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JOSEPH H. TORRES, M.Ed.
Fellow, American Board of Vocational Experts
CURRICULUM VITAE
CERTIFICATIONS/DESIGNATIONS
Vocational Expert, Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
Certified Vocational Expert, American Board of Vocational Experts
Certified Vocational Expert, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California
Certified Mediator, Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Law School, Malibu, California
Independent Vocational Evaluator, Division of Industrial Accidents, Office of Benefit Determination, Rehabilitation Unit, State of California
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Career Development, Inc.
Orange, California
Position: VOCATIONAL EXPERT/CONSULTANT
Vocational Expert: Provide expert witness testimony for Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys, in State Superior Courts: for the Social Security Administration Office of Disability Adjudication and Review and Workers’ Compensation Appeals Boards.
Vocational Consultant: Assess the person’s ability to perform various activities required in specific careers or vocations by reviewing medical reports, conducting personal interviews, conducting academic and vocational testing. Develop return to work plans that are compatible with the person’s current physical, linguistic and academic abilities.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor: Develop and implement vocational programs for industrially injured workers unable to return to their normal and customary occupations following the Rules and Regulations of California Labor Code Section 139.5 in coordination with industrially injured workers, applicant and defense attorneys and insurance representatives.
Voc-Aid, Inc.
Santa Ana, California
Position: VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor: Developed and implemented vocational programs for industrially injured workers unable to return to their normal and customary occupations following the Rules and Regulations of California Labor Code Section 139.5 in coordination with industrially injured workers, applicant and defense attorneys, and insurance representatives.
Placer County Office of Education
Auburn, CA
Position: DIRECTOR
Director of Multi-cultural Education: Developed and implemented multi-cultural educational programs for the 15 school districts served by the County Office of Education, prepared/disbursed budgets and program reports, community liaison.
Director of Vocational Training: Recruited, selected and supervised staff and students for vocational training programs. Monitored students’ progress, community liaison, prepared/disbursed budgets and reports.
Nevada County Office of Education
Nevada City, CA
Position: DIRECTOR
Director of Multi-cultural Education: Developed and implemented multi-cultural education program and services to limited and non-English speaking students for the 19 school districts served by the County Office of Education, prepared/disbursed budgets and program reports, community liaison
EDUCATION
2 years of Law School
Trinity University College of Law
Santa Ana, California
Master of Arts Degree in Education
California State University at Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology
California State University at Fullerton
Fullerton, California
Associate of Arts Degree in Sociology
Cerritos Community College,
Norwalk, California
United States of America Army
Honorable Discharge
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Completed courses, seminars and sessions sponsored by the following institutions and associations from 1982 to the present time:
• American Board of Vocational Experts
• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
• Orange County Bar Association
• California Association of Rehabilitation and Reemployment Professionals
• Southern California Rehabilitation Exchange
• Organization of Bilingual Rehabilitation Associations
• St. Thomas Moore Society of Orange County
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
• American Board of Vocational Experts
• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
• Orange County Bar Association
• St. Thomas Moore Society of Orange County
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CREDENTIALS
• Supervisor – Valid for Life
• Student Personnel – Valid for Life
• Professional Education – Valid for Life
• Instructor in Business and Industrial Management, Foods, Food Services and Related Technologies; Psychology – Valid for Life
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Probeca,
Founder, Director
Santa Ana, CA
Non-profit that provides vocational assessments to community at no charge.
Nevada County Board Of Education,
President
Nevada, California
Nevada County Board Of Education
Trustee
Nevada, California
PRESENTATIONS
March 2007 Presenter
Workshop “What’s New in Workers’ Compensation”
Employer Advisory Council of Orange County, Inc., Hyatt Regency, Garden Grove, California
March 2006 Presenter
Seminar “Money and Family Law”
Orange County Barristers, Chapman University, Orange California
Oct. 2005 Speaker
Seminar, “Workers’ Compensation Future Diminished Earning Capacity Assessments”
Powertek Learning Center, Anaheim, California
2005 Presenter
Presentation Defense Law Firm “Le Boeuf Assessments”
Law Offices of Corral, Parish, Arnett & Halas, Corral & Parish, Orange, California
2004 Presenter
Seminar, “Vocational Evaluation Process and Life Care Plan Development”
University of California Riverside, Riverside, California
Feb. 2003 Presenter
Seminar, “Employability and Pre and Post Earning Capacity Assessments”
Association of Graphoanalysts, Anaheim, California
Phone (714) 385-2815 FAX: (714) 460-2214
2230 W. Chapman Avenue, Suite 150 ~
Orange, CA 92868 |
