JAMES S. COHEN, Ph.D., CRC, LPC, VE

7177 Granville Avenue  Boynton Beach, FL 33437     Phone / Fax (860) 871-7832
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Work Experience

1983 - Present      VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SPECIALIST  
                                 	  Boynton Beach, FL
                     
Develop Employability / Earning Capacity Reports for plaintiff and defense attorneys as well as insurance adjusters, for use in worker’s compensation and personal injury cases. Conduct client interviews, administer vocational assessments, interpret test results, implement labor market surveys, contact employers to generate job leads, perform national and local labor market research and write detailed employability reports. Offer professional testimony as a vocational expert witness in state and federal courts. Serve as a vocational expert to Administrative Law Judges in the Social Security Administration. Provide vocational rehabilitation services to both disabled and non-disabled clients through individual counseling sessions, career assessments, employer contacts for job leads,  resume development, completion of job applications, and the teaching of interviewing skills.  

1990 - 1993 	 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SPECIALIST  
		          IntraCorp; Division of CIGNA,  Glastonbury, CT

Assisted injured / disabled workers in returning to work through individual counseling, vocational testing, employer contacts and job placement efforts. Interfaced with medical personnel, attorneys, insurance company staff, clients and the courts. 

1981 - 1983	   VOCATIONAL COORDINATOR    
 		       	   Rocky Hill, CT Public Schools 

Designed, managed and directed a systemwide career education program. Wrote and was awarded a Connecticut grant in Career Education. Instructed staff and led parents in career awareness through in-service workshops. Placed students in jobs with local employers as part of the Cooperative Education Program.

1977 - 1980	    DIRECTOR of CAREER EDUCATION                                   
		 	    National Center for Disability Services,  Albertson, NY

Developed, implemented and evaluated career programs used with severely spinal cord injured and other physically / psychiatrically disabled persons. Supervised allied health staff, educators and researchers. Co-authored, was awarded and implemented a $1.5 million, four year, Federal Vocational Rehabilitation grant with spinal cord injured persons.

1969  - 1977	CAREER EDUCATION DIRECTOR / COUNSELOR  / TEACHER                      
                    	Hartford, CT Public Schools 

Developed, implemented and evaluated career programs for elementary and middle school students. Involved parents and staff in career training programs. 

Education             

1977    Ph.D.  University of Connecticut  Storrs, CT
                 Vocational Development : Higher, Technical & Adult Education
                 Awarded a United States Senate, Doctoral Fellowship, to study at 
                 The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
                 Ph.D. Dissertation Title: "The Relationship Between Self Concept 
                 and Career Interests as a Result of Career Awareness Programs"

1971	  M.Ed.   University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT   Counseling	                                                  
1969     B.A.     University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT  Psychology

Publications - Books / Booklets

Cohen, James S.,  Write A Resume That Gets You Hired , Vernon, CT,  1989
Cohen, James S.,   Write A Winning Resume, Vernon , CT, 1985
Cohen, James S.,  Career Education for Physically Disabled Students:  3 booklets
	Bibliography; Speaker’s Bureau; Business Ventures, Albertson, NY,1980 
Cohen, James S., The Self-Help Science Program, Hartford Public Schools, 1976
Cohen, James S., I Know My Name But Who Am I ? - Activities in Self-Awareness   
	for Children , Vernon, CT, 1975

United States Government Grants

* Co-Awarded a $1.5 million, 4 year, US Department of Vocational Rehabilitation       
   Grant in Career Education; National Center for Disability Services, Albertson, NY, 1977
* Awarded a $50,000  Bilingual Career Education Grant; Htfd, CT Public Schools, 1975  

 Articles / Presentations

Present - 1985 Highlighted in the ”Career Counselor” section of the national career 	bestseller,"What Color Is Your Parachute" by John Bolles.
2007    “Vocational Expert Evaluation & Testimony”- Presentation to the Disability Law 	Committee of The Connecticut Bar Association, Glastonbury, CT
2005	“Employability & Earning Capacity  in Vocational Rehabilitation”- Presentation to CT 	Employment Lawyers Association, New Haven, CT
2000   “Testifying at Administrative Hearings” - Presentation at the 9th Annual SEAK Expert  	Witness & Litigation Seminar, Hyannis MA. 
1998 - “Personal Injury Litigation: What Is It Worth”? Article in the Connecticut Law Tribune, 	August, 1998 issue.
1995 - “The Importance of Vocational Rehabilitation and Return to Work”  Presentation to claims 	managers and staff of the CT Second Injury Fund
1994 - “Vocational Rehabilitation and Expert Legal Testimony”- Presentation to 	the Connecticut 	Insurance Rehabilitation Nurses, Wallingford, CT
1989 - “Career Advice; Service or Scam” Article, Hartford Monthly, May issue
1985 - 1987 Career Columnist; wrote over fifty articles for the Journal Inquirer  
	Newspaper, Manchester, CT
1985 -“Write A Winning Resume”- Article, Woman’s Day Magazine, Aug. 13, 1985

National Certifications / Designations

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor  (CRC)
Vocational Expert - Social Security Administration (VE)
Diplomat, American Board of Vocational Experts  (1999 - 2009)

Licenses - State of Connecticut

Licensed Professional Counselor  (LPC)
 School Guidance Counselor 
 Teacher 

Consultancies

2007  Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT - Individually  interviewed and vocationally assessed  fifty Housing Authority of New Haven staff and supervisors, for entrance into appropriate training programs.

1987 - 1990  Capitol Region Educational Council (CREC) “Project Bridges” - a school to work transition program for physically / mentally challenged persons.  Developed numerous worksite adaptations to increase job productivity, involving electrical, mechanical and computer-assisted devices.

Expert Legal Testimony

	* Have provided Expert Vocational Testimony in over three hundred  Personal  Injury or  Worker’s Compensation Depositions / Hearings / Trials, since 1983

	* Have performed Independent Vocational  Examinations for Connecticut         
               Worker’s Compensation Commissioners

	* Have served as a Vocational Expert in over two thousand hearings  to  
               Administrative Law Judges in the Hartford, CT Office of Disability Adjudication and Review,  Social Security Administration, since 1994