Guide for Health Professionals on the Psychosocial Care of People with Spinal Cord Injury

This guide for Health Professionals on the Psychosocial Care for People with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) was developed to assist health professionals and other service providers involved in the rehabilitation of people with SCI to make appropriate decisions about assessment, treatment, referral and living arrangements. Although paediatric SCI may be referred to in some instances, the main focus of the Guide is related to adult services. It is intended that this Guide enhance SCI rehabilitation practice and treatment as well as serving to advocate for people with SCI by informing legislators, policy-makers and other interested parties within the health care environment. The major goal was to develop a guide that ensures people with SCI receive comprehensive care that suits their quality of life and life goals.