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SPINAL NETWORK NEWS 33<br />
Preparing the Ground for<br />
Return-to-Work<br />
Returning to work is an important aspect of rehabilitation for many<br />
people after a spinal cord injury<br />
INDEPENDENT: The NZST specialist vocational<br />
rehabilitation service is based at both the<br />
Burwood and Auckland Spinal Units.<br />
Knowing that early vocational rehabilitation can improve<br />
employment outcomes, a team led by Dr Jennifer Dunn,<br />
University of Otago, have spent the last two years looking<br />
more deeply at how and why early vocational support<br />
works for people with neurological conditions such as<br />
spinal cord injury and stroke. The overall project was<br />
called ‘Early Vocational Rehabilitation in Neurological<br />
Injuries Study [EVocS].<br />
We are hugely grateful to have listened to and learnt from<br />
people with lived experience of spinal cord injury and<br />
stroke, and a diverse range of vocational rehabilitation<br />
providers. They have al<strong>low</strong>ed us an inside view of early<br />
vocational rehabilitation—and the kinds of support that<br />
help people think about and plan for a return to work after<br />
a spinal cord injury.<br />
—Burwood Academy Trust<br />
We are hugely grateful to have<br />
listened to and learnt from<br />
people with lived experience.<br />
For readers wanting to dive more deeply into the <strong>res</strong>earch<br />
findings, you can find related papers, posters and video<br />
recordings of p<strong>res</strong>entations on the Burwood Academy<br />
<strong>web</strong>site: www.burwood.org.nz/<strong>res</strong>earch/current-projects/
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