New Zealand Rehabilitation Association, Inc.

Prior to our NRRINZ/NZRA Rehabilitation Conference held in Rotorua in February 2007, there was a two-day ‘think-tank’ where the invited speakers and a number of other rehabilitation authors and researchers met to present, discuss and debate new ideas on the topic of ‘person-centred rehabilitation’.  The intent of the exercise was not to cover old ground regarding ‘person-centred rehabilitation’, but instead to boldly push new boundaries that both challenged and explored the concept.  The product of this work has now been published as a collection of papers in a Special Edition of Disability & Rehabilitation – the official journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.  Many thanks must go out to Professor Kath McPherson who engineered this workshop and Dr Richard Siegert who organised and co-edited the Special Edition with her.  Also featured in this Special Edition is a complete of list of the abstracts for posters and presentations from our NRRINZ/NZRA Rehabilitation Conference 2007 (pages 1634-1663 of the Special Edition).  Below is a list of the papers published in this Special Edition in the order they appear.  To order copies, please contact your local medical or university library, or order them on line from the Disability and Rehabilitation website:

McPherson, K. M., & Siegert, R. J. (2007). Person-centred rehabilitation: rhetoric or reality. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1551 - 1554.

Leplege, A., Gzil, F., Cammelli, M., Lefeve, C., Pachoud, B., & Ville, I. (2007). Person-centredness: conceptual and historical perspectives. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1555-1565.

Cott, C. A., Wiles, R., & Devitt, R. (2007). Continuity, transition and participation: preparing clients for life in the community post-stroke. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1566-1574.

Turner-Stokes, L. (2007). Politics, policy and payment - facilitators or barriers to person-centred rehabilitation. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1575-1582.

Tennant, A. (2007). Goal attainment scaling: current methodological challenges. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1583-1588.

Macleod, R., & McPherson, K. M. (2007). Care and compassion: part of person-centred rehabilitation, inappropriate response or a forgotten art? Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1589-1595.

Sullivan, M. J. L., & Main, C. (2007). Service, advocacy and adjudication: balancing the ethical challenges of multiple stakeholder agendas in the rehabilitation of chronic pain. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1596-1603.

Siegert, R. J., Ward, T., Levack, W. M. M., & McPherson, K. (2007). A Good Lives Model of clinical and community rehabilitation. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1604-1615.

Gzil, F., Lefeve, C., Cammelli, M., Pachoud, B., Ravaud, F., & Leplege, A. (2007). Why is rehabilitation not yet fully person-centred and should it be more person-centred. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1616-1624.

Patston, P. (2007). Constructive Functional Diversity: a new paradigm beyond disability and impairment. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20 & 21), 1625-1633.