Provides Testimony In
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Mental Health, Litigation, Medical Summaries, Vocational Expert, Social Security Disability, Life Care Planning, Medical Case Management
EDUCATION
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Life Care Planning, 2006
- University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Master of Education, 2003
- University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2000
CREDENTIALS
• International Commission on Healthcare Certification
Certified Life Care Planner
• Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
• Louisiana Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists
Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor
• Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselor Association
Licensed Professional Counselor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A Private Co., Vocational Expert and Certified Life Care Planner
2019- Present – Louisiana
- Qualified to provide life care plans, life care plan rebuttals, future medical cost projections, and past medical bill reviews.
- Appointed Vocational Expert with the Social Security Administration Adjudication and Review, testifying in over 6,000 hearings throughout the United States.
- Qualified to perform vocational assessments to analyze earning capacity in cases of death, injury, divorce, employment discrimination, or wrongful termination
- Authorized service provider for the Ticket to Work Program assisting with job placement assistance for disabled individuals who qualify.
RESEARCH AND PLANNING CONSULTANTS, Austin, TX
Consulting Associate, 2021 to present
- Life Care Planning/Vocational Consultant providing vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, litigation support, and testimony.
A PRIVATE CO., Austin, TX
Contract Vocational Counselor, 2021 to present
- Provide military members with a Personalized Career Planning and Guidance Program (PCPG) offered by the Veterans Administration.
BROADSPIRE SERVICES, INC., Sunrise, FL
Life Care Planner and Vocational Case Manager, 2012 – 2020
- Skilled in catastrophic life care plans for pediatric and adult cases.
- Rendered medical cost projections, medical reserve estimates, and surgical estimates in the form of a written report.
- Coordinated and negotiated feasible accommodations for job opportunities through labor market research and job site analysis.
STOKES AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, Metairie, LA
Senior Rehabilitation Specialist and Life Care Planner, 2000 – 2012
- Provided case management services and rehabilitation counseling in the private sector, including comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the economic, medical, and the financial impact of rehabilitation.
- Assessed client rehabilitation potential to include future employability and wage-earning capacity.
- Performed career counseling using specialized test instruments, transferable skills analysis, retraining potential appraisal, and on-site job analysis.
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