Health Sciences

Vocational outcomes, Return to work

Vocational outcomes, Return to work

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Publications, Reports and Conference Presentations
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• Murphy, G., Jackson M. & Bilarti, N. (2006). Predicting return to work following occupational injury: Identifying opportunities for behavioural psychologists working in rehabilitation. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (under review).
• Young, A. & Murphy, G. (2006). Employment following spinal cord injury (1992-2005): A review with implications for research, clinical practice and rehabilitation service delivery. International Review of Rehabilitation Research, in press.
• Murphy, G. & Young, A. (2006). Employer-based facilitators of return to work following disabling injury. International Journal of Disability Management Research,1, 125-134.
• Murphy, G. & Young, A. (2005). Employment participation  following spinal cord injury: Relation to participant demographic, injury and psychological characteristics.  Disability and Rehabilitation, 27, 1290-1306.
• Murphy, G., Young, A. & Reid, K. (2005). Extent of employment following serious injury: Relation to selected participant characteristics. In M. Jackson & G. Murphy (Eds). Theory and practice in contemporary Australian cognitive and behaviour therapy: Proceedings of the 28th National AACBT Conference, Melbourne: AACBT.
• Young, A., Strasser, R. & Murphy, G. (2004). Agricultural workers’ return to work following spinal cord injury: A comparison with other industry workers. Disability and Rehabilitation, 26 , 1013-1022.
• Murphy, G. & Young, A. (2003). Editorial: Vocational implications of chronic illness and serious injury. Australian Journal of Career Development, 12, 2-3.
• Young, A. and Murphy, G. (2003). Vocationally-oriented rehabilitation service requests: the case of employed persons experiencing a spinal cord injury. Australian Journal of Career Development, 12, 9-16.
• Murphy, G., Young, A., Brown, D. & King, N. (2003). Explaining labour force status following spinal cord injury: the contribution of psychological variables. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 35, 276-283.
• Murphy, G. & Athanasou, J. (1999). The effect of unemployment on mental health. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72, 83-99.
• Murphy, G. & Young, A. E. (1998). Contradictory effects of social support in rehabilitation. Australian Journal of Primary Health Interchange, 4, 8-17.
• Engel, S., Murphy, G., Athanasou, J. & Hickey, L. (1998). Employment outcomes following spinal cord injury. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 21, 223-229.
• Young, A. & Murphy, G. (1998). Spinal cord injury rehabilitation outcomes: A comparison of agricultural and non-agricultural workers. Australian Journal Of Rural Health, 6, 175-180.
• Steeves, L., Ross, M., Darzins, S. (1997).  Not your Traditional Work Hardening Program.  Canadian Occupational Therapy Conference - “Navigating Unchartered Waters”, Halifax, Nova Scotia,.
• Murphy, G., Foreman, P. & Young, A. (1997). Differences in the organisational behaviour beliefs held by employer representatives and health professionals: implications for human resource professionals involved in the occupational rehabilitation of work-injured employees. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 8, 18-28.
• Murphy, G., Brown, D., Athanasou, J., Foreman, P., & Young, A. (1997). Describing and predicting the post-injury labour-force participation and employment achievements of a sample of Australians with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 35, 238-344.
• Murphy, G. McDonald, L. & McDonald, S. (1997). The reliability of employment information provided by persons with a spinal cord injury when surveyed about their achievements two years post injury. Psychological Reports, 81, 25-26.
• Athanasou, J., Brown, D. & Murphy, G. (1996). The vocational achievements of a sample of Australian spinal cord injured persons. Disability and Rehabilitation, 18, 191-196.
• Foreman, P. & Murphy, G. (1996). Work values and expectancies in occupational rehabilitation: the role of cognitive variables in the return to work process. Journal of  Rehabilitation , 23, 44-48.
• Murphy, G., Brown, D., Foreman, P., Young, A. & Athanasou, J. (1996). Paraplegia, quadriplegia and employment in Australia. Australian Journal of Career Development, 5, 26-31.
• Murphy, G. & King, N. (1996). Australian data supporting the validity claims of Azrin’s Job Club program to reduce unemployment. The Behaviour Therapist, 19, 104-106.
• Young, A., Murphy, G., & Athanasou, J. (1996). An application of Azrin's Job Club methodology to  people who have sustained a spinal cord injury. Behaviour Change, 13, 91-97.
• Murphy, G. (1995). Job satisfaction of, and return to work by, occupationally-injured employees.  Psychological Reports, 75, 1441-1442.
• Murphy, G., Young, A. & Mai Vo, Kim (1995). Using Locus of Control to predict the return-to-work achievements of back-injured occupational rehabilitation clients. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 1, 83-92.
• Foreman, P. and Murphy G.  (1994).  Work-related issues in the design of return-to-work programs for “stress” claimants.  Chapter in P. Cotton (Ed). Psychological health in the workplace: Understanding and managing occupational stress.  Melbourne: The Australian Psychological Society.
• Murphy, G. & Athanasou, J. (1994). Vocational potential and spinal cord injuries: A review and evaluation. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counselling, 25, 47-52.
• Murphy, G. and Foreman, P.  (1993)  General patterns of managerial approaches to work motivation:  implications for rehabilitation professionals involved in occupational rehabilitation.  Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 3, 51-62.