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Hands On Rehabilitation @ WorkHands On Rehabilitation is now able to offer vocational rehabilitation through our allied company Hands On Rehabilitation @ Work.We already manage the acute and rehabilitative phase of hand therapy and with the addition of a vocational rehabilitation component we are well placed to provide a comprehensive, seamless rehabilitation service. Our existing close relationships with general practitioners, hospital providers and specialist surgeons allows easy discussion facilitating client recovery and rehabilitation whilst maintaining a worker role, or minimising time lost from work and ensuring safe work practices. Therapist ProfileAlison CoyleOccupational Therapist & Hand Therapist BSc (OT), PGD (Acup), MHPrac (Hons), Registered Hand Therapist Alison graduated as an Occupational Therapist from the University of Cape Town in 1993. She spent the next five years gaining international experience, in New York and London, before immigrating to New Zealand in 1998. Alison then took a Section Head position at Middlemore Hospital within the Burns, Plastics and Hand Therapy Departments. Following this Alison moved into the private sector and between 2000 and 2004, managed her own practice, specialising in providing vocational rehabilitation, with a focus on workplace assessment, graduated return to work programs, and workplace injury prevention and management.  Alison undertook post graduate study and completed her Clinical Masters in Health Science in 2006.
Alison is a well respected therapist in her field, who acts as a consultant to other vocational rehabilitation providers. Alison is also involved with the teaching and development of new hand therapists, lecturing undergraduate and masters students at AUT, in addition to presenting splinting workshops.Alison’s current role is to head up Hands On Rehabilitation @ Work, where her focus is on working in collaboration with clients, employers, providers, general practitioners and other parties, to identify barriers to the return to work process and establish a clear action plan to overcome obstacles. Philippa (Pip) Catchpole Occupational Therapist BSc (OT), PGD HSc, NZOTR, NZAOT Pip graduated as an Occupational Therapist from the Auckland University of Technology in 2000. She obtained experience in Hand therapy and Spinal rehabilitation prior to then specialising in vocational rehabilitation from 2003. Pip undertook post graduate study and completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science in 2005. Over the past 8 years Pip has gained experience within the private sector with a focus on workplace assessment, graduated return to work programs, workplace injury prevention and management, functional reactivation programs and functional job descriptions. Pip joins the Hands On Rehabilitation @ Work team in 2011, in addition to consulting to a number of vocational rehabilitation providers. Pip’s other professional role is as the current Chair of the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand, having been appointed to this ministerial position in 2005. ContactAlison Coylealison@handsonrehab.co.nz PO Box 100497 North Shore City 0745 Phone 09 415 9101 Fax 09 415 9102 Links
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Vocational Rehabilitation The Stay at Work service, recently developed by ACC, is an exciting new initiative which we feel fits well with our treatment philosophy at Hands On Rehabilitation @ Work. It allows for accurate early assessment of clients needs and therefore supports recovery within the work place. Hand Therapists are in many cases the first or second point of contact for hand injured clients and we are a potential factor in determining clients’ attitudes and expectations regarding their return to work. All our therapists are trained specifically in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of upper limb conditions and injuries. They have detailed knowledge of healing time frames, optimal guidelines for conservative management, surgical intervention and post operative rehabilitation protocols. This knowledge means they are able to make informed recommendations for an achievable, sustainable return to work. The open nature of our hand therapy clinics facilitates sharing of information and combined rehabilitation planning between hand therapist, client and vocational providers. We are able to modify therapy to specifically benefit work behaviours and tasks. We have the capability for early identification and removal of obstacles, in particular the identification of non-work, non-physical, social factors that may hinder client outcome or expectations. |
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