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Kerry A. Skillin, Sr. Vocational Consultant, began her employment in 1994 with CRC Services, LLC.
Ms. Skillin offers over 15 years experience as a vocational rehabilitation case manager and vocational expert witness at CRC Services. In addition to being a nationally board certified vocational expert, Ms. Skillin is a nationally certified vocational evaluator and work adjustment specialist, carrying a specialization in vocational testing administration, scoring and interpretation. Ms. Skillin is also licensed as a professional counselor and a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor.
Ms. Skillin serves as a vocational consultant developing suitable vocational rehabilitation programs for veterans under the Department of Veteran Affairs and injured federal workers under the Federal Employee Compensation Act and Longshore Harbor Act. She also provides services as a vocational expert to the Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, testifying before Administrative Law Judges on issues related to vocational disability. Ms. Skillin is also requested as a vocational expert by members of the MA & CT bar to conduct vocational assessments and testify before fact finders on matters concerning employability, wage earning capacity, work search diligence, and vocational rehabilitation mitigation in workers compensation, personal injury, employment law and divorce dissolution matters.
Ms. Skillin served as an adjunct faculty member in the Vocational Evaluation concentration within the Rehabilitation Services Department at Springfield College and taught Masters level student’s theory and practical vocational evaluation techniques relative to disabled individuals.Ms. Skillin was also employed as the Return to Work Manager for UMass Memorial Healthcare, responsible for developing a system-wide return to work program for injured workers and performed on-site job analyses, developed ADA job descriptions and educated personnel.
Ms. Skillin graduated from Springfield College with a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and concentration in Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment in 1997.
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