Eugene E. Van de Bittner, Ph.D. is a certified rehabilitation counselor, a certified life care planner, and is a certified vocational expert by the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE). He served as president of the California Association of Rehabilitation and Reemployment Professionals (CARRP) in 1983. He was president of the American Board of Vocational Experts in 1997. He has also served on the Ethics Committee of CARRP and ABVE and currently serves on the Credentials Committee for ABVE. He is the current Chair of the Legislative Committee for the California Chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.
Dr. Van de Bittner was the managing editor of a special issue of the Journal of Forensic Vocational Analysis in which several vocational experts researched and reported on the use of vocational expert opinion and testimony in their respective state workers’ compensation systems. He is the author of several peer-reviewed, published journal articles related to the evaluation of employability and earning capacity. Dr. Van de Bittner was a co-editor of a special issue of The Rehabilitation Professional regarding diminished future earning capacity. He has testified at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board throughout Northern California, as well as at Superior Court in California, and at U.S. District Court. He is a frequent invited presenter on topics related to employability and earning capacity.