RESUME/ CV
SUSAN GALE LAZARUS
1405 S.E. 1st Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(305) 528-5058
(954) 463-2674 Fax
E-mail susan.lazarus@gmail.com
Website: Vocationseeker.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 1990-Present INDEPENDENT REHABILITATION COUNSELOR/ CONSULTANT
-Provides case management services to injured workers
-Provides testing and evaluation services, Labor Market Surveys; develops rehabilitation plans, provides job seeking skills training, job development, placement
-Provides support to employers/ employees on workers’ compensation, job site analyses, ADA consulting, job site analysis and modification, return to work
-Assess personal injury, marital dispute, Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, Jones Act, Long term disability cases, permanent total disability
-Vocational Expert Witness, Social Security Vocational Expert
-U.S. Department of Labor Certified Counselor
12/86-6/90 REHABILITATION SUPERVISOR/ SPECIALIST
Cost Containment Management/ Rehabilitation Providers
-Train and supervise rehabilitation specialists who provide rehabilitation services to injured worker
-Provides direct services, evaluation, counseling and rehabilitation services primarily to industrially injured individuals and long term disability cases
-Perform administrative duties, marketing, presentations
-Social Security Vocational Expert
12/85-12/86 EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST/ REHABILITATION CONSULTANT
Lawrence Forman and Associates
-Employment specialist for private agency specializing in needs assessments, research and habilitation/ rehabilitation of disabled persons.
-Performed intakes, vocational evaluations, job seeking skills training; job development, job placement
-Assessed lost earnings in personal injury cases; assisted in life care planning, prepared cases for trial
12/82-12/85 The Occupational Rehabilitation Group, Inc; Cambridge, Massachusetts
Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant/ Director
-Case Manager for industrially injured clients
-Consultant to Perkins Projects; Boston Center for Independent Living; Multiple Sclerosis Society; Department of Labor
-Performed client evaluations, vocational testing, counseling, job analysis, job site modification recommendations, job placement.
Carried out varied administrative activities; marketing
12/80-12/82 Chicago Regional Project-Title I
Chicago, IL
Resourced/ Inservice Coordinator
-Consultant to 120 non-public schools in the Chicago/ Cook county area for planning educational and vocational programs.
-Resource Coordinator for an educational library
-Planned in-service training for over 100 teachers and administrators in the project
-Wrote and edited a monthly newsletter
-Team member for the Illinois State Board of Education Evaluation Team
1977-1980 Jewish Vocational Service
Chicago, IL
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor/ Coordinator
-Workshop counselor for emotionally challenged adults
-Liason for a Projects with Industry program
-Developed a clerical training program
EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University , Master of Science in Education; Special Education 1977
Boston University Bachelor of Science in Education, Speech and Hearing 1971
CERTIFICATION
Florida State Worker’s Compensation License #WC1001007 (Provider/Evaluator)
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor CRC #9753
Certified Vocational Evaluator, CVE #2963
Certified Disability Management Specialist CDMS# 9753
Certified Case Manager CCM #9753
Department Of Labor Counselor Certification #06944
Social Security Vocational Expert Witness #0696
ORGANIZATIONS
Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of Florida 2007-2010 term
International Association of Rehabilitation Providers, National and Florida Chapters (current)
IARP Board Member, Chairman Standards and Ethics Committee 2005
IARP Board Member, Secretary 2006-2008 Board Member at Large 2009
IARP State Legislative Chairperson 2006-2007
Advisory Committee for Disabled Individuals For the City of North Miami Beach, Florida (previous)
Stay at Work Consortium 2009-2010
PRESENTATIONS GIVEN:
June 2008 Adherence and Advocacy in Metastatic Breast and Colorectal Cancer-Personal Journeys of Case Management Leaders Case Management Society of America conference, Orlando, FL
February 2008 Broward Bar Association Vocational Rehabilitation, PTD and the new law Issues and discussion ; annual meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
December 9, 2005 Disclosure Statements and Confidentiality- Presented to: State of Florida, Department of Education, Division of Workers Compensation, Bureau of Medical Services and Rehabilitation- Broward, Palm Beach and West Coast Florida Office Staff
TRAINING TAKEN
IARP National Forensic Conference October-November 2008 Weston, FL
“What’s up DOT? The latest information from the IARP Occupational Database Committee”
Determining an Individual’s Propensity for Work, Past and Present
IARP/ WCCP 2008 Risk Management Best Practices For Prompt return to Work
State of Florida Department of Education 2010 CVE training, Dade and Broward Counties Workshop Certificate of Completion
4/23/08 CTB/McGraw-Hill TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) Admin Certificate
November 4-7 , 2010 IARP Forensic Conference, New Orleans, LA
WCCP/IARP education conference 11/11/10
