TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Traumatic brain injury caused by work accidents: how can occupational and vocational recovery be achieved?
JO  - Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications
A1  - Perini, Paola
A1  - Caristi, Margherita
A1  - Mondin, Elisabetta
A1  - Matarrese, Maria Rosaria
A1  - Cortese, Giovanni
A1  - Giustini, Alessandro
A1  - Cannella, Ilaria
A1  - Pinzello, Alessia
A1  - Fogar, Paolo
SP  - e1000031
EP  - e1000031
VL  - 3
IS  - 
N2  - Issues connected with the reintegration of individuals affected by severe brain injury are numerous and complex. Extensive data indicate the effectiveness of treatments based on an holistic approach, which integrates medical interventions with social programmes and offers continuity, leading to the rapid achievement of independent living outcomes and return to work. In Italy, extensive resources are available for the clinical and rehabilitation management of individuals affected by traumatic brain injury in the acute and post-acute phase, but there are only a few organized services to support the reintegration phase. This paper describes a model created via a 2-year collaboration between the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL) in Rome and the National Federation of Traumatic Brain Injury Associations (FNATC). The combined effort of these organizations led to the development of an Italian Model of Vocational Rehabilitation (IMoVR), which was exportable to all 20 Italian Regions. Due to the experience gained by a few avant-garde teams, IMoVR was used to pioneer an approach characterized by structured phases and actions aimed at designing high-quality interventions, and at monitoring their long-term effectiveness. These teams comprised experts in different areas, including: forensic doctors, social workers, administrative managers of INAIL, neuropsychologists, psychotherapists, educators working in associations registered with FNATC, all of whom are members of a service network that had already activated small individual vocational projects. In total, the collaboration comprised 42 pro-fessionals working in 7 Italian cities: Ancona, Arezzo, Ferrara, Milano, Pordenone, Rimini and Vicenza.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2003-0711
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/20030711-1000031
ID  - ref1
ER  -