Clinical Judgment
Original broadcast: October 13, 2010
Presenters:
Timothy Field, PhD, President, Elliott and Fitzpatrick, Inc.
Anthony Choppa, MEd, CRC, CCM, Co-founder, OSC Vocational Systems, Inc.
Cloie Johnson, MEd, ABVE/D, CCM, OSC Vocational Systems, Inc.
2.0 CEUs from CRCC, CDMS, CVE, CLCP, MSCC are available.
This program addresses the meaning and intent of “clinical judgment” within the context of forensic rehabilitation consulting based on peer-reviewed journal articles regarding this methodology. Ample time will be reserved for questions and comments.
Learning Objectives:
- Impart the difference between a strict view of methodology and admissibility as defined by the U.S. Supreme Court rulings (Daubert, Kumho, Joiner, etc), the Federal Rule 702, and their relationship to clinical judgment.
- Develop forensic opinions with an emphasis on the knowledge, training, skills, background and experiences of the forensic rehabilitation consultant.
- Illustrate the development of opinions in wage earning capacity and life care planning by briefly reviewing relevant cases involving the use of clinical judgment.
About the Presenters:
Timothy F. Field, Ph.D. is President and co-owner of Elliott & Fitzpatrick, Inc. of Athens, GA. Dr. Field was formerly a rehabilitation educator (UGA), a vocational expert, and currently is a publisher, author, and journal editor of rehabilitation resources for the area of forensic consulting.
Anthony J. Choppa, M.Ed., CRC, CCM, is co-founder of OSC Vocational Systems in Bothell, WA. Mr. Choppa, in addition to managing a staff of over fifty rehabilitation counselors and case managers, also provides earning capacity assessments, life care planning and case management services throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Cloie B. Johnson, M.Ed., ABVE-D, CCM, is a rehabilitation counselor and case manager at OSC Vocational Systems in Bothell, WA. She provides earning capacity assessments, life care planning and case management services throughout the Pacific Northwest.
