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| EXPERIENCE |
| 1990-present |
Rehabilitation Consultant/ President
....Westwind Consulting, Inc.
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| 2000-present |
Rehabilitation Consultant
....Dr. John M. Williams & Associates, Inc.
Provide vocational evaluation, counseling, employability
assessment, life care planning, and vocational rehabilitation
services, particularly in cases involving physical and
mental impairment. Work with attorneys, insurance carriers,
self-insured employers, in a range of settings including:
civil litigation, matrimonial dissolution, Social Security
Disability, Workers' Compensation, Long-Term Disability,
Personal Injury, Jones Act, Longshore, and Employment
Law. Conduct targeted labor market research on complex
cases nationwide, to help determine hiring patterns, employability,
and earning capacity. |
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| 1996-present |
Development Consultant/ Instructor ....Westwind Consulting,
Inc.
Provide training and support relative to LifeStep®
Vocational Assessment software application in cooperative
arrangement with developer LegalTech, Inc. |
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| 1988-1990 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor/ Evaluator ....ERS &
VRM
Vocational Rehabilitation Management/ Employee Rehabilitation
Services. Provided a broad range of traditional vocational
rehabilitation and case management services to industrially
injured workers. |
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| 1986-1988 |
Vocational Program Manager ....Epilepsy Foundation of America/
FARF
Ran job training and placement program; promoted community
education events (including presentations receiving television
and newspaper coverage); conducted employer networking
activities (including job fair reaching over 200 employers);
and produced statistical analyses of program results. |
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| 1984-1988 |
Director ....Independent Living Project/ Halfway House
Designed and implemented community-based program geared
to assist adults with severe disabilities to live and
work independently. Program included daily coaching in:
job finding and retention, budget management, and cooking. |
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| 1984-1985 |
Intern Analyst ....City of Miami/ Planning Dept./ Operations
Analysis Division
Assisted in the design and execution of statistical work
efficiency surveys of various City departments and programs. |
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| 1980-1984 |
Program Coordinator ....Tacolcy Outdoor Challenge Rehab Program
Provided support services, including job placement, counseling,
and school and courtroom advocacy, to inner city youth
with behavioral and/or legal problems. |
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| 1977-1980 |
Vocational Skills Counselor ....Montanari Clinical School/
Village South
Planned and implemented job skills training program for
emotionally disturbed young adult residents, in a functioning
workplace/nursery setting. |
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| EDUCATION |
| MHS |
91-93 Master of Health Sciences/ Rehab Counseling University
of Florida |
| [MSW] |
87-89 Master
of Social Work [course work only] Barry University |
| BS |
82-86 Bachelor
of Science/ Social Science Florida Memorial College |
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| ACCREDITATIONS/
AFFILIATIONS (Since:) |
| CDMS |
(1991) National Commission Certified Disability Management
Specialist |
| CVE |
(1993) National Commission Certified Vocational Evaluation
Specialist |
| CCM |
(1993) National Commission Certified Case Manager |
| SS-VE |
(2000) Vocational Expert per Social Security Admin/ Ofc
of Hearings & Appeals |
| RR-VE |
(2000) Vocational Expert per Railroad Retirement Board- Bureau/ Hearings & Appeals |
| IARP |
(1987) International Ass'n of Rehabilitation Professionals- Past National Chair of the Forensic Section, 2003 National Outstanding Individual Professional Member Award |
| VLP |
(2008) Executive Board Member- Victory Living Program for the disabled (501(c)3) |
| NAFE |
(2011) Member- National Association of Forensic Economists |
| AFRR |
(2011) Founding Mbr & Sect'y/Treas- Academy of Forensic Rehabilitation Research |
| AREA |
(2011) External Vice President/ Board Mbr- American Rehabilitation Economics Ass'n
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Bast, S. & Shaw, L. (2006). Ethical communications
in an electronic era. RehabPro, the newsletter
and peer-reviewed journal of the International Association
of Rehabilitation. 14(3), 30-32.
Williams,
J. M., Dunn, P.L., Bast, S. & Giesen, J. (2006).
Factors considered by vocational rehabilitation professionals
in employability and earning capacity assessment. Rehabilitation
Counseling Bulletin, 50(1), 24-34.
Dunn,
P.L., Williams, J.M., & Bast, S. (2005). Software
Applications and Transferable Skills Analysis : A Comparison
of Methodologies and Results. Journal of Forensic
Vocational Analysis. 8, 11-19.
Bast,
S., (2002). Employability and Earnings Determinations.
In Lorman Education Services (Eds.), Economic Damages
In Florida (pp. 157-165). Eau Claire, WI: Lorman
Educational Services.
Bast,
S., Williams, J.M., & Dunn, P.L. (2002). The classic
model of transferability of work skills: Issues affecting
the accurate assessment of future vocational options
in earnings capacity assessment. Journal of Forensic
Vocational Analysis. 5 (1), 15-28.
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EDITED |
| Forensic Rehabilitation Reference CD-ROM.
(2002-2004). A compilation of: articles, forms, and other
documents. International Association of Rehabilitation
Professionals, Santa Cruz, CA. Volumes #1(1), #1(2), &
#2(1).
Florida Rehabilitation Quarterly.
(1991-1998). The official (24-page) newsletter Edited:
and journal of the Florida Chapter of the International
Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (formerly
FARPPS), (with first 4 issues co-sponsored by: Association
of Rehabilitation Nurses, Case Management Society of
America, and National Rehabilitation Association).
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03/25
2006
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"Assessing
Earning Capacity from an Empirical & Scientific
Perspective"
with Williams, J.M., Dunn, P.L., & Grimley, C.,
presented at the Annual Educational Seminar of the American
Board of Vocational Experts, Plantation, FL.
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09/16
1999
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"Technology
and Rehabilitation/Job Placement"
Annual Educational Seminar of the South Florida Case
Management Association (SFCMA) & South Florida District
of IARP (formerly NARPPS/FL-SE), Miami, FL.
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04/17
2005
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"Ethics,
HIPPA, Confidentiality, & Technology- in Private
Rehabilitation"
with Kenneth Reagles. Keynote general session, presented
at the 25th Annual Conference of the International Association
of Rehabilitation Professionals, Orlando, FL.
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06/04
1999
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"Rehabilitation
Research Technology"
Annual Educational Seminar of the NW Florida District
State Division of Workers' Compensation and the International
Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Pensacola,
FL.
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11/07
2003
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"TSA
Software Applications Compared- Methodology, Effectiveness
and Defensibility"
with Williams, J.M.,McCroskey; B.J., Gibson, G., Truthan,
J., & Dunn, P.L. at the Annual Forensic Conference
of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals,
San Antonio, TX.
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11/13
1998
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"Technology,
Transferable Skills, and Job Placement"
Annual Educational Conference of the Florida Chapter
of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals,
Tampa, FL.
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04/25
2003
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"Transferability
of Skills Analysis: Defensibility Issues"
with Williams, J.M., and Dunn, P.L. Presented as part
of a monthly series of TSA-related webcast educational
programs sponsored by Westwind Consulting, for users
of LifeStep© software.
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11/13
1998
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"Use
of Computerized Data in the Rehabilitation Practice"
Annual Educational Conference of the Florida Chapter
of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals,
Tampa, FL.
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12/07
2002
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"Assessment
of Transferable Work Skills within Forensic Settings"
with Stein, D. and Dunn, P.L. at the IARP Annual Forensic
Conference, Orlando, FL.
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10/06
1998
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"Maximizing
Results with LifeStep Vocational Assessment Software"
The first of a series of monthly TSA-related educational
programs presented to LifeStep© users,
both in person and via small group Webcast/ Tele-Conference
format, with CRCC pre-approved CEU's.
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12/07
2002
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"Forensic
Rehabilitation Research"
with Collins, F. at the Annual IARP Forensic Conference,
Orlando, FL.
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10/23
1997
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"Internet
and Rehab Practice"
with Jeffrey Bosworth/ Internet Access Group, at the
Annual Educational Conference of the Florida Chapter
of the Intl. Association of Rehabilitation Professionals,
Tampa, FL.
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12/05
2002 |
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"Vocational
Testimony Simulations"
with Williams, J.M., Dunn, P.L., Wells, S. and others,
at the Annual IARP, Orlando, FL. |
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01/22
1997 |
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"Use
of FL State Employment Data in the Vocational Rehabilitation
process"
Part of the "Improved Career Support Services" seminar
series co-sponsored by the Florida Bureau of Labor Market
Statistics and the Florida Chapter of the International
Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, St. Augustine,
FL. |
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05/31
2002 |
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"Economic
Damages In Florida"
with Lasaga, M. and Lessne, R.L. at the full day seminar:
Economic Damages, delivered to a group of attorneys
through the Lorman Education Service series of seminars,
in Miami, FL. |
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