- Introduction
- Section 1: Choosing appropriate job
- Section 2: External” limitations: environmental risks, seizures, physical and cognitive limitations
- Section 3: “Internal” limitations
- Concluding remarks
- Quiz
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In this learning module we will provide information and materials about choice of the right job based on individual self-assessment, environmental and personal limitations.
Information sources used
- https://employers.epilepsy.org.uk/
- https://www.epilepsy.com/preparedness-safety/staying-safe/safety-work#:~:text=Certain%20jobs%2C%20such%20as%20a,seizures%20and%20others%20at%20risk.
- https://epilepsysociety.org.uk/living-epilepsy/work-employment-and-epilepsy/what-jobs-can-i-do
- https://clinictocommunity.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Employment.pdf
- https://www.ibe-epilepsy.org/downloads/Employment%20Guidelines.pdf
Suggested readings
- Wo, M. C. M., Lim, K. S., Choo, W. Y., & Tan, C. T. (2015). Employability in people with epilepsy: A systematic review. Epilepsy Research, 116, 67–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.06.016
- Smeets, V. M. J., van Lierop, B. A. G., Vanhoutvin, J. P. G., Aldenkamp, A. P., & Nijhuis, F. J. N. (2007). Epilepsy and employment: Literature review. In Epilepsy and Behavior (Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 354–362). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.02.006