Vocational Rehabilitation E-Delphi Project

Description

Building on the findings of the VoISE Project (see previous projects), this study involves a collaboration between the RECOVER Injury Research Centre and the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service.

The primary aims of this study are:

1. To obtain consensus among consumers and stakeholders on the facilitators and barriers to effective VR.

2. To obtain consensus among consumers and stakeholders on the strategies for improvement to increase effective VR.

A secondary aim of this study is to obtain consensus among consumers and stakeholders on content of additional resources (e.g. tools/incentive schemes, skills, knowledge) that could assist in improving VR outcome for people with brain injury in Qld.

Rationale

The VoISE Project identified a complexity of vocational pathways for people with acquired brain injury in Queensland. While providing key insights into vocational rehabilitation, the project was highlighted by a lack of consensus on a range of recommended strategies from the focus groups and workshop. There remains a need to further engage both consumers and stakeholders in a collaborative process to reach agreement on facilitators and barriers to effective VR. Also underscored is the importance of further investigating how agreed recommended strategies could be implemented to effect a positive outcome for VR in people with brain injury.

Participants

Participants for this Delphi study will be the participants who were invited to attend the previous focus groups, interviews, and/or workshop.

These participants include:

* Consumer representatives

* Brain injury rehabilitation clinicians

* Vocational rehabilitation providers

* Insurance authorities, regulatory body representatives (e.g. Department of Social Services)

* Disability employment service providers including Supported Wage Assessors

* Expert consultants

Key Features

Reflects a growing research agenda regarding vocational rehabilitation

Involves wide stakeholder participation across the industry

Focused on identifying translational solutions to improve vocational outcomes for people with ABI

Funding

This study is funded within the research budget of the RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland and the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service

Research/Evaluation Strategies

The Delphi method is a widely adopted method for collecting and analysing knowledge from a group of participants for identifying and prioritising issues on a research topic of interest [15]. This Delphi study will consist of two to three rounds in which participants (consumers and other stakeholders) will be asked to complete a questionnaire. In the first round, the consumers and stakeholders will be asked to review the facilitators and barriers to and strategies to improve VR services identified in the previous research study. In the second round of the Delphi process, the consumers and stakeholders will be asked to rate each facilitator and barrier, strategy and tool related to VR. In the event that consensus is not reached after 2 rounds, a third round will be administered.

Publications

There are no publications to date from this study.

Last updated: 23 April 2021