Seeking The Expertise Of A Vocational Expert

By Melissa McDonald


When most people wake up in the morning, the first thing they do is to hit snooze on their alarms so they can pretend to rest their eyes while they actually sleep for another ten minutes or so. When the alarm rings again, they may hit the snooze again. Eventually though, they will get up. They will then have breakfast, or sometimes just a cup of coffee, and then get ready for the rest of the day. This alarm, which violently pulls people from the sweet embrace of sleep, was set because otherwise, a person may not get up in time to go to work. But sometimes, there are factors that impede a person from being able to work. So, some of these people may find themselves listening to the testimony of a vocational Utah witness.

There are so many things that can impede a person from being to perform work. Physical disabilities will often prevent a person from being to do most types of manual labor. Emotional trauma can also make it difficult for a person to perform certain tasks, as certain positions may involve mental or emotional triggers.

A vocational witness is an expert in vocational rehabilitation. Vocational rehabilitation is a field of study in which people with an impairment of some sort can be given a hand in finding work. There are many techniques used in the trade.

When a person becomes disabled and thus is unable to work, they may go to disability court. In such a setting, a vocational expert is tasked with quantifying how much a person has lost in wages, their current earning capacity as a result of their impairment, and how much time they have expended doing household chores, which may have been quicker before their impairment. They will also be asked, in their professional opinion, if the claimant is able to perform their former work.

In family law, they will testify as to how employable one spouse is. Their testimony may or may not have bearing on how much alimony is set. Divorces can be messy, especially if money is involved.

In both disability and family cases, a vocational expert is called upon in order to put a number on how employable an individual is. They are necessary in order for a court to be as objective as possible. People lie. But numbers do not.

Typically speaking, there are two classifications of witnesses. A consultant and an expert. A consultant does not testify in a court. An expert however, may have to take the stand. To qualify as an proficient in the field, one must be college educated. Not just that, but they must also posses a graduate degree in either counseling or psychology.

Find one online. There are many of them advertising their abilities. Alternately, a lawyer may be familiar with one or two.

Money makes the world go round. That is the cold, hard truth of the modern world. Everyone wants more of it. But there are people out there who make sure that what an individual receives is their fair share.




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