The COVID-19 Iceberg
A biopsychosocial reflection of the impact on sickness absence and the need for vocational rehabilitation. Background In this article, I argue that the importance of psychosocial factors associated to...
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Congratulations to Peter Davies on his honorary lifetime membership
At a recent virtual VRA event Peter Davies was awarded an Honorary Lifetime Membership of the VRA in recognition of his contribution to vocational rehabilitation. Peter Davies involvement with the...
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Reflections of a rehabilitation professional: research 2 – learning about our patients for 2021
I have reflected on Christmas in previous years (December 2018 and December 2019) so I will move on from Christmas to the opportunities that the new year brings. In particular,...
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Join our Irish Network!
Here at the VRA we have a growing membership network of corporate and individual members focused on helping the practice of vocational rehabilitation flourish. We are here to promote the...
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Professionalising Case Management
The Institute of Case Managers has shared a presentation about its plans for professionalising case management. The presentation is given by the three directors of IRCM Angela Kerr, Karen Burgin...
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Inclusive Communication and Access Initiative
As face coverings become the norm in the current COVID-19 climate, communication between people is becoming increasingly challenging – and – for approximately 14 million people, who have additional communication...
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As Health Professionals, how do we treat fatigue caused by long-tail COVID-19?
We asked VRA member (and the VR Team of 2020 in our recent awards!) Vitality 360 to tell us more about long-tail Covid and their recent work supporting people with...
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Quality regulation and certification of vocational rehabilitation services – can you help?
The European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR) has contracted researchers to prepare an analysis on quality regulation and certification of vocational rehabilitation services in eight European countries. As part of this...
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2020 Vocational Rehabilitation Award Winners and reflections on the event
Congratulations to our winners Innovation, Research and Education Winner: Thriving at Work by Affinity Health at Work VR Team Winner: Vitality 360 Ltd VR Practitioner: Tracey Bragg, Ergocom and Form...
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NICE to publish guideline on Long COVID
NICE have announced that they will publish a guideline on the management of the long-term effects of COVID-19. The guideline scope defines post-COVID syndrome (also known as Long COVID) as signs...
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