SHERYL THOMPSON, MACP, RRP, RCC, CVRP, CCVE

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1 Business Address SHERYL THOMPSON, MACP, RRP, RCC, CVRP, CCVE 288 West 8 th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Y 1N5 Tel: Tel: Fax: sheryl@vocationalsolutions.ca I am a vocational consultant (RRP, CVRP) and vocational expert (CCVE) practicing in the province of British Columbia. During my tenure in the field of vocational rehabilitation I have had the opportunity to work in the capacity of a vocational rehabilitation consultant to persons with debilitating soft tissue and orthopaedic injuries, as well as posttraumatic stress and acquired head injuries. In my role as a vocational evaluator I conduct vocational assessments in matters of personal injury and marital dissolution. I have been qualified as an expert witness in the field of vocational consulting in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. My subspecialties include addiction and trauma clinical counselling. I am a group facilitator for the Edgewood Health Network and I maintain a private practice in the Vancouver, BC area assisting individuals in the areas of addiction, codependency, trauma, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder concerns. My caseload includes those who were injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents and worksite injuries. I am a member in good standing and a Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP) (#4878) with the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA), and a member in good standing and a Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Professional (CVRP) and Canadian Certified Vocational Evaluator (CCVE) (#1103) with the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals (the College). I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) (#12481) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. I am a Board Member of the British Columbia Society of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRABC). EDUCATION Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Department of Behavioural Sciences, Yorkville University, 2015 TRAINING Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA) BC Chapter, Annual Training Day, Vancouver, BC, November 2017 Exploring Cultural Considerations for Brain Injury Support workshop, Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association, Abbotsford, BC, October 2017 Somatic Experiencing Advanced I, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (SETI), Victoria, BC, October 2017 Reducing Litigation Stress, Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver, BC, June 2017 Psychopharmacology, McMaster University, June 2017 Canadian Certified Vocational Evaluator (CCVE) exam training (four-part webinar), College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals (CVRP), May 2017

2 Somatic Experiencing Intermediate III, SETI, Vancouver, BC, May 2017 Trauma-Informed Practice in Pain Program Care, Dr. May Caprio, Pain BC, May 2017 Therapeutic Conversations 14 Advanced Training, Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy, Vancouver, BC, April 2017 How to Thrive Despite Chronic Pain, Dr. Afton Hassett, Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability (CIRPD), February 2017 Somatic Experiencing Intermediate II, SETI, Vancouver, BC, February 2017 Redirection Project: Career Development and Job Shifts for the 50+, Dr. Suzanne Cook, Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC), January 2017 Pain and Addiction: Challenges and Controversies, Dr. Mel Pohl, CIRPD, January 2017 Chronic Pain Management: A Workshop for Mental Health Practitioners, Pain BC, Vancouver, BC, November 2016 Somatic Experiencing Intermediate I, SETI, Vancouver, BC, October 2016 Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA) BC Chapter, Annual Training Day, Vancouver, BC, October 2016 Pain-Related Distress: Recognition and Appropriate Interventions, Dr. Tamara Pincus, CIRPD, September 2016 Foundations Level Narrative Therapy Intensive Certificate Program, Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy, Vancouver, BC, September 2016 Somatic Experiencing Beginner III, SETI, Vancouver, BC, July 2016 Introduction to Addiction, McMaster University, June 2016 Somatic Experiencing Beginner II, SETI, Vancouver, BC, May 2016 Partnering With Pain: What Science Tells Us About Pain seminar, Neil Pearson, People in Pain Network, Vancouver, BC, May 2016 The Art of Creating Opportunity: Tools for Achieving Employment Outcomes workshop, Denise Bissonnette, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, Burnaby, BC, May 2016 What s New in Concussion/MTBI seminar, Dr. David A. Brooks, Health First Health Care Solutions, Vancouver, BC, April 2016 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia for those with Chronic Pain, Dr. Colleen E. Carney, CIRPD, April 2016 Functional Measures for Assessing and Managing People with Chronic Pain, Dr. Jane Ballantyne, CIRPD, April 2016 Treating Addiction Seminar, Dr. William R. Miller, Sea to Sky Knowledge Exchange, Whistler, BC, March 2016 Somatic Experiencing Beginner I, SETI, Vancouver, BC, February 2016 Managing Mental Health Issues in the Workplace An Integrated Approach, Dr. Richard Wynne, CIRPD, January 2016 Motivation to Work: How to Support Your Clients to Get Unstuck and Get Working, Roxanne Sawatzky, October to December 2015 Administering the EASI workshop, Edgewood Health Network, Vancouver, BC, October 2015 The DSM-5: Key Changes & Implications for Practice, Dr. Vaneeta Sandhu, BCACC, Vancouver, BC, July 2015 The Importance of 'Occupation' in Chronic Pain Management, Dr. Bronwyn Lennox Thompson, Pain BC, Vancouver, BC, June

3 CONFERENCES Recovery Capital Conference of Canada, Last Door, New Westminster, BC, September 2017 Brain Injury Conference 2017, Trial Lawyers Association of BC, Vancouver, BC, May 2017 Provincial Pain Summit 2017, Pain BC, Vancouver, BC, February 2017 CERIC, Cannexus17 National Career Development Conference, Ottawa, ON, January 2017 From Both Sides Now: Learning From Each Other Spring 2016 Conference, American Board of Vocational Experts, Vancouver, BC, April 2016 Building a Better Community of Practice: Soft Tissue Injury Conference 2016, Trial Lawyers Association of BC, Vancouver, BC, April 2016 Chronic Pain Conference 2015: Examining Legal Challenges & Medical Advancements in Chronic Pain, Trial Lawyers Association of BC, Vancouver, BC, March 2015 American Board of Vocational Experts Spring Conference 2014, Nashville, TN, March 2014 A Merging of the Minds Conference, Trial Lawyers Association of BC, Vancouver, BC, December 2013 Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada National Conference, Vancouver, BC, May 2013 American Board of Vocational Experts Spring Conference 2013, Scottsdale, AZ, April 2013 Mild Acquired Brain Injury/Concussion Workshop, Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association, Abbotsford, BC, February 2013 CREDENTIALS RRP with the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada RCC with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors CVRP with the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals CCVE with the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals Professional Member, College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals Professional Member, Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada Professional Member, Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability QUALIFICATION SUMMARY Case Management and Rehabilitation Consulting Vocational/Employability Assessment Interpretation Masters Level Training in: Addictions Psychopathology Research Methodology Personality Group Therapy Psychometric Testing Vocational Expert/Court Testimony Vocational Counselling Job Coaching Job Placement Addictions Counselling Clinical Counselling Trauma Counselling 3

4 ARTICLES & JOURNALS Thompson, S. (2015, Spring). Shame on you? Shame on me: Stigmatization and the invisible disability of addiction. Rehab Matters, 4-6. Retrieved from PRESENTING SPEAKER CERIC, Cannexus 17 National Career Development Conference, Addiction and Employment: Facing Challenges and Finding Solutions, Ottawa, ON, January 2017 Trial Lawyers Association of BC, Wednesday Webinar Series, It Ain t Over Until the Vocational Consultant Sings: Guidelines on Introducing a Vocational Opinion to Your Case, October 2016 American Board of Vocational Experts National Conference, Addiction and Employment: Facing Challenges and Finding Solutions, Vancouver, BC, April 2016 VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (BC Chapter) Board Member October 2015 to present Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada Training Day/AGM and Professional Development Committees, Member October 2015 to Present Accessible Media Inc. (formerly VoicePrint Canada) Volunteer Reader 2006 to 2012 The Laughter Mission Society Board Member 2009 to 2011 Stem Cell Awareness Charity Golf Tournament Tournament Co-Coordinator 2005 WORK HISTORY Private practice clinical counsellor specializing in trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, and PTSD September 2017 to present Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant and Senior Vocational Evaluator January 2015 to present Edgewood Health Network Group Facilitator 4

5 April 2014 to present Client Manager/Placement Specialist June 2011 to January 2015 JR Rehabilitation Services Inc. Office Manager November 2006 to September 2012 Office Manager/Placement Specialist September 2006 to June 2011 THIS CV SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MATERIALLY OUT OF DATE AFTER SIX MONTHS 5

Reference Forms. Rev. Jan Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada

Reference Forms. Rev. Jan Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada Rev. Jan 2016 INFORMATION VRA Canada is a national association representing members across Canada who provide a continuum of rehabilitation services. Members are from a diversity of disciplines and are