Vocational Evaluations are an educational process in which a client obtains greater self and work knowledge, through participation in work activities. These activities evaluate their vocational skills and abilities, so they learn about the functional impact their disability has in relation to their career options. Many attorneys fail to realize the importance of damages in a case. Sometimes, all emphasis and energies are placed in the initial hurdle of liability, and the impact of the injury on the client’s ability to work and earn money is ignored. A good damages preparation may help to strengthen a case once liability has been established. Vocational experts are used in a wide variety of cases. Our vocational evaluation expertise can benefit personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, workers’ compensation, matrimonial, age discrimination, and wrongful termination cases.

The evaluations conducted by Edmond Provder are distinctive. We not only review all relevant medical records and other crucial documents but also perform a standardized diagnostic vocational interview and administer state-of-the-art aptitude and ability tests for the injured individual. We are among the few vocational rehabilitation companies with experience in evaluating the aptitudes and abilities of Spanish and other non-English speaking individuals. In addition to vocational evaluations, we offer assessments of the injured person’s capacity to perform household activities. Our experts employ a combination of functional capacity assessments and time-use diary methods to objectively measure a disabled person’s ability to carry out tasks such as childcare, meal preparation, shopping, cleaning, and financial management.

An evaluation is necessary and beneficial for either Plaintiff or Defense attorneys when the individual’s injuries affect their ability to work and earn money, or when they can no longer return to their prior work due to injury residuals.

Cases that may require an evaluation include Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Slip and Fall, Premises Liability, Automobile or Workplace accidents, Social Security Disability, Workers’ Compensation, Matrimonial, Wrongful Termination cases, and others.

Injuries that may require an evaluation include low back injuries, neck injuries, spinal cord injuries, severe non-healing fractures, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, brain injuries, loss of vision, burns, psychiatric, and psychological trauma. These injuries must severely impact an individual’s ability to perform their prior work or other work activities

You may need hospital records (discharge summaries and operative reports), treating and/or consulting examining physician’s reports, work records, and wage information such as Income Tax Returns, W-2 wage statements, or Social Security earnings statements.

A vocational evaluation takes about two to three hours. After the evaluation, a report takes four to six weeks to complete. In rush situations, we can complete a report in 24 hours. Edmond Provder can be reached at (800) 292-1919 or via e-mail at info@edprovder.org.