Owner of Ted Deshotels, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Lafayette, LA 1996 to present.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services include:
Expert Witness services for wage loss assessments and life care planning. Case management and consulting in LA State Worker’s Compensation cases, and Federal Longshore and Harbor worker (USL&H) compensation cases. Case management of worker’s compensation cases include vocational evaluations, on site job assessments job placement, labor market surveys, coordinating return to work for compensation claimants, job seeking skills training, light duty program implementation, medical case management, and physician consultation on client prognosis and treatment plans.
Work History includes:
Deshotels & Associates - Owner/Operator since 1996
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor-Genex Rehabilitation Services, Lafayette, LA 1995-1996. Provided medical and vocational rehabilitation services and case management in LA State Worker’s Compensation cases for injured workers.
Assessment/Testing/Counseling Administrator-St. Landry Parish Job Training Partnership Act, SDA 40 1993-1995: Administrated/supervised six Parish offices - St. Landry, Evangeline, Acadia, Iberia, St. Martin, St. Mary in the assessment process of JTPA applicants for eligibility to receive services. Supervised, trained, and managed 18 case managers in the delivery of services under the Department of Labor guidelines of assessment and testing of applicants. Implemented, supervised and interpreted various kinds of vocational testing such as achievement, aptitude, and interest testing of applicants. Certified by LA Dept. Of Labor to administer GATB test.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor-General Rehabilitation Services, Lafayette, LA 1993. Provided medical and vocational rehabilitation services and case management in LA State Worker’s Compensation cases for injured workers.
Psychiatric Case Manager-Volunteers of America, Lafayette, LA 1992-1993
Performed case management for mentally ill adults. Linked clients to appropriate community services and provided guidance and counseling.
Rehabilitation Counselor and test administrator-Rehabilitation and Vocational Consultants, Lafayette, LA 1991-1992 Internship. Worked under direction of Dr.John Grimes’ in his private practice of vocational rehabilitation. Conducted client interviews, administered vocational tests, and conducted labor market research.
Job Placement Specialist of persons with disabilities-Goodwill Industries, Lafayette, LA 1990-1991
Licensed Louisiana Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, 1996
Certified Rehabilitaton Counselor, 2003
University of Florida Certified Life Care Planner program completed 2014: Certified life Care Planner January 2014.