Affiliations: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, Hong Kong | Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong
Kong | Castle Peak Hospital, Hong Kong
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Hector W.H. Tsang, Department of
Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong
Kong. Tel.: 852 2766 6750; Fax: 852 2330 8656; E-mail:rshtsang@polyu.edu.hk
Abstract: An on-line job information system facilitating the vocational
rehabilitation process for use by rehabilitation professionals, people with
psychiatric disabilities, and their relatives are to be developed in Hong Kong.
The preferred functions and features of the system were collected by a
questionnaire survey among 90 occupational therapists, social workers, and
nurses as the potential end users. The preferred functions included job
matching, providing information on job vacancies relevant to people with
psychiatric disabilities, and making suggestions on areas of improvement on
clients'abilities.
Keywords: vocational rehabilitation, placement, on-line job information system, psychiatric disabilities
