National Health Partners has developed a comprehensive range of integrated services, including:

• Disability and Case Management Services
• Physical Rehabilitation Services including Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Vocational Services

Our staff and/or consultants involve a range of professionals, including:

• Physiotherapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Ergonomists
• Vocational Specialists
• Psychologists
• Psychosocial Counsellors (Masters level Social Work or Psychology)
• Disability and Case Managers

National Health Partners currently provides services across Ontario and can be accessed via our toll-free number for added convenience. The majority of services are provided on a fee-for-service basis allowing for a flexible approach to service delivery which best meets the client's needs.
A more detailed description of our services has been provided below.

Disability and Case Management Services:

At NHP, we believe our approach to Disability Management can be thought of as the people, materials and resources that are used to:
prevent disability
encourage rehabilitation and return to work
minimize the costs (financial, social, emotional) associated with disability for individuals and for the organizations in which they are employees/members

NHP provides disability management services in a client-centred manner, assisting individuals in their work re-entry process. Because communication is the cornerstone of effective vocational rehabilitation, we work diligently at developing close working relationships with our customers. We believe that this demands a local presence. NHP's services include assessment, opinion and intervention in cases involving physical, emotional, cognitive and vocational problems in order to maximize the individual's ability to function in all aspects of his/her life. Increasingly, disability is being viewed from a bio-psych-social perspective. In other words, it affects all domains of the individual's life. We are experienced in identifying the various factors that may prolong a disability and impede the individual in his/her return to work. Once we isolate the barriers to return to the labour force, we work with the various stakeholders to overcome them.

Our disability management consultants are highly qualified. They must:
be graduates of a university level program related to health and counselling
be members of a regulated health profession OR
have RRP and/or CCRC designation with Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

Rehabilitation Therapy Services:

NHP's rehabilitation services are provided by regulated health professionals who provide assessment services for a variety of orthopaedic, neurological and functional problems. The professional team includes physiotherapists and occupational therapists who are specifically trained in assessing function as it relates to the work environment and/or activities of daily living.

Specific services include:

• Functional Ability Evaluations
• Physical Demands Analysis
• Work Site Analysis
• Activities of Daily Living Assessments
• Attendant Care Analysis

Vocational Services:

National Health Partners vocational services consist of specific methods to determine an individual's employability and/or development of appropriate intervention to facilitate return to work. The vocational evaluation process is focused on the mental capacity for work and typically identifies the following:

• Transferable skills
• Vocational interests
• Worker characteristics and behaviours
• Academic abilities and potential
• Learning styles
• Work aptitudes and abilities
• Suitable employment alternatives

In addition to the evaluative component, vocational services may also include:

• Career coaching
• Job search services
• Resume preparation
• Strategies
• Interview skills

National Health Partners provides the following assessment and employment services:

• Vocational evaluations
• Transferable skills analyses (TSAs)
• Interest and aptitude testing
• Work history assessments
• Labour market surveys
• Educational market surveys
• Psych-social evaluations
• Psycho-educational assessments
• Neuro-psychological evaluations

Employment Services:

• Job search training
• Job club
• Career re-direction services
• Job development

National Health Partners utilizes Certified Vocational Evaluators and Vocational assessors for the delivery of our vocational services. Consultants are selected on their ability to match these requirements and receive further training and ongoing supervision by NHP in this field.

Our Customers and Clients

The National Health Partners team has extensive experience in the successful delivery of disability and rehabilitation services to a range of customers, including:

• Workplace Safety and Insurance Boards
• Long Term Disability Insurers
• Motor Vehicle insurers
• Community Care Access Centres
• Canada Pension Plan
• Employers
• Unions
• Self-referral by clients/patients