Returning to work after acquired brain injury: A mixed method case study.
BACKGROUND: Vocation is a meaningful area of rehabilitation after Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). There is a discrepancy between the number of individuals with an ABI who feel able to work and those who are employed in Ireland. Research suggests that Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) programs enhance Retu...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 297 - 313 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2021
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