Connection to work after spinal injury
What is it about?
Integration of vocational rehab within the primary rehab program can be helpful in shortening the time between sustaining the injury and returning to work. One of the ways that this works is through supporting the person's attachment to the world of work. This article pulls together research from the spinal injury field to examine whether this psychological attachment actually exists, and what we can do to help preserve it after a spinal cord injury.
Why is it important?
Our review shows that a psychological attachment to the world of work does exist, and is probably one of the main reasons why early intervention vocation rehab works. We also suggest ways that this attachment can be supported both for people who are returning to their previous employer, and for people who are seeking new employment.