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Wellness in children's rehabilitation - what does it mean?

Yani HamdaniRevi BonderAmy C McPherson
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2022)
Rehabilitation care can promote wellness by co-creating personalized care pathways across multiple wellness dimensions with young people with disabilities and their families, focusing on strengths rather than deficits, and improving access to a variety of activities and communities.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONRehabilitation professionals in children's rehabilitation have unique, ongoing opportunities to promote and support wellness with young people with disabilities and their families.Rehabilitation professionals can embed personalized, strengths-focused wellness pathways across multiple dimensions into the care of children with disabilities.Helping children and families address barriers to meaningful activities and promoting social connections can foster an overarching sense of wellness.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • young adults
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • traumatic brain injury
  • mental health
  • pain management
  • chronic pain
  • middle aged