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Vocational Experts

Nancy Hughes, MS, CRC, ABVE

Office: Covington, TN

Telephone: (866) 528-3300 ext.130

E-Mail: nhughes@mdexonline.com

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AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, Americans with Disabilities Act

EXPERIENCE

Nancy Hughes is self-employed as a Rehabilitation Consultant with Career Resources & Counseling. A Rehabilitation Counselor since 1983, she provides evaluation, counseling and guidance, program planning, training recommendations, case management, job accommodations, job seeking skills training, job analysis and job placement to individuals with disabilities. Ms. Hughes has worked extensively with individuals with orthopedic injuries, mental illness and depression, mental retardation and traumatic head injuries. She has coordinated job skill training programs for individuals with severe disabilities as well as supervised and coordinated job coaching and supported employment services. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Ms. Hughes has also taught classes in time management, goal setting, communication, and work place expectations to individuals participating in Welfare to Work and college entrance programs. She has expertise in labor force dynamics, employer expectations and measurement of loss of wage earning capacity/ labor market access. She holds contracts with the Veterans Affairs, Social Security Office of Hearings and Appeals, Tennessee State Rehabilitation Services and several local secondary school systems. She actively participates in continuing education offered through professional associations related to disability issues, ethics, tests and measures, transferable skill analysis and other forensic concerns. Ms. Hughes is regularly retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel to provide vocational expert opinions.

EDUCATION

M.S., Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Memphis
B.S., Psychology, University of Tennessee at Martin

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Certified Case Manager
Fellow, American Board of Vocational Experts
Certified Zenger-Miller Facilitator

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)
Tennessee Chapter of IARP
American Board of Vocational Experts
National Rehabilitation Association (NRA), President of Tennessee Chapter (1993)
Southwest Regional NRA Board Member

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