The field of Cost of Future Care and Life Care Planning continues to grow throughout Canada and the United States. Rehabilitation and healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to excel in this specialty area of practice.
The Matheson certification programs have been developed by leading experts in the field and will position you to excel and benefit from this growing market opportunity. More than ever before insurers, referral sources and courts of law are requiring those performing evaluations in this area to have specialized education, training and or certification in this practice area.
This hybrid course combines participation in 3 on-line educational modules followed by a 2 day on-site / in-person training course.This program is a must for professionals who are interested in starting practice in this specialty area or looking to hone their skill set and expand their qualifications.
Your CFC/LCP Certification Course developers and instructors have over 80 years of combined experience in private practice in BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and the US and have provided expert testimony in the British Columbia Supreme Court and Superior Court of Ontario.
The CFC/LCP Certification Course includes 2 training pathways towards certification depending on your level of experience, the nature of your clinical practice and client population, and your own educational goals:
Certified CFC / LCP – This is recommended for clinicians entering the field of CFC / LCP and/or those preparing CFC / LCP Reports for clients with soft-tissue injuries, orthopedic injuries and pain-related disorders (52 contact hours).
Certified CFC / LCP (Advanced) – This is recommended for clinicians preparing CFC / LCP Reports for clients with more complex or catastrophic injuries such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and complex pain and mental health diagnoses (64 contact hours).
Experienced evaluators. The course serves both clinicians who want to enter the field of life care planning and those already working in the field who want to strengthen their clinical practice and defensibility for medical-legal work.
The course is designed for occupational therapy practitioners. Other rehabilitation professionals including physical therapists, vocational counselors, and rehabilitation counselors will find the information applicable to clinical practice if they have a clinical background in pathology, the physical, cognitive, and emotional implications of specific disabilities, functional assessment, and rehabilitation planning. C.V. review prior to registration will be required for those rehabilitation professionals intending to pursue certification (N.B. C.V. review is not required to take the introductory module). CV’s only need to be sent in for rehabilitation professionals who are not OT’s.
Prior experience and / or formal training conducting Functional Capacity Evaluations is strongly recommended.
Please Note: Conventional Kinesiology programs do not provide sufficient educational requirements for the CFC/LCP Certification Program. Kinesiologists meeting the following criteria will be considered for admission to the program (pending CV review):
Kinesiologists accepted to the program will be eligible for Certification only.
Experience performing Functional Capacity Evaluation required.
52 Hours (On-Line, Lecture & Group Work)
Registration on the first day is from 8 – 8:30 a.m.
Subsequent day begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break at 12 noon and two 15 minute breaks around 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
AOTA CEU’s awarded based upon completion of the course in its entirety.
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Matheson Education and Training Solutions LLC
166 South River Road Suite 240
Bedford, NH 03110
Phone: 1-800-443-7690 (Toll Free)
603-358-6525 (Int’l)
Fax: 603-358-0116
Email: info@roymatheson.com
www.roymatheson.com
Tania started consulting with Progressive Rehab in 1997. Her practice involves work capacity evaluations, cost of care assessments, and community-based rehabilitation. She also trains and mentors at Progressive Rehab for WorkSafeBC FCEs to ensure quality and consistency.
Tania is highly skilled in dealing with the difficulties that traumatic brain injury sequela can bring to families, particularly when a child or adolescent is involved (she previously worked in adolescent psychiatry and brain injury rehab). During a stint in Ontario, she coordinated legislated multidisciplinary assessments and provided training and mentoring to other team members.
Shannon has a wide range of experience that includes community rehabilitation with both adults and children, return to work support, ergonomic assessment, functional and work capacity evaluations, and cost of future care assessments. Her practice has included work in both Canada and the United States. She has experience across a range of diagnoses, including orthopaedic, brain injury, mental health, spinal cord injury, neurological and chronic pain. Additionally, Shannon has post-graduate training in upper extremity function and has qualified as a Certified Hand Therapist, which brings an added level of expertise to her practice for clients with upper extremity injuries. She has been invited by WorkSafeBC to present on functional testing to the hand therapy network in British Columbia who provide treatment services to injured workers.
Lindsey joined Progressive Rehab in 1996 after working a number of years at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in spinal cord injury, brain injury, and child and adolescent services, and for Greater Vancouver Mental Health providing adolescent mental health services. She has developed a community rehabilitation practice that focuses on catastrophic injury and includes children and adolescents. She has expertise in community brain injury rehabilitation and has worked with clients in both the initial rehabilitation phase as well as longer term maintenance phase. She has experience working with clients dealing with mental health difficulties and/or chronic pain. Her additional experience includes occupational therapy services to pre-schoolers with a range of developmental delays and medical conditions.
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Training will cover:
Please Note: Online Modules 1-3 are required prior to attendance to the live 2-day training. We recommend starting the online modules AT LEAST 6 WEEKS prior to the in-person course offering.Module 1: Introduction / Standards and Scope of Practice / Medical Legal Concepts of CFC:
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Module 4: In-Depth Review of Recommendations and Costs; Application of Clinical Reasoning through Case Studies; Judgments in CFC/LCP; Critique Overview; Testimony Prep; Business and Marketing (16 contact hours).
Online – Advanced Certification Only
Module 5: Critical Issues and Considerations for Specific Injury Types / Diagnostic Areas.
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This Ergonomics Evaluation Certification Program is extremely valuable. Dr. LaCourse is an excellent instructor with years of hands-on experience. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in reducing cumulative trauma disorders.”
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