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Overcoming Barriers to Recovery and Return to Work: Towards Behavioral and Cultural Change

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Handbook of Return to Work

Part of the book series: Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability ((SHHDW,volume 1))

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Biopsychosocial factors play a fundamental role in the presentation of illness, recovery, and probability of return to and retention in work. Interventions at the level of the individual based on cognitive and behavioral methods and which also address sociocultural factors substantially facilitate return to work for injured workers and those who have health-related problems. Conceptual models of disability and illness are explored which crystallize thinking, improve understanding and facilitate the development of new interventions. There are major implications for health care, workplace management, and social policy. The case is also advanced for all in society to share a more realistic, more balanced and more human model of disability. New knowledge is presented on the relationship between work and health that explains why work is generally good for health and well-being.

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    Initially Invalidity Benefit, replaced by Incapacity Benefit from April 1995, then Employment Support Allowance from October 2008. Claimants and their characteristics remain broadly the same.

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I acknowledge with much gratitude Gordon Waddell and Kim Burton whose concepts, work, and publications have been heavily drawn upon in preparing this chapter. I also thank Eleanor Higgins for administrative support, proofreading, and assistance in preparing the final draft of the chapter.

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Aylward, S.M. (2016). Overcoming Barriers to Recovery and Return to Work: Towards Behavioral and Cultural Change. In: Schultz, I., Gatchel, R. (eds) Handbook of Return to Work. Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7627-7_7

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