Nicole Phillips-Smith

M.A., C.R.C., L.P.C., C.C.M., C.D.M.S., A.B.D.A., A.B.V.E.
President, Case Manager, Vocational Specialist

Certifications and Licenses

EXPERIENCE

Created West Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Inc./Midwest Case Management, Inc. in 1988. As President, is responsible for all phases of operation within the company including case management, supervision, operations, fiscal and personnel. Actively provides case management and vocational rehabilitation services for worker’s compensation, motor vehicle accidents, long-term disability, general liability, expert witness testimony, and private pay.

Services Include:

• File review
• Full Vocational Assessment for coordination of a return-to-work at former or alternate employer
• Vocational Counseling
• Comprehensive Vocational testing/reporting
• Job Analyses and Modifications
• IME Coordination
• ADA Consultation
• Job Seeking Skills Training
• Disability Management Consultation
• Establish return-to-work programs
• Self-directed job search
• On-the-job Evaluation and Training
• Formal Training proposals
• Residual Wage Earning Capacity Evaluations
• Expert Witness Testimony
• Labor Market Surveys
• Job Development
• Self Employment Plans
• Life-Care Planning Consultations
• Social Security Expert Witness

Sub-Specialty Areas:

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Developmentally Disabled
• Psychiatric
• Chronic Pain

Full service case management and vocational rehabilitation services.

Provided case management and vocational rehabilitation services; supervised and trained vocational rehabilitation counselors.

Total coordination of rehabilitation services for clients with wide range of disabilities with emphasis on Worker’s Compensation.

Other work experiences include Psychiatric Social Worker, High School Guidance Counselor, Work Skills Evaluator, and Medical Research Assistant.

EDUCATION

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI – June 1979
Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling; Magna Cum Laude

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI – December 1972
Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Business, with honors

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AS WELL AS PRESENTER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

• Worker’s Compensation/Rehabilitation Issues
• Medical Disabilities (various)
• Employer Relations
• Management
• Psychological Testing
• Developed Job Seeking Skills Groups

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Michigan Rehabilitation Association (and NRA)
• Michigan Rehabilitation Counseling Association (and NRCA)
• QUOTA – Professional Services Organization
• Michigan Brain Injury Providers Council (MBIPC)
• The Economic Club of Grand Rapids
  (Inforum/Women’s Economic Club)
• American Board of Disability Analysts (ABDA)
• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)
• American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE)
• Michigan Self-Insurers Associations ( MSIA)
• The Employers’ Association (TEA)
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)