant barriers to schizophrenics' vocational rehabilitation. METHODS: The effects of program were evaluated using experimental/control pretest-posttest design. An experimental group received the vocational training two sessions a week for three months and a control group received same day treatment except the vocational training. RESULTS: The results indicated that the score of a training group was significantly increased compared to those of a control group on 'The assertive job hunting survey' and 'The job related problemsolving skill assessment'. The score of a training group on the PANSS was not significantly changed compared to those of a control group. CONCLUSION: The data provide useful information about the potential role of the program on assertiveness in job hunting activity and job related problem-solving skill. Although the impact of training on symptom reduction was not significant, the program seemed to suggest an important intervention method for schizophrenic patients' rehabilitation.
Assertiveness ; Humans ; Korea ; Rehabilitation ; Rehabilitation, Vocational* ; Schizophrenia*

PURPOSE: This study tried to explore factors influencing on job maintenance of the mentally disabled who employed before. The subjects of this study were the mentally disabled who participated in community mental health center and social rehabilitation center, there had experienced a job in the past. METHODS: The number of community centers were 27 places, there were located in different region. The number of participants were 221 persons agreed to this study. Data was analyzed by Mean, SD and logistic regression analyzation using SPSS/WIN 14.0. RESULTS: General character such as age was significant factor. Monthly pay and working a day in the midst of job related factors were significant. Moreover, job rehabilitation program satisfaction rate and social support revealed significant factors. CONCLUSION: On the basis of results, Job rehabilitation programs for job maintenance of the mentally disabled should be development and establish mediate strategies to improve social support to them.
Humans ; Logistic Models ; Mental Health ; Mentally Disabled Persons ; Rehabilitation Centers ; Rehabilitation, Vocational

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to analyze and clarify the concept of 'motivation for vocational rehabilitation in persons with mental disabilities'. METHODS: A hybrid model was used to analyze the concept of motivation for vocational rehabilitation in persons with mental disabilities. The model included a comprehensive literature review and field study. Field study was conducted through in-depth interviews with 5 persons with mental disabilities who had employment experience and participant observation in rehabilitation facilities. RESULTS: The concept of motivation for vocational rehabilitation in persons with mental disabilities was found to be a complex phenomenon having meaning in two dimensions: Goal-oriented and cognitive dimensions. Five attributes and fourteen indicators were defined. Motivation for vocational rehabilitation in these persons was defined as a recognition of the need to get a job, and the willingness and confidence to get and keep a job in order to achieve normal life, happiness, economic stability, and their value. CONCLUSION: The findings from this study will contribute to the development of assessment tools and nursing interventions to reinforce the motivation for vocational rehabilitation in persons with mental disabilities.
Employment ; Happiness ; Humans ; Mentally Disabled Persons ; Motivation* ; Nursing ; Occupations ; Rehabilitation ; Rehabilitation, Vocational*

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the components for vocational rehabilitation program including the strengths and job simulation, and to provide the data of the upper extremity strengths for a successful return to work. METHOD: Sixty normal untrained subjects(male 30, female 30) were examined for the grip and pinch strengths using Jamar dynamometer and Preston pinch gauge, and the strengths of five simulated tasks using work simulation of Cybex 6000 Testing and Rehabilitation System(Cybex, Division of Lumex, inc., USA). RESULTS: The values during the tasks were significantly different in males compared to females(p<0.01). Strengths of the right upper extremity by Jamar dynamometer, Preston pinch gauge, gripping device, T-handle(radial direction), and flutted knob(radial direction) were significantly different compared to the left(p<0.01). Grip strengths between Jamar dynamometer and gripping device of Cybex were highly correlated(p<0.01). All the measured values were significantly correlated with both weight and height(p<0.01). CONCLUSION: The results of this study can be used as a baseline data for the vocational rehabilitation in patients with a disability of upper extremity.
Female ; Hand Strength ; Humans ; Male ; Pinch Strength ; Rehabilitation ; Rehabilitation, Vocational ; Return to Work ; Upper Extremity*

Recently, increased emphasis has been placed on the need for rehabilitation professionals to objectively evaluate a patient's potential for and progress toward a return to normal function. But as medical recovery nears completion, additional questions are commonly asked by physicians regarding work function and ability to return to full active employment. In the past, therapists have attempted to reestablish the work situation using real tools, but these machines were expensive, have space limitations and in some cases, potentially dangerous as well. A Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment(BTE) Work Simulator overcomes these shortcomings. It can be used for isometric and isotonic evaluation and treatment and assisted in providing the information needed to make determinations regarding progress in therapy, return-to-work status and job modifications. We are going to obtain normative isometric, dynamic and endurance of grip strength, key pinch strength and three point pinch strength data using BTE Work Simulator model WS20. We also compare these data between ages and sexs. This study will be helpful in clinical applications of the BTE Work Simulator and providing the more specific job related occupational therapy and developing special vocational rehabilitation program.
Employment ; Hand Strength* ; Occupational Therapy ; Pinch Strength* ; Rehabilitation ; Rehabilitation, Vocational ; Return to Work

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the actual state of people with mental disorders in Korea, in order to present an alternative proposal for their work fitness and vocational rehabilitation. METHODS: The authors conducted this study through a review of statistics on the prevalence of mental disorder, labor laws, and the literatures related with work fitness and vocational rehabilitation of people with mental disorders. RESULTS: According to recent surveys, about 3 million people in Korea are likely to have mental disorders which could lead to discrimination in social life and dishonor in occupational career, either in the present or near future. Therefore, evaluation of work fitness and vocational rehabilitation for persons with mental disorders are important. At present, work fitness for psychiatric patients is evaluated without suitable guidelines regarding the kinds and severity of mental disorders that impede work capacity. Furthermore, mental disorder-specific fitness for work is not under consideration. CONCLUSION: It is true that most psychiatric patients have some limitation in performing their job. However, judging from the results of some research, proper displacement, apprehension of co-workers, and adjusted workplace could help them complete their tasks properly despite their troublesome psychiatric symptomatology. The government must help all citizens to do their best in their social life, and show a deep interest in the employment of all disabled people including those with psychiatric disorders. Above all we have to change our attitudes and preconceptions against people with mental disorders. Some labor laws, which presently impede employment of people with psychiatric disorders, need to be revised in their favor. Future work capacity evaluation should be done on the basis of ability to function in the workplace rather than symptomatology.
Discrimination (Psychology) ; Employment ; Humans ; Jurisprudence ; Korea* ; Mental Disorders* ; Prevalence ; Rehabilitation, Vocational ; Work Capacity Evaluation

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate in-depth and to understand the experience of people living with HIV who work as caregivers for patients with AIDS. METHODS: Data were collected from December 2010 to April 2011 through focus group and in-depth interviews. Ten people with HIV who work as caregivers for patients with AIDS participated in the research. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's method (1978). RESULTS: The results showed the important themes to be 'feelings of sympathy', 'burden of caregiving', 'identifying one's own self-worth' and 'hoping for a meaningful future'. People with HIV experienced deep empathy with patients with AIDS, and, even though they suffered physical and emotional distress from the caregiving process, they felt a sense of self-worth and found their existence connected with the world. Furthermore, they were taking more active care of themselves and hoping for a meaningful future. CONCLUSION: For successful social adaptation of people with HIV currently in job-seeking activities, various vocational rehabilitation services are necessary. The results of this study could be used in developing effective social support services for people living with HIV attempting workforce re-entry.
Caregivers* ; Empathy ; Focus Groups ; HIV* ; Hope ; Humans ; Qualitative Research ; Rehabilitation, Vocational

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate employer's attitude towards mentally disabled people. METHODS: The Lee (1996)'s questionnaire of community people's attitude on perception for mentally disabled people was used to collect data from 208 employers in Busan City. chi2-test and t-test were used to explore related factors of employer's attitude. RESULTS: Employers having experience of hiring physically or mentally disabled people showed higher CAMI scores (p=.002). Especially, employers having experience of hiring mentally disabled people showed higher scores in four components of authoritarianism, benevolence, social restrictiveness, and community mental health ideology than any other groups. In addition, we found differences in employers' attitude on authoritarianism and benevolence according to types of industries and the number of employees. CONCLUSION: We could suggest that employers experience of employing disabled and mentally disabled people could improve their positive attitude. Therefore, we call for various efforts and programs development to encourage employers to hire mentally disabled people.
Authoritarianism ; Beneficence ; Humans ; Mental Health ; Mentally Disabled Persons ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Rehabilitation, Vocational