Careers (General) Consultants: 5

Stokes & Associates specialize in Life Care Planning and Vocational Rehabilitation. Their team has a combined experience of over 20,000 case assignment engagements. They can quickly map out a plan to provide the right level of service for the task. Their detailed Request for Services interview is conducted before we begin work to ensure roles and expectations are clearly determined from the onset of their involvement.

Consulting Services:

Life Care Planning - Regardless of the engaging party, their certified Life Care Planners utilize a systematic methodology when developing a life care plan, which involves requesting and reviewing records, conducting a clinical interview with the injured individual, consulting with treatment providers when possible, market rate cost research, and cost analysis

Vocational Rehabilitation Assessments - For injured individuals in order to determine an rehabilitation potential and wage-earning capacity to determine any changes in vocational status. Includes employability assessments, standardized assessment measures, lost wages, earning capacity, and labor market research

Case Management - Comprehensive services to Workers’ Compensation claims representatives, third-party administrators, self-insured employers, programs and agencies handling both state and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act claims, and attorneys. Includes Vocational evaluation, testing, job goal development; Job analyses (employer of injury); Medical conference (clarify medical treatment, MMI, physical capacities); Job placement and work adjustment; Job-seeking skills training; Labor market surveys (identifying job openings in claimant’s geographic area); Coordinate medical treatment recommended by a physician; Clarify employability and expected earnings; Life care planning

Career Counseling and Job Placement - Offered to help those in need of finding and securing employment by first teaching them to recognize their interests, abilities, and priorities. They then develop goals, including identifying potential and suitable occupations, participating in job-seeking skills training, preparing a resume, and practicing for interviews.

Aaron M. Wolfson, PhD, LRC, CRC, CLCP, is a Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor, and Certified Life Care Planner who has testified as an expert witness in both state and federal jurisdictions.

Dr. Wolfson is a New Orleans native who earned his Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Colgate University, as well as a Master’s Degree and Doctoral degree in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. He completed a doctoral internship at the University of Washington, where he also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology. 

Dr. Wolfson received specialized training at the University of Washington Multidisciplinary Pain Center, as well as multiple inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation departments, and has published in the areas of vocational rehabilitation and clinical decision making in rehabilitation populations.

Expertise: Chronic Pain Management - Physical Rehabilitation - Residual Earning Capacity Analysis - Assessment of Future Medical Needs - Life Care Planning

Todd S. Capielano, M.Ed., LRC, CRC, LPC, CLCP, CCM, is a Licensed and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who has practiced in the private sector of Vocational Rehabilitation for over 34 years. He has been in the field of vocational rehabilitation since 1985, specializing in vocational evaluations, labor market research, job placement, and career counseling. 

Mr. Capielano has been accepted as a vocational expert since 1989 in various courts, including Federal, State, Civil District Courts, and before Administrative Law Judges for Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act claims. Additionally, he has served as a vocational expert for the Social Security Administration testifying in thousands of cases since 1992. 

Mr. Capielano is a member of professional organizations, including the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the Louisiana Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, and the American Association of Christian Counselors. He has served as Board Member at Large, President, and Past-President of IARP-LA. He received his Master’s degree in Counseling in 1992 from the University of New Orleans and his Bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Louisiana State University Medical Center, School of Allied Health Professions in 1986. 

Mr. Capielano holds national certifications as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Case Manager, and Certified Life Care Planner. He has taught college-level counseling classes at Bethesda Bible College as an adjunct faculty member. Additionally, Mr. Capielano is a licensed professional counselor specializing in marriage and family counseling. 

Mr. Capielano specializes in the areas of:

Expertise: Life Care Planning - Vocational Assessment - Wage and Earning Capacity Analysis - Job Placement - Labor Market Research - Career Counseling

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Prudence L. Gourguechon, MD, founder of Invantage Advising, provides insight into the Psychology behind Critical Business Behavior, Decisions, and Strategy. Using concepts from psychology, neuroscience, and psychoanalysis, she offers the most comprehensive theory available about the depths of the human mind, motivation, emotion, and irrational individual and group behavior. 

Dr. Gourguechon's work is based on theory and practice that combines a profound general knowledge of how human beings operate with a uniquely individualized approach. Clients of Invantage Advising get tailored, personalized advice, guidance, and insight. 

Consulting Services - As a business consultant, published author, and invited speaker, Dr. Gourguechon developed a unique 5-point tool based on core cognitive competencies and character traits for assessing a leader’s ability to carry out high-level responsibilities. As an expert in the Psychology of Leadership and Decision Making, she is particularly interested in the conditions leading to and the consequences of executive malfeasance. She enjoys working with entrepreneurs and startups, helping them navigate the challenges of different stages of business development including staying healthy and forming partnerships. 

Consulting Services:

• Leadership Assessment and Development
• Executive Coaching regarding Critical Career Decisions
• Emotional Finance - Improving Professional Investor Performance
• Developing Rising Women Leaders

A psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in active clinical practice since 1983, Dr. Gourguechon is Yale and Michigan-educated, and Northwestern-trained. She is Past President of the American Psychoanalytic Association, former Northwestern Faculty, and former Dean of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.

Dr. Gourguechon has clinical expertise in trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, OCD, problems with relationships and work.

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Centennial Advisory Group is a boutique consulting firm specializing in Investment Management and Financial Services. They are a member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches and hold the Certified Professional Resume Writer designation. Their goal is to enhance the career success and earnings potential of investment industry executives.

Services:

Frank Carr is a Certified Professional Resume Writer, a former Hedge Fund Chief Financial Officer, a Corporate Banker, and a 20-year executive search veteran for the Financial Services and Investment Management industries. Mr. Carr has advised thousands of junior, mid-level and senior executives on how to position and maximize their careers within the financial world. With over 4,800 investment industry connections on Linked In, his reach throughout the financial services world is extensive. He has written articles for and has been frequently quoted by publications such as Bloomberg News, CNN Money, Fund Fire, Ignites, Absolute Return, Hedge Fund Alert, and Hedge Fund Manager Week. Prior to forming Centennial, Mr. Carr had been a Managing Director in the Global Asset Management practice at A.T. Kearney Executive Search, a top 10 U.S. search firm. He began his search career at LAI Ward Howell which was later acquired by TMP Worldwide (owners of Monster.com). 

Prior to entering executive search, Mr. Carr was Chief Financial Officer of a Connecticut-based equity long-short hedge fund. He managed investor relations, accounting, and compliance, including registration with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Frank had spent eight years in commercial bank lending, initially with Citibank in their Wall Street Commodities division and later was a banker to the feature film and TV industries.

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With specialized knowledge in the field of Engineering, John Hoschette is an experienced Career Development Coach, Trainer, and Professional Key Note Speaker. Mr. Hoschette's past position at Lockheed Martin and current position as Principal Systems Architect (Research & Development) at Smiths Medical have allowed him an acute understanding of all aspects of an engineering career. Overseeing the operations of nearly 5,000 engineers in Sunnyvale California, along with his experience working with companies such as Alliant Tech, Honeywell, Loral and Northrop Corporations, have given him exposure to the engineering methods of many organizations nationwide. John Hoschette is an IEEE senior member, author, career coach and adjunct professor. His career articles have appeared in Today’s Engineer and Spectrum Magazine. His company, Career Development Coaches, offers Career Resources for Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Human Resources Personnel. Whether a recent graduate, mid-career, or looking-ahead to retirement, Career Development Coaches offers proven, common-sense advice for navigating all stages of an Engineering career. Services Offered:

• Develop Successful Career Plans
• University to Industry Transitions
• Improve Job Performance
• Navigate Difficult Workplace Environments
• Compensation Negotiations
• Career Setback or Job Loss Recovery
• Finance Management