December 6, 2023
By Ron Smolarski, MA, CLCP, CEA, CRC, IPEC, LPC, CCM, CVE, CRV, CDEII. As appears in The Journal of Forensic Vocational Analysis, Volume 23, Number 1, Summer 2023. Since its inception, the functional capacity evaluation (FCE) has been a very suitable evaluation model for the rehabilitation community, specifically vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation […]
May 27, 2021
Ron Smolarski, M.A., ABVE/D, IPEC, CRC, CVE McCroskey MVQS is now operational to 2030. Soon, MVQS will be operational early in 2021. A team of MVQS users tested and used the software in 2020. As testers and working with the original MVQS Programmer/ Rehab Counselor, Dr. Wattenbarger and a new programmer, Dan Bur, we are […]
May 27, 2021
Ronald Smolarski, MA, CEA, ABVE/D, CLCP, IPEC, CDEII, CCM, CVE, CRC, CRV/D, ABMP/D Abstract. Accurate and practical assessment of the monetary damages associated with disability, in terms of household chores, is a concern for vocational experts, rehabilitation counselors, forensic economists, life care planners, psychologists, accountants, and finance professionals. Such assessment requires consideration of pre- and […]
May 3, 2021
Do you have the skill set to know if opposing counsel is over or under representing the medical and service needs of your spinal cord injury client/claimant? It is important to develop a life care plan based on the neurological level of injury not just the bony level of injury. Overall the annual rate of […]
May 3, 2021
If your client, or someone you know, has been seriously injured by a burn, this article can help you better understand burns and how a life care plan will quantify the recommendations of the physicians to build a strong foundation for your case. There are approximately 120,000 children (300 per day) that require medical attention […]
May 3, 2021
A life care plan for pediatric patients undergoing organ transplantation is important to realize the full scope of the costs and common associated risks. Dramatic improvements in graft and patient survival rates has increased within the past 10 years. Improvements in immunosuppressive medications has also enhanced organ transplants. Children awaiting transplants share some common issues: […]
May 3, 2021
The brain, as the neurological control center for the body, affects almost every aspect of physiological functioning. Certified Life Care Planners can assist the plaintiff or defense in developing actual future medical damages. Layman “Life Care Planners” do not have the academic training to determine the real needs of the injured or the years of […]
May 3, 2021
A knowledgeable Expert (a Certified Life Care Planner) can provide the best outcome with the research and references needed. Ron Smolarski is a Certified Life Care Planner with decades of experience researching and preparing complete Life Care Plans for Amputation Cases. This knowledge will give your case the fully supported, reasonable, usual and customary support […]
