The power of volunteerism in community based rehabilitation in India

Rajan, Pavithra

doi:10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.10.539

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“…It was found that despite certain similarities between the two groups, there were some motivations and barriers specific to the volunteers teaching blind children. An earlier article by the author (Rajan, 2012) emphasised the benefits of volunteering for the enhancement of underprivileged communities. In developing countries, volunteerism has been extensively studied in the field of medicine and the major motivation for it is the desire to contribute to a social cause (Rankin, 2002;Rinsky, 2002;Matar et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Use of Skype to Educate Underprivileged Blind Children in India: Motivations, Barriers and Teaching Strategies

Rajan

2013

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Use of Skype to Educate Underprivileged Blind Children in India: Motivations, Barriers and Teaching Strategies

Rajan

2013

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“…As already previously elaborated [3], the vicious cycle of lack of awareness leading to reduced involvement in community projects leads to less research being published, further leading to reduced awareness and motivation. Over these years, the situation seems to remain stagnant.…”

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confidence: 88%

Community physiotherapy in India: short review on research

Rajan

2015

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

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Community physiotherapy in India is an important but under researched field. There are three components of community physiotherapy that are associated with each other, namely, education, research, and service delivery. There have been previous attempts to study the components of education and service delivery in the field of community physiotherapy in India. However, there is little published research. The aim of the current paper is to understand the contribution of Indian physiotherapists to the field of community research in an Indian and a global context. A research journal called Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development was used for this study. It was found that the contribution of physiotherapists in India to the field of community research was minimal. This could be one of the reasons for reduced awareness, decreased motivation, and confusion about community physiotherapy amongst physiotherapy students. Community physiotherapy is an important specialization, especially in a developing country such as India. It can be perceived as a cost-effective solution to the rehabilitation of underprivileged communities in India. Knowledge dissemination through more published research is required.

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“…Community Physiotherapy in India needs attention, since there is an imbalance between the demand and supply in this field (Rajan, 2012a(Rajan, , 2012b(Rajan, , 2014. Although this specialisation has been offered for many years, the pool of physiotherapists willing to work with the communities has not increased as per the need.…”

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confidence: 99%