Vocational Case Management

Jane Doe was employed as an Administrative Assistant when she slipped on a wet floor resulting in an injury to her right necessitating surgical repair.  Following a regimen of physical therapy and a functional capacity evaluation, the treating physician opined his patient had reached maximum medical improvement, iss

Realizing a referral for vocational case management is an expense to the file, especially once the

VocMed is pleased to announce the company has been approved by the United Sates Social Security Administration as an Employer Network (EN) within their Ticket to Work program.The ticket program is a free and voluntary Social Security program that helps people who receive disability benefits return to work or begin work for the first time.  Grego

Why conduct an Initial Vocational Evaluation?  An Initial Vocational Evaluation can be used for various purposes and may differ according to the specific requests of the referring source.  It is typically used to determine an individual’s employment potential, as well as the extent and expense of vocational and/or training/educ

What is a Sheltered Workshop and how is it applicable to injured workers under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation statute? 

We recently received a question asking us to explain, “what exactly are vocational placement services?” As counselors, vocational placement services are as second nature to us as walking or breathing, so it never occurred to me that there could be confusion surrounding this term.