Whenever possible the goal of rehabilitation includes a return to gainful employment. There is a strong emphasis on improving the quality of life through both vocational and non-vocational activities. You should benefit from this enlightened and worthwhile approach to the rehabilitation process. And, you should understand that the process is really a lifetime journey, not a limited timeframe or session. Back To The Top 6.
Many experts feel that emotional adjustment is the key to rehabilitation.
The factors that tend to compromise emotional adjustment include poor physical health, chronic fatigue and pain, poor self-esteem, lack of a support system, and limited coping skills. Back To The Top 7. Unless these matters are carefully monitored unfortunate and difficult to correct problems may arise. Back To The Top 8. These include younger age at the time of injury, being male, being white, higher education level, high motivation, sufficient functional ability, and employment before injury.