Handbook of Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Evaluation

- Introduction

- Conceptual framework: functioning and disability

- Public health perspective

- Work and employment

- Vocational rehabilitation

- Disability evaluation

- Summary and exercise for chapters 1-5

- State of the Field: VR and DE

- Work disability assessment

- Legal issues

- Job placement

- Musculoskeletal conditions

- Neurological conditions

- Brain injuries

- Mental health and ICF

- Application of ICF to disability evaluation

- Community mental health and ICF

- Occupational disease

- Case Study

- Summary and exercise for chapters 7-17

- ICF-Based Measurement

- Patient-reported outcomes

- Clinician-reported outcomes

- Questionnaire development and testing

- ICF and multimodal rehabilitation

- Case study

- Summary and exercise for chapters 20-23

- The Way Forward

- Challenges and opportunities

Reuben Escorpizo is Group Leader of the ICF Core Set Development for Vocational/Work Rehabilitation based at the Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland. Dr. Escorpizo has worked in different settings in the last 10 years both as a clinician and a researcher. He has practice as a clinician in the Philippines, Canada, and the USA. As a researcher, he has presented in scientific meetings worldwide. After earning his bachelor's degree in the Philippines, he went and obtained his Master of Science degree in Kinesiology specializing in occupational biomechanics from York University, Ontario Canada and later his Doctor in Physical Therapy degree at Des Moines University, Iowa, USA. He has published and collaborates with the international community in the area of orthopedics, rheumatology, outcomes measurement, work rehabilitation, and the ICF. He currently holds a fellowship in Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) in the areas of work and ICF. His primary research interest is the direct clinical application of the ICF. In May 2009, he was inducted to the Alpha Eta Honors Society and was presented the Dean's Leadership Award at Des Moines University. Dr. Escorpizo is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association and is a Board of Directors member of the Florida Physical Therapy Association. He is also a member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and Philippine Physical Therapy Association.

"This book is a unique and comprehensive examination of issues related to employment among people with disability, using the important and timely perspective of the International Classification of Function as its organizing framework. ... this book is important for broader audiences, including clinicians such as physicians and rehabilitation therapists ... . The book is well organized and well written, with clear figures and excellent tables." (Elliot J. Roth, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2016)