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| EXPERIENCE |
| 1990-present |
Rehabilitation Consultant/ President
Westwind Consulting, 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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| 2000-present |
Rehabilitation
Consultant Dr. John M. Williams & Associates
Provide rehabilitation-related expert witness and research
services using team approach, in cases involving civil
litigation, throughout South Florida. |
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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:) |
| CVE |
(1993) National Commission Certified Vocational Evaluation
Specialist |
| CDMS |
(1991) National Commission Certified Disability Management
Specialist |
| CCM |
(1993) National Commission Certified Case Manager |
| VE |
(2000) Vocational Expert per Social Security Admin/ Ofc
of Hearings & Appeals |
| IARP |
(1987) Past National Chair- International Association of
Rehabilitation Professionals Forensic Section |
| IOTF |
(2002) Member of Inter-Organizational Task Force providing
support to the Dept of Labor's efforts to re-vamp the
O*NET (successor to the 1991 DOT) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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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 |
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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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