02335nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001000042653001500052653002100067653002100088653002000109653001900129100001200148700001500160700001500175700001900190700001200209245014100221856009800362300000900460490000700469520159100476022001402067       2024                            d  bLepra10aDisability10aCoping mechanism10aHansen's disease10aQuality of Life10aSocial aspects1 aMaia FB1 aCorreia RL1 aKenedi MDT1 aLapa e Silva J1 aGomes M00aInclusion of people with disabilities due to leprosy at work through supported employment: An analysis in the context of rehabilitation  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/admin/public/api/lepra/website/getDownload/66ab21c4afaac1048b47b162  a1-140 v953 a<p>The present study aims to analyze gains and challenges in the implementation of a university extension project of supported employment for people with leprosy in the context of rehabilitation. It is also intended to report on the strategies used during the inclusion processes and to promote a reflection on disability, rehabilitation, work and social inclusion. This is an action research using mixed methods with data from 11 patients who attended the project between March 2017 and March 2020, 9 men and 2 women, aged between 21 and 46 years with an average time of diagnosis of 9 years, most of whom had completed high school and were unemployed. The participants attended meetings with reflective proposals and went through interviews in which their professional profile was traced. This study allowed for reflections on the developments of the work and disability themes. The insertion models of people with disabilities in the labor market that were (or still are) used, cause a lack of understanding about the concepts related to rehabilitation, readaptation, recovery and inclusion, and this impacts how professionals deal with this process, especially participation in wider social life through work. Supported employment (SE) is a technology that ensures that inclusion can generate benefits for people with disabilities, companies, and society, and therefore should gain more visibility. Finally, we strongly support the idea of rehabilitation that values insertion into work and social inclusion of the person with leprosy to facilitate their social participation.</p>
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