Vocational Case Management is a process that enables a person with disabling health conditions to overcome barriers to accessing, maintaining or returning to regular employment and/or other gainful occupations.

A vocational expert is an authority in the areas of vocational rehabilitation, vocational and earning capacity, lost earnings, cost of replacement labor and lost ability/time in performing household services. They perform evaluations for purposes of civil litigation, as an aspect of economic damages.

A vocational case manager analyzes the client’s educational background, work history and vocational abilities. She then surveys a particular geographical area preferred by the client to determine employment opportunities and prevailing wages. An assessment like this validates an individual’s qualifications and opportunities for alternative work at standard market wages. We, at Huron Case Management, utilize standard industry-based practices to assess transferable skills and determine the potential for alternative work capacity based on the functional capacity of the individual. We also determine the wage earning capacity of the claimant through this assessment.

The major role of vocational case management is to assist employees to cope with their current situation and to have equal opportunities in their work place, the identification of those who require rehabilitation services, it also provides information to disability insurance providers, it ensures that there are more beneficiaries who return back to work and helps employees to regain the capacity to sustain regular employment.

To help people with disabilities obtain employment, RSA provides comprehensive rehabilitation services, which may include: information and referral, assessment services, counseling and guidance, physical restoration, vocational training or other post-secondary education, job search, job placement and job coaching

our case managers even document and monitor independent job searches as they occur, allowing them to provide immediate feedback, direction, and encouragement. They provide educational/retraining opportunities, while also immediately verifying and encouraging progress and completion. Our case managers also undertake vocational counseling with the injured worker that consists of resume preparation, job seeking skills training and interviewing techniques.