Rehabilitation service providers are increasingly interested in improving social functioning and regaining performance in the daily lives of their patients. Within the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), this domain is referred to as “participation”. Participation has become a feature of contemporary rehabilitation services, and this has been induced by changes in society. Traditionally, health policy was based on a biomedical model, in which disability was considered as a problem within the person, directly caused by disease, trauma or health conditions. This biomedical concept of disability has been criticized and has failed in terms of society’s current vision on health, illness and disability. Preceding research has focused on defining  and measuring participation. The goal of this resarch project is to develop and test a participation oriented rehabilitation program in vulnerable people.