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Vocational Rehabilitation at AUT University Dr Joanna Fadyl
Paper Leader: Vocational Management and Rehabilitation
Deputy Director: Centre for Person Centred Research
What does the Vocational Management and Rehabilitation paper involve?
• Diversity of lecturers and guest experts
• Core content + opportunity to tailor content to needs to cohort + self-directed component to tailor to own practice
• A focus on • critical thinking and analysis
• advancing knowledge through engagement with theory and evidence
• asking questions about what you do and why
• …and then applying that to practice
Vocational rehabilitation in NZ context
• Situating vocational rehabilitation practices within: • Policy
• Social and cultural practices
• Societal concerns and priorities
• Where your practice and funding sits in wider context
• ‘Big picture’ strategic thinking about current and future connections and opportunities
Workplace analysis and vocational management
Introduces the following areas, and provides resources for further evaluation and application:
• Identification of workplace risk factors
• Assessment of physical and psychosocial demands of a job
• Strategies to return a client back into the workplace
• Work-ability assessment
• Communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement
Managing complexities in VR
• Vocational rehabilitation is inherently complex • Managing multiple stakeholders, motivations and values
• ‘Real lives’ – practice not confined to the clinic
• Brings together many different areas of knowledge & skills
• Sits within multiple laws and policies
• Overview and introduction to managing a range of complexities • Knowledge base can be developed in assignment and / or more
specialized papers
Utlising research evidence
• Research key source of information for enhancing your knowledge and practice
• Sessions that develop skills in finding and using research evidence effectively
• Opportunity to explore research evidence in area of interest or strategic importance to you
• Applied & practiced immediately for the assessments in this paper
Applying learning to practice
• Students select their own assignment topic to explore an area of practice relevance
• Quality improvement proposal
Integrating VMR into a pathway of study
• Rehabilitation • Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
• Mental Health
• Acupuncture
• ++
Tiered levels of study
PGCertHSc 60 points
PGDipHSc 120 points
MHPrac or MHSc
180/240 points
PhD or Professional Doctorate
Must retain B grade
average or above for
progression
e.g.
Concepts of Rehabilitation
Vocational Management and
Rehabilitation
Innovative Strategies: Engaging in
Rehabilitation
e.g. Vocational
Management and Rehabilitation
Biomechanics
Pain: Mechanisms and Management
e.g. Vocational
Management and Rehabilitation
Health Ergonomics
Occupational Ergonomics
Tailoring your programme of study
What can you expect from PG study at AUT?
• Combination of block course lectures and self-directed and online learning,
• Flexible study options • Many students study part-time
• More interactive, less didactic • Acknowledging expertise in the room
• Research-teaching nexus • Lecturers are actively involved in cutting-edge research
• Multidisciplinary lecturing staff and specialist guest lectures
The benefits of research-teaching nexus?
• National and international leaders in rehabilitation
• Exposure to up to date research before it goes to press
• Responsive curriculum
• Retaining a good connection with industry through our research
Research
Teaching
Where to from here?
• Next occurrence of Vocational Management and Rehabilitation scheduled for semester one, 2017
• Timely to review your study options
• Welcome feedback from industry
• For more information: • Joanna Fadyl (Paper Leader)
• Susan Kohut (Associate Head Postgraduate) [email protected]