RD Michaels
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Qualifications of RD Michaels
VOCATIONAL EXPERT / CLINICAL REHABILITATION EVALUATOR
- Services to Defence (Defense) and Plaintiff Lawyers, Insurance Carriers, Workers' Compensation Boards, Unions, School/College Districts, Junior and Senior High School Students, University/College Students, Out-of-School Youth, Companies/Corporations, General Public: Unemployed/Underemployed Workers; Career Changers.
- Provide Independent Vocational Expert Opinion services.
- Vocational Evaluation Specialist since 1978.
- Assess a worker's potential for employment and the
extent to which a handicapped person may be excluded or limited within the
work force.
- Systematically assess vocational aptitudes, interests,
physical and functional capacities, employment and training potential, work
behaviors, attitudes and abilities.
- Administer, score and interpret numerous psychometric
tests, including Valpar Pro 3000 Computerized Assessment, SFPQ, MAB-II, and others.
- Determine residual employment capabilities and the
vocational implications of a medical impairment.
SENIOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELLOR/CONSULTANT
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling and Consulting.
Counselling injured, disabled or unemployed persons to return to work and
to understand and cope with their personal situation. Development of realistic
career goals for and with clients. Clinical and Career Counselling.
- Development, implementation and supervision of Individualized
Written Rehabilitation Plans (IWRP). Case Management. Provide Job Development
and Placement. Conduct Job Search Skills Training Workshop.
- Disability Management Consulting. Provide cost-containment
strategies.
- Provide File Review and Rehabilitation Audits.
TRAINER OF REHABILITATION COUNSELLORS/CONSULTANTS
- Conduct Vocational Evaluation and Rehabilitation
training seminars and workshops.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Consultant/Contractor, Global Vocational Services, Inc.
- DAC Assessor (Vocational Evaluator/Disability Examiner),
Disability Assessment
Centre #3013, Financial Services Commission (formerly Ontario Insurance Commission).
- Vocational Rehabilitation External Provider, WorkSafeBC - the Workers' Compensation
Board of British Columbia; Saskatchewan WCB; Alberta WCB.
- Regional Diagnostician, Human Resources Development
Canada (formerly
Canada Employment & Immigration Commission):
- B.C./Yukon region
- Ontario region.
- Senior Vocational Consultant, Canadian Paraplegic
Association (Alberta).
- Technical Consultant, Ministry of Health, Northwest
Territories.
- Qualified Rehabilitation Representative, State of
California, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Industrial Accidents,
Rehabilitation Bureau.
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