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Rethinking Disability
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Topics Covered- Differences between the Medical and Social Models of disability
- The damaging impact of stigma, stereotypes and misconceptions
- Issues surrounding invisible disabilities, including mental health
- The right for everyone to work and the role of the Rehabilitation Counsellor
- The benefits for enabling participation for everyone in our society
- Strategies to support a return to work following injury or disability
- Support mechanisms, including assistive technology and workplace culture
- Case study reflections to challenge traditional thinking about disability in the workplace
- rehabilition counsellors and allied health professionals in related disciplines, such as physiotherapy, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, human resources, social work or psychology
- people with disabilities, work-related injuries or social disadvantage
- professionals in government on policy relating to employment, disability and social welfare
- professionals in trade unions and industrial relations
- professionals in personal injury insurance.
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