Symposium

Stroke

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

From Disability to Productivity: Transitioning to Employment, Volunteerism, and Caregiving Following Stroke (848392)

Saturday, October 24, 2020

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EST

Presenter(s)

Jaimee D. Perea, OTD, OTR, CLVT

Occupational therapist
Pate Rehabilitation
Fort Worth, Texas

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
Catherine C. Hay, PhD, OTR

Assistant Professor
Texas Woman's University
Houston, Texas

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
John M. Baratta, MD, MBA

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Director Stroke Rehabilitation
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio

Non-presenting Author(s)

Amanda M. Frias, OTR, MOT, OTD

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, Texas
Emily Kringle, PhD, OTR/L

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

This symposium presents a definition of returning to productive activity (employment, volunteering, informal caregiving) after stroke combined with discussion about the value of resuming these activities for the person, third-party-payers, and society. We will discuss the analysis process of determining eligibility for work resumption, identifying community- and employer supports, and therapeutic strategies to facilitate a successful transition to the workforce. We will close with a discussion and reflection about evidence supporting the intervention process and gaps in existing literature.

Learning Objectives:

Defend a minimum of two external supports available to those with stroke returning to gainful employment.
Examine the impact of barriers on returning to work after stroke to determine client-centered accommodations.
Describe a minimum of two interdisciplinary interventions to facilitate progress toward work resumption following stroke.