Disability as psychological barrier for employment in Russia, implications for rehabilitationстатьяТезисы
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Аннотация:Introduction: In Russia there was amisconception about employment
of people with physical or cognitive disability that served
as a psychological barrier for both employers and applicants. The
situation has recently changed and special vacancies for invalids
are open in some companies. A patient in residual period of traumatic
brain injury (2010) attended our rehabilitation center with
the request for employment. He grew up in orphanage and he had
no experience of searching for vacancies by himself, also he had
reduced communication skills. Moreover, TBI resulted in strong
executive functions impairment.
Objectives and aim: Help V with employment.
Methods: Holistic rehabilitation program was developed for V. so
he had a training in computer skills, CV writing and communication
with employer. Cognitive-behavioral therapy methods were used
while working on understanding of his limits and acceptance of
his disability, and goal management training was applied to reduce
frontal lobes dysfunction.
Results: After 1.5 months of counseling V. demonstrated significant
improvement. He started to use e-mail and the Internet to
find job openings. He was able to keep independent control of his
activities. V. managed to accept his disability, so he declared it in
his CV – it finally became crucial in his successful employment as
clerk in a bank.
Conclusion: Holistic approach, which includes social work,
neuropsychological rehabilitation and psychological support, is
promising to overcome psychological barrier in employment of
disabled people.
Keywords: Neuropsychology; Rehabilitation; Employment;
Social adaptation; Cognitive training
Disclosure of interest: The authors have not supplied their declaration
of competing interest.