2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background and objectives: People with acquired brain injury (ABI) have
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traditionally experienced low employment rates, compared with the
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national average and others with disability in Australia. To positively
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impact mainstream economic participation following ABI, a co-design
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approach was used to investigate open employment pathways available and
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consider necessary pathway features to enable employment for people with
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ABI.
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Method: A qualitative focus group methodology was used with four groups:
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people with ABI; health professionals working with this group; employers
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providing work for people with ABI and social and injury insurers
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funding employment services. The project was delivered in two phases:
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(1) review existing work pathways in Australia and gather knowledge
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about enablers and barriers to employment following ABI and (2) use ABI
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lived experience, employers'' experience and allied health and social
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insurer expertise to develop a new pathway to mainstream employment.
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Results: Co-design helped to identify enablers and barriers to
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employment of people with ABI, as well as practical strategies to
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facilitate workplace diversity and inclusion. Enablers included
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replacing interviews with an onsite assessment to meet key staff and
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trial work tasks, employer education on ABI, the use of compensatory
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cognitive aides and graded on-the-job support. This guided the
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development of a new employment pathway, tailored for people with ABI,
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called `Employment CoLab''.
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Conclusions: The Employment CoLab pathway, when coupled with
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person-centred collaborative and effective social disability insurance
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approaches, offers opportunities to build inclusive, sustainable and
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scalable economic participation and mainstream wages for people with
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ABI.'
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affiliation: 'Bould, E (Corresponding Author), Monash Univ, Dept Occupat Therapy,
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Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
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Bould, Em; Callaway, Libby, Monash Univ, Dept Occupat Therapy, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
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Callaway, Libby, Monash Univ, Rehabil Ageing \& Independent Living Res Ctr, Melbourne,
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Vic, Australia.'
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author: Bould, Em and Callaway, Libby
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author-email: em.bould@monash.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Bould
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given: Em
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- family: Callaway
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given: Libby
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2020.9
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eissn: 1839-5252
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files: []
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issn: 1443-9646
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journal: BRAIN IMPAIRMENT
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keywords: 'Acquired brain injury; co-design; enablers and barriers; economic
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participation; employment pathway'
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keywords-plus: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; RETURN; WORK; REHABILITATION; OUTCOMES
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '35'
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orcid-numbers: 'Bould, Em/0000-0003-3108-2072
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Callaway, Libby/0000-0002-3127-6312'
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pages: 50-66
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papis_id: c0222e89d3e2186d25487cf269061e64
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ref: Bould2021codesignapproach
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researcherid-numbers: 'Bould, Em/HZL-8802-2023
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times-cited: '5'
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title: A co-design approach to examine and develop pathways to open employment for
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people with acquired brain injury
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000847205300004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '1'
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volume: '22'
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web-of-science-categories: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Rehabilitation
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year: '2021'
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