Abstract
Work, which plays such a prominent part in the narrative of human life, is central to a person's happiness (or unhappiness). Because this is so, the fact that spinal cord injury (SCI) tends to take a person out of the workforce (sometimes permanently) is recognized as a central part of post-injury loss. This paper draws on the insights of the virtue tradition and the discipline of positive psychology, to explore the notion of happiness (well-being) and its relationship to the vocations of people with SCI. In particular, it describes the virtues that can contribute to a person's capacity to obtain and sustain employment. This includes virtues relating to dependency and independency, as well as the role of hope, optimism and the like. It concludes with a brief discussion of the contribution that people with SCI can make to the culture of the workplace.
Highlights
The relationship between work and happiness has always been ambiguous
This unusual conflation requires some explanation before we come to the heart of the argument being made Á which is that the ‘happiness’ of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) is connected to their work and to the virtues that frame personal well-being and success
The purpose of this paper is not to critically analyse either the virtue tradition or positive psychology, but to draw on their combined insights to elicit ways of conceiving of the happiness of people with SCI, especially as it relates to employment, and the virtues needed for people with disabilities to succeed in the workplace
Summary
Work, which plays such a prominent part in the narrative of human life, is central to a person’s happiness (or unhappiness). It describes the virtues that can contribute to a person’s capacity to obtain and sustain employment This includes virtues relating to dependency and independency, as well as the role of hope, optimism and the like. It concludes with a brief discussion of the contribution that people with SCI can make to the culture of the workplace
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