Employment issues and multiple sclerosis / Phillip D. Rumrill Jr., Mary L. Hennessey, Steven W. Nissen ; with invited contributors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rumrill, Phillip D., Jr.

Contributor:

Hennessey, Mary L.

Nissen, Steven W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiple sclerosis--Patients--Employment--United States.

Multiple sclerosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Health ; Berkeley, Calif. : Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Employment Issues and Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd Edition is a must read for any person with MS that has a question regarding employment and disability. Chapters cover everything from vocational rehabilitation to job placement, and the laws covering employment.

Contents:

Overview of multiple sclerosis / Mary L. Hennessey and Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr

Factors associated with employment status / Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr. and Mary L. Hennessey

Vocational assessment strategies / Richard T. Roessler

Employment and career development interventions / Steven W. Nissen, Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., and Mary L. Hennessey

Employment and the Americans with Disabilities Act / Mary L. Hennessey and Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr

Federal laws concerning continuation of benefits, health insurance portability, and family and medical leave / Kimberly Calder

Social security disability benefits / Steven W. Nissen, Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., and Mary L. Hennessey

An employment perspective from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society / Steven W. Nissen

Policy, programming, and research recommendations to improve the employment prospects of people with multiple sclerosis / Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07527-6

9786612075278

1-934559-95-4

OCLC:

327854445