Foreword
The CLIK Rehabilitation Library is the communication portal for policy on DVA’s rehabilitation services and related supports, such as household services, attendant care services, and motor vehicle schemes.
The CLIK Rehabilitation Library is the communication portal for policy on DVA’s rehabilitation services and related supports, such as household services, attendant care services, and motor vehicle schemes.
DVA rehabilitation helps a person adapt to, and wherever possible, recover from an injury or accepted condition that is related to their Australian Defence Force (ADF) service.
Section 38 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) defines this as:
Overall policy development for rehabilitation activities covered under Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA), Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) and the Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme (VVRS) rests with the Rehabilitation Policy Section of the Rehabilitation, Case Escalation and M
(Italics are quotes from the Act)
1. "The aim of rehabilitation is to maximise the potential to restore a person who has an impairment, or an incapacity for service or work, as a result of a service injury or disease to at least the same physical and psychological state, and at least the same social, vocational and educational status, as he or she had before the injury or disease." source: section 38 of MRCA.
The Delegate may, in response to a client's written request, notice from a rehabilitation provider or based on information available to them determine that a rehabilitation program should cease. Examples of when this may occur include, but is not limited to when:
The development of a rehabilitation plan must be a collaborative process between the client and the rehabilitation provider. Where appropriate, the client's family, the client's treating medical practitioner, allied health professionals and employers/work colleagues should also be involved.
A critical step in the case management for a client participating in a rehabilitation program is regular and timely reviewing and monitoring. Regular progress reporting by the rehabilitation service provider for all VVRS, MRCA and DRCA clients is mandated.
The key tool for progress reporting is the Rehabilitation Progress Report which is DVA form D1330 and can be accessed through the DVA forms portal (this form applies for VVRS, MRCA and DRCA clients).
The practice of organising regular reviews with service providers is considered to be best practice in rehabilitation case management. This can provide opportunities for the Rehabilitation Coordinator, the service provider and when appropriate, the client, to jointly review and discuss the case in detail to keep matters progressing and resolve issues of concern.
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Rehabilitation Service Providers should contact their Rehabilitation Coordinator for any additional support as required.
The recommendations made by the Rehabilitation Provider in the client's Rehabilitation Assessment Report, form the foundation of the Rehabilitation Plan (the plan) drafted by the provider.
Two types of plans can be drafted around the assessment report recommendations: