VRA UK retweeted
"I didn't necessarily need to be off on long term sickness claiming my income protection insurance."
An employee with macular degeneration on why early assessment matters. Dan for @UKVRA: vrassociationuk.com/news/ear… #SightLoss #IncomeProtection #VocationalRehabilitation
VRA UK retweeted
As Patron of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association @UKVRA thank you @alanmilburn1958 for bringing Vocational Rehabilitation into discussion with @campbellclaret & @RoryStewartUK, I also welcome Sir Charlie Mayfield doing same re Keep Britain Working.
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Sometimes the most useful thing we can
do is help someone find the right support
The VRA's Resources for Individuals brings
together useful information for people looking for work
or needing help to remain in employment
Explore the page
vrassociationuk.com/resource…
#VocRehab
Innovation should mean more than doing something new.
The government's Pathways to Work Innovation Fund has up to £60 million available to test approaches that support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to enter, remain in and progress at work.
#VocRehab
The latest KBW update proposes a more connected approach to workplace health.
health + work + function + workplace + individual goals
Voc rehab already sits at that intersection.
What needs to be protected as the system evolves?
#VocRehab #KeepBritainWorking #WorkHealth #Rehab
A quieter workspace might improve concentration.
But what if the person's role depends on quick access to colleagues?
An adjustment can solve one problem while creating another
We ask:
Did it actually help?
What needs to change?
#VocRehab #WorkplaceAdjustments #OccHealth
Dyslexia doesn't disappear when someone enters work
Dyslexia can influence how someone experiences:
→written information
→workplace systems
→communication
→processing information
→workload
Dyslexia in real life: At work
bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-u…
#DyslexiaAwareness #VocRehab
What makes a professional community worth coming back to?
Useful information
Different perspectives
Professional conversations
Research
Connection
A chance to learn from people doing the work
That's what we build at the VRA
vrassociationuk.com/
#VocReh #ProfessionalCommunity
VRA UK retweeted
On behalf of all at @GainAutism (Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment & Neurodiversity) I would like to thank all industry colleagues, @UKVRA @CIIGroup and @The_ABI_UK for joining our Neurodiversity and Work round table with @DWPgovuk and @DHSCgovuk
gaintogether.org/
An adjustment isn't a magic solution.
It might work.
It might need changing.
That's why good VR asks:
Did it actually help?
And if not:
What do we change next?
vrassociationuk.com/resource…
#VocRehab #WorkplaceAdjustments #NeurodiversityAtWork #WorkHealth #OccHealth #Rehab
World Heart Day is a useful reminder that health and employment don't sit in separate boxes.
Treatment
Fatigue
Stamina
Travel
Work demands
Recovery
Confidence
“What does this mean for this person, in this job, in this workplace?”
#WorldHeartDay #VocRehab #WorkHealth #OccHealth
A good vocational plan can change
Because people change
Circumstances change
Health changes
Work changes
Sometimes the right professional response is not to push harder towards the original goal
It's to pause, review and adapt
#VocRehab #VocationalPractice #WorkAndHealth
Same diagnosis. Different person. Different workplace. Different outcome.
That's why vocational rehabilitation can't stop at diagnosis.
#VocationalRehabilitation #WorkAndHealth #LongTermHealth #Rehabilitation #WorkplaceInclusion #OccupationalHealth
Person-centred doesn't mean agreeing
with every choice
It means making space for the person to understand
their options, consider the implications and participate
meaningfully in the decision
#VocRehab #ClientCentredPractice
#VocationalChoice #WorkAndHealth
#ProfessionalPractice
Research found two thirds of working women between the ages of 40 and 60 with experience of menopausal symptoms said they have had a mostly negative impact on them at work.
Read our guidance for employers to help support employees in the workplace: ow.ly/HJt450ZPJAJ
Work can mean much more than earning a living.
It can provide:
✨ purpose
✨ routine
✨ connection
✨ confidence
✨ identity
✨ a sense of contribution
What does meaningful work mean to you?
#VocRehab #VRA #MeaningfulWork #WorkAndIdentity #SustainableWork #Rehab #WorkAndHealth
What if we stopped thinking about voc rehab as something that starts when work has already been lost?
Early intervention can change the conversation.
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