Reintegrating Veterans with Polytrauma into the Community and Workplace - 23/11/18

Doi : 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.08.012

Paul Wehman, PhD ^a,^⁎ , Lauren Avellone, PhD, BCBA ^b, Frederick Pecharka, MA, CRC, LPC-S ^c, Katti Sorboro, MEd, CRC, PHR ^d, Joseph B. Webster, MD ^e, Cynthia Young, MS, CRC ^f, Sharon Barton, MS, CRC, CRP ^f, William A. Robbins, MD ^g, Samuel T. Clanton, MD, PhD ^h
^a Division of Rehabilitation Research, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 1314 West Main Street, PO Box 842011, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
^b Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1314 West Main Street, PO Box 842011, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
^c Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 1620 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
^d Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
^e Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
^f Service Member Transitional Advanced Rehabilitation (STAR) Program, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Building 514, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
^g Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program (PTRP), Servicemember Transitional Advanced Rehabilitation (STAR) Program, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Building 514, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
^h Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma Fellow, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1223 East Marshall Street, PO Box 980677, Richmond, VA 23284-0667, USA

^∗Corresponding author.

Résumé

This article addresses employment as a critical part of community reintegration for polytrauma patients. Interdisciplinary polytrauma teams can work to effectively identify and eliminate known barriers to employment for veterans and offer continued support and guidance. This article discusses key themes pertinent to vocational reentry for service members/veterans, identifies evidenced-based employment models, highlights the essential role of everyday technology in meeting support needs, and describes 2 exemplar polytrauma models: the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Service member Transitional Advanced Rehabilitation (STAR) program at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.

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Keywords : Polytrauma, Employment, Vocational rehabilitation, Community integration