DAVID W. UTLEY, M.A.
CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Rehabilitation Consultant and Job Placement Specialist,
Stricklett & Associates, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska (1997 to present)
Responsible for providing vocational rehabilitation services to people with disabilities including: assessing vocational rehabilitation potential, completing vocational evaluations, performing job analyses and recommending modifications to work stations, assisting with medical case evaluation, and providing expert testimony and detailed reports. Served as Vocational Expert for the Social Security Administration 1998-99.
Program Director
Goodwill Industries, Omaha, Nebraska (1992 - 1997)
Responsible for administration of vocational rehabilitation programs including: Head Injury Rehabilitation and Employment (H.I.R.E.), Industrial Contracts, Situational Assessment, Work Adjustment Training and School-to-Work Transition. Responsible for program development including Supported Employment and Job Coaching services, and the development of N.I.S.H. Contract with Offutt Air Force Base.
Program Administrator
Blue Valley Head Injury Center, Kansas City, Missouri (1988 - 1992)
Responsible for administration of a comprehensive vocational rehabilitation program providing services to head injury survivors including: Situational Assessment, Work Adjustment Training, Job Placement, Supported Employment, and Sheltered Employment.
Vocational Coordinator
McCune School for Boys, Independence, Missouri (1984 - 1988)
Provided vocational rehabilitation services to students enrolled in the school program of a Juvenile Court residential facility. Taught classes on Career Exploration and Job Seeking. Conducted academic assessments under the supervision of the Court Psychologist to establish eligibility for Special Education services. Coordinated transition to home school.
Vocational Evaluator
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, Missouri (1980 - 1984)
Provided vocational assessments and counseling to non-traditional students enrolled in a feeder school preparing for entry into a major community college.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance – specialization in Agency Counseling, University of Missouri at Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri
Certificate of Business Management, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Bachelor of Arts Degree – Religion and Philosophy, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS:
9/13 NE IARP – Fall Conference, Omaha, NE
4/13 NE IARP – Challenging Placement & Winning – Omaha, NE
8/12 Stay at Work & Early Return to Work Advantages & Strategies – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
4/12 NE IARP – Information to Inspiration, Tools to Shape the Future of Rehabilitation
11/11 Annual Workers' Compensation Section Seminar, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Omaha, NE
5/11 NE IARP – Wild Wild Rehab Seminar
1/10 National Business Institute – Workers' Compensation: Tips and Tactics From Both Sides of the Table
5/09 NE IARP – Restoring, Reforming & Rejuvenating Rehab in 2009
10/08 Iowa Rehabilitation Association, Take Chances on Success
10/08 Nebraska Claims Association Fall Seminar
03/08 NE IARP – ESL Plans: The Move to Improve
09/07 NE IARP – Restrictions or Restricting
04/07 NATA Workers’ Compensation: Nuts, Bolts and Beyond
02/07 NE IARP – Explosive Issues in Rehabilitation
10/06 NATA Sleeping Pill for Trial Lawyers
01/06 NSIA – NE Workers’ Compensation Court Admin Changes
11/05 CRT Seminar – Pre-employment Physical Ability Testing
09/05 NE IARP Annual Conference
06/05 NE IARP – Mini Conference
03/05 American Board of Vocational Experts – Annual Conference
02/05 NE IARP – Mini Conference – Deposition and Trial Testimony
11/04 Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Update – Council on Education
09/04 Chicken Soup for the Trial Lawyer's Soul - NATA
09/04 NE IARP Annual Conference
09/04 NATA How to Try a Personal Injury Case
06/04 42nd Iowa Symposium on Workers’ Compensation
10/03 NE Self Insured Association – Annual Seminar
09/03 NATA Annual Conference – Workers’ Compensation Practice
09/03 NE IARP Annual Conference
06/03 41st Iowa Symposium on Workers’ Compensation
02/03 NE Self Insured Association – Learn to Save Money on Workers’ Compensation Prescription Medication Costs; Update on Nebraskans for Workers’ Compensation Equity
11/02 Nebraska State Bar Association – Workers’ Compensation Law
07/02 Vocational Econometrics, Inc. – The New Worklife Expectancy Tables 2002 Edition: Understanding and Applications
06/02 40th Iowa Symposium on Workers’ Compensation
04/02 NE IARP Annual Conference
04/02 NE Self-Insurers Association – Appellate Court Case Update
03/02 NE Self-Insurers Association – Independent Medical Evaluations – How a Quality IME Can Help You
11/01 NE Self-Insurers Association – Work Comp Seminar
10/01 NATA Annual Conference – Workers’ Compensation Practice
08/01 Understanding Approaches to Estimating Lost Earnings: Strategies for The Rehabilitation Consultant – Elliott & Fitzpatrick, Inc.
06/01 Nebraska Workers’ Compensation: Changes and Developments Over the Last Two Decades – Stricklett & Associates, Inc.
06/01 39th Annual Iowa Symposium on Workers’ Compensation the New Millennium
04/01 Western Management – “A Morning with David Stein, Ph.D.”
10/00 American Board of Vocational Experts – Annual Conference
06/00 38th Annual Iowa Symposium on Workers’ Compensation
05/00 Iowa Workers’ Compensation Symposium
05/00 Excel Physical Therapy – Workers’ Compensation Seminar
11/99 NCLE Seminar – Workers’ Compensation: Sharpening Your Skills for the New Millennium
10/99 Lincoln Claims Association Annual Seminar
10/99 NATA Annual Conference – Motor Vehicle Litigation in the 21st Century
10/99 NATA Annual Conference – Workers’ Compensation Practice
10/99 Lincoln Claims Association – Fall Seminar
09/99 Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court Educational Seminar
06/99 37th Annual Iowa Symposium on Workers’ Compensation
04/99 NATA Conference – Medicine for Lawyers
11/98 NATA Annual Conference – Workers’ Compensation Practice
09/98 Nebraska Self-Insurers Association – Annual Seminar
09/98 NATA Conference – Practice Pointers in Workers’ Compensation
06/98 36th Annual Iowa Symposium on Workers’ Compensation
04/98 Nebraska NARPPS Annual Conference
04/98 NATA Seminar – Worker’s Compensation Hearings in Nebraska
02/98 Worker’s Compensation in Nebraska
PRESENTATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Presenter: “Assessing Loss of Earning Capacity in Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Cases” – May 2000
“Where is that bucket of bolts? The Issue of Light-Duty in Workers’ Compensation” – September 2001
Assessing Loss of Earning Capacity – The Role of the Rehabilitation Consultant in Workers’ Compensation & Personal Injury Cases – September 2002
Workers’ Compensation in Nebraska – Third-year Law Students – University of Nebraska – Lincoln – February 2004
Understanding NE Workers’ Compensation – Grand Island & Lincoln – October 2006
Contributor: Approaches to Estimating Lost Earnings: Strategies for the Rehabilitation Consultant. Athens, GA, Elliott & Fitzpatrick, Inc.
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Fellow of American Board of Vocational Experts – 2000 through 2012
Member – International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
Certified by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (PC 0422)
Certified by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court as a Job Placement Specialist (PJ 0398)
Certified by the Nebraska Department of Labor to administer and interpret the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)
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