When a person is admitted to the Burn Center, the patient's whole life can be affected. The process of vocational rehabilitation, and the resulting vocational behavior, is dependent upon the characteristics of the injured person and by the person’s interpretation of the work place. The vocational, social, and emotional aspects of a burn injury are intimately connected. The rehabilitation counselor’s role on the Burn Team is to assess the needs and potentials of the patient and the family in the rehabilitation process. The rehabilitation counselor provides services to the patient and family while they are at the Burn Center and when they return to outpatient clinic for follow up appointments. The aim is to provide the patient’s eventual return to potential functioning. More....

If you have not yet met our Rehabilitation Counselor or have questions about any of these services, please call 919-966-3693.