Vocational Rehabilitaion Expert Witness

EDUCATION

Doctoral Residency in Education - University of Toronto (A Average)
1980-1982 MA - University of California, Berkeley, 3.88 GPA
1974-1979 Honors BA - York University - Toronto

POST GRADUATE TRAINING

Specialized Training with Mr. Dean C. Powers, Owner - Powers Vocational Inc., Vancouver, BC, Physiology and Psychology of Traumatic Brain Injury; Strategies for clients with Significant Cognitive Difficulties; Practical Strategies for clients coping with short and long-term memory difficulties; Case Management for clients with disabilities; Counseling clients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Counseling families coping with traumatic injuries and serious illness; Providing testimony in court; Writing effective reports (medical/legal and legal/vocational); Developing successful return to work programs and strategies.

AWARDS

Doctoral Fellowship - University of Toronto
Community Leadership Award Pioneer Women Na'amat, Toronto
Community Service Award, United Jewish Appeal, California
Student Tuition Awards, University of California, Berkeley

CERTIFICATION

Registered Rehabilitation Professional
Member Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Director of Community Outreach: ABILITY Awareness, California (presently)
2001-2005 Case Manager/Vocational Counselor Dean Powers and Associates, Vancouver
1998-2000 Director Community Relations Counselor Training Institute, Vancouver
1992-1998 Owner - ISM Consulting
1984-1992 Coordinator Office for Persons with Disabilities, York University - Toronto

QUALIFICATIONS

Registered Rehabilitation Professional (Certified Counselor)
Masters Degree in Education from the University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral Residency in Education from the University of Toronto
Fifteen years of counseling experience with adults and youth who have a wide range of disabilities and/or mental health issues
Nine years of program management and supervisory experience
Specialized training in case management and return to work programs for persons with a diversity of physical, learning, neurological and psychiatric disabilities
Witness for the British Columbia Supreme Court Specialist in the areas of - Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury, Persons with Newly Acquired Disabilities, Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries, Persons with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Provided pro-active case management and counseling for adults and youth from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds and varying physical, learning and psychological disabilities Coordinated successful return to work programs for adults with traumatic injuries and disabilities Conducted vocational assessments (including situational assessments) and volunteer community placements for adults with disabilities Instructed students, staff and faculty at York University in 'Disability Awareness' Supervised students at York University in the Rehabilitation Counseling Program in their senior practicum Coordinated the Counseling Internship Program for Counselor Training Institute (Vancouver) Designed two key counseling programs for Metropolitan Community College (Vancouver) in 'bereavement and life skills counseling' Developed and Coordinated an internationally-recognized volunteer program for York University which was subsequently modeled by Canadian and American Colleges and Universities Created the Inter-University Association on Disability Education in Ontario, Canada and served as first Chairperson

RESEARCH

Available upon request

PRESENTATIONS

Available Upon request

KEYWORDS

Vocational Rehabilitation Expert Witness, Traumatic Brain Injury Expert Witness, Spinal Cord Injury, Head Injury Expert Witness, Newly Acquired Disabilities Expert Witness, Post-Traumatic Stress Expert Witness, Youth and Disability Expert Witness, Families Coping with Disability Expert Witness

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