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VOCATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM
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The WRC’s Vocational Evaluation Program is designed to assess the client’s physical, psychological and vocational capabilities.
Evaluations are performed by a team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychometrists, psychologists and nurses. The evaluation can be specific to the pre-accident job, or general in nature. It will be individually tailored, and will include a combination of assessments to determine safe work capabilities. Standardized tests to evaluate work interests, aptitudes and skills in reading, writing and arithmetic may also be included. The results of all assessments are compiled into a comprehensive report that identifies the client’s capabilities. This report helps staff, as well as the client, set realistic occupational goals and plan a safe and productive return to work.
Assessments are performed in a simulated environment at the WRC, at the client’s actual job site, or in WorkSafeNB regional offices.
Length of Program
Assessments are two days in duration. Regular hours of operation are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, but extended or alternate hours can be arranged to meet the client’s needs.
Referral Options
The Vocational Evaluation Program offers the following evaluation options:
- General Functional Capacity Evaluation: determines an injured worker’s ability to safely and dependably perform general physical demands that are not specific to any job.
- Job-Specific Functional Capacity Evaluation: determines an injured worker’s ability to perform the physical demands of a specific job as identified in a comprehensive job site analysis.
- Job Site Analysis: an intensive and detailed analysis of the physical and environmental demands of a specific job done on the work site.
- Job Site Evaluation: measures and analyzes an individual’s capability to sustain performance in a specific job while on the work site with the client. This may be done to help plan a gradual return to work.
- Ergonomic Evaluation: involves a detailed analysis of the physical design and environmental demands of a job to identify and make recommendations to reduce or eliminate potential risk factors that may lead to injury.
- Risk Factor Analysis: an analysis of job demands performed by an occupational therapist to determine if the reported injury is attributable to the work activity.
- Physical Status: determines physical dysfunction through evaluation of the client’s joint mobility, muscle function, neurological status and ligamentous stability.
Psychometric Tests
- Neuropsychological Assessment: a series of tests designed to correlate specific cognitive functions with the physical status of the brain following a head injury.
- Aptitude Assessment: to determine specific aptitudinal skills and aptitudinal patterns of the individual.
- Psychological Status Assessment: to obtain relevant information regarding a clinical problem by interview.
- Interest Assessment: to determine specific interest “likes” and “dislikes” as it relates to occupations.
- Academic Assessment: to measure specific academic achievement levels in reading, writing and arithmetic.
- Personality Assessment: to describe an individual’s general behavioural characteristics in perceiving, feeling, thinking and coping (anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, etc).
Contact Information
For more information, please call Coral Lovesey, Vocational Evaluation Program Manager, at 506 738-4305.
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