Turning Tragedy into Victory Using Smart Vocational Rehabilitation

February 10, 2022

We asked Maria Morris, who in December was named VR Practitioner of 2021 at the VR Awards to tell us a little more about her work.

I wanted to share a story about some inspirational clients that I have been working with in my role as an Occupational Therapist and Vocational Rehabilitation Case Manager.One client suffered a traumatic brain injury following a road traffic accident in 2014.

He owned antiques shops prior to his injury. He had extensive stock which he enjoyed restoring and re selling. Unfortunately, this stock meant he had less space. Which meant there was an added falls and fire risk.His finances were diminishing as he was not selling his antiques fast enough. Read more here.

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