A situational mapping overview of training programmes for community-based rehabilitation workers in Southern Africa: strategies for strengthening accessible rural rehabilitation practice
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Date
2020
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Frontiers Media S.A.
Abstract
In 2018, the United Nations global report showed that people with disabilities, who make
up 15% of the worlds’ population, have poorer health and rehabilitation access (SDG
3). Without improving the needed person-centered health and rehabilitation services at
household level, SDG 3 cannot be achieved. This includes addressing human resource
shortages through training multi-skilled community based rehabilitation workers (CRWs)
to build rural workforce capacity and enhance the lives of people with disabilities,
particularly in LMICs where the need is higher but resources are lower. However, to
date, there is no documentation and analysis of existing training and its scope for
this workforce in LMICs. A situational mapping overview was undertaken to review
the current status of rural rehabilitation training programs offered in Southern Africa for
CRWs. CRWs are rehabilitation personnel, based in the home/community, who are not
professionals (without a bachelor qualification) but render non-institutional rehabilitation
and inclusive development in communities, under the supervision of rehabilitation
practitioners. Information on these programs was obtained using a two-step process.
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Keywords
Community-based rehabilitation, Community rehabilitation worker, Disability, Training, Rurality
Citation
Hess-April, L. et al. (2020). A situational mapping overview of training programmes for community-based rehabilitation workers in Southern Africa: strategies for strengthening accessible rural rehabilitation practice. Frontiers in Public Health, 8,569279