#WorkAndHealth
Many professions. One shared purpose.
VocRehab brings together people with different expertise, experiences and perspectives.
What does your profession bring to vocational rehabilitation?
#VocRehab #MultidisciplinaryPractice #WorkAndHealth #Collaboration #MeaningfulWork
October 22, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Check out the Excellence Canada website for ideas on adding healthy activities into your workplace 👉 buff.ly/caeTXBx

And stay tuned as we share research throughout the month that can help make workers and workplaces healthier and safer!

#WorkAndHealth #WorkerWellbeing #WorkplaceWellness
Canada's Healthy Workplace Month | October is Canada's Healthy Workplace Month brought to you by Excellence Canada
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October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A good vocational plan can change
Because people change
Circumstances change
Health changes
Work changes
Sometimes the right professional response is not to push harder towards the original goal
It's to pause, review and adapt
#VocRehab #VocationalPractice #WorkAndHealth #SustainableWork
September 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Same diagnosis. Different person. Different workplace. Different outcome.
That's why vocational rehabilitation can't stop at diagnosis.

#VocationalRehabilitation #WorkAndHealth #LongTermHealth #Rehabilitation #WorkplaceInclusion #OccupationalHealth
September 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Person-centred doesn't mean agreeing
with every choice.
It means making space for the person to understand
their options, consider the implications and participate
meaningfully in the decision.

#VocRehab #ClientCentredPractice
#VocationalChoice #WorkAndHealth
#ProfessionalPractice
September 22, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Work can mean much more than earning a living.
It can provide:
✨ purpose
✨ routine
✨ connection
✨ confidence
✨ identity
✨ a sense of contribution
What does meaningful work mean to you?
#VocationalRehabilitation #VRA #MeaningfulWork #WorkAndIdentity #SustainableWork #Rehabilitation #WorkAndHealth
September 18, 2026 at 8:52 AM
We’re pleased to announce the recipients of our annual S. Leonard Syme Research Training Awards:

Congratulations to Kara Polson, Abbey Davis, Arka Roy and Liane Steiner!

Learn more about the award and the recipients' research: buff.ly/RNk8nU7

#ResearchAwards #WorkAndHealth #WorkerWellbeing
September 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕤𝕟’𝕥 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜.
It’s about the work people do every day—often under pressure, often without enough support.
And for a lot of people, that work takes a real toll on their health.
👀 Like this if work and health should be balanced
#LaborDay #WorkAndHealth #PublicHealth #Work
September 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
VR has no single professional identity
Different professions
Different expertise
One shared purpose:
Helping people achieve meaningful, sustainable work.
That's what makes vocational rehabilitation multidisciplinary.
#VocRehab #ProfessionalIdentity #Multidisciplinary #WorkAndHealth #MeaningfulWork
August 21, 2026 at 7:56 AM
When did you last reflect on your practice?
The VRA Standards Audit Tool can help practitioners and services consider:
What's working?
What could be stronger?
What should we do next?
www.vrassociationuk.com/.../vra-stan....
#VocRehab #QualityImprovement #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #WorkAndHealth
August 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Sometimes, an IWH scientist’s impacts go beyond just the #WorkAndHealth field.

That is the case for Dr. Dorcas Beaton, whose expertise spread to the field of clinical health outcomes.

Her career focused on measuring upper extremity #MSDs, and the influential DASH Outcome Measure: buff.ly/HNRgyWR
August 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Employer wellness schemes won’t fix a job that’s fundamentally bad. We need to redesign work to make it sustainable: more control, autonomy, purpose, flexible hours and workplaces, and time off (for rest, leisure, health appointments)

👉 lnkd.in/e7mTR2DY #workandhealth #timeoff #goodwork
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June 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
One question can change everything.
"What matters to you?"
It's a simple question, but one that helps us understand the whole person and support meaningful work.
#VocationalRehabilitation #PersonCentred #WorkAndHealth
August 10, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Rehabilitation is a team effort.
Great vocational rehabilitation happens when people work together.
Individuals.
Employers.
Healthcare professionals.
One shared goal.
Supporting meaningful work.
#VocationalRehabilitation #Collaboration #MeaningfulWork #WorkAndHealth
July 31, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Invisible doesn't mean insignificant.
Many health conditions can't be seen
That doesn't make their impact any less real
Vocational rehabilitation helps people access the right support to remain in, return to and thrive in meaningful work.
#InvisibleDisability #VocRehab #WorkAndHealth #MeaningfulWork
July 27, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Self-care isn't about doing less.
It's about doing what's sustainable.
Managing energy.
Building confidence.
Creating routines that support health and work.

#NationalSelfCareDay #VocationalRehabilitation #WorkAndHealth #MeaningfulWork #SelfCare
July 20, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Success is helping someone remain in work, adapt with confidence and continue achieving what matters to them.
Vocational rehabilitation is about sustainable outcomes, built through collaboration, practical action and seeing the whole person.
#VocRehab #MeaningfulWork #WorkAndHealth #Collaboration
July 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Many workplace challenges become harder to resolve simply because support wasn't accessed early enough.
Voc rehab encourages open dialogue between individuals, employers and healthcare professionals—helping people stay in work and thrive.
#VocRehab #ReturnToWork #EarlyIntervention #WorkAndHealth
July 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The most effective VR outcomes happen when practitioners, employers and healthcare teams work together.
VR is never a solo discipline; it’s a coordinated, person‑centred partnership.
#Collaboration #VocationalRehabilitation #WorkAndHealth
June 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Long‑term sickness absence is rising across the UK but vocational rehabilitation offers a practical, evidence‑based solution.
Work is a health outcome and VR is the bridge that helps people get there.
www.vrassociationuk.com/about/what-i...
#SicknessAbsence #ReturnToWork #VocRehab#WorkAndHealth
What is VR - Understanding Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Understanding Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Vocational rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary intervention offered to those with physical, psychological and/or social difficulties enabling a return to...
www.vrassociationuk.com
June 5, 2026 at 8:39 AM
VR isn’t just about employment, it’s about workability, confidence, capacity, and wellbeing.

#OccupationalTherapy #Physiotherapy #Psychology #Rehabilitation #VRAUK #WorkAndHealth
May 19, 2026 at 8:14 AM
The VRA’s 2026 Conference brings together leading voices across rehabilitation, psychology, occupational therapy, employer practice, and lived experience to explore these pivotal transitions.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1972495966....
#WorkAndHealth #VocationalRehab #OTCommunity #CaseManagementUK
VRA Annual Conference
VR through Life - addressing the clear transitions surrounding work at all life stages
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 15, 2026 at 8:07 AM
📍 The North East London ICS evaluation demonstrates that digital tools like getUBetter can enhance self-management, reduce system pressures, and improve care quality.

#DigitalHealth #MSK #NHSInnovation #WorkandHealth #ClinicalTranformation
June 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🤝 Great to connect with colleagues from the Scottish Centre for Work and Health to explore exciting research collaborations across Scotland!

Experts in public health, occupational medicine, psychology, & economics will tackle workplace health challenges 💪

#SCWH #WorkAndHealth #OccupationalHealth
June 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🔹Poster Presentation | Exchange 8

Poster P163: Work absence in people with psoriatic arthritis

Presented by Professor Gary Macfarlane @aberdeenepi.bsky.social

👉Using data to understand what predicts challenges in staying in work.

#WorkAndHealth #PsoriaticArthritis #ResearchMatters
April 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM