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)

jfadyl@aut.ac.nz

• Susan Kohut (Associate Head Postgraduate) skohut@aut.ac.nz