| Daniel M. Rappucci, MA, LRC, LPC, CRC, CCM, CDMS |
| LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS | |
Licensed Professional Counselor |
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| EDUCATION | |
1973 M.A. Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Continuing Education/Professional Seminars on ADA, Essential Functions/Job Analyses, Vocational Evaluation, Earnings Analysis, Forensic Rehabilitation, Disability Management, Job Development, and Occupational Safety and Health Standards, and Ergonomic Evaluation. |
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| EXPERIENCE | |
October 1981-Present Consult to industry on non-discrimination employment practices. Offer vocational expert analyses and testimony pertaining to worker’s compensation, liability (personal injury, professional malpractice, product liability, etc.), ADA compliance or non-compliance, social security, etc. Supervise case management staff and direct disability management operations. Complete labor market surveys, confirming available and appropriate employment opportunities and associated wages. Counsel clients with physical limitations to provide vocational rehabilitation services. Interview/evaluate/test individuals and confer with medical and professional personnel to determine degree of disability and eligibility for services. Provide counseling, coordinate return to work services; direct job development and placement services. Provide post-employment services to include job accommodation and the purchase of ergonomically designed tools and work aides to facilitate adjustment to re-employment. Complete plant -wide ADA compliant job analyses for multi-state manufacturing and service organizations. Provide employers (both public and private) with consulting services on non-discriminatory employment practices; assist with mediation/resolution of disability claims. November 1979-October 1981 Marketed rehabilitation services to insurance industry. Reviewed cases for referral, determined appropriateness of referral and completed initial rehabilitation plan. Provided direct rehabilitation services to head trauma and catastrophic referrals. October 1977-November 1979 Managed intake, evaluation, trade training and job placement departments. Completed grants to private, public and governmental funding sources. Responsible for program expansion and rehabilitation plan supervision for clients served. October 1975-October 1977 Supervised placement staff and developed cooperative employment programs with industry. Provided direct client placement services and requisite post-employment services. September 1974-October 1975 Provided job development and placement services to clients who completed trade training programs. Recipient of the Counselor of the Year Award--1976, by the NARC. September 1973-September 1974 Established client rehabilitation plan, reviewed all client assessments and evaluations, recommended client for required training, coordinated ancillary and placement services. |
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| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS | |
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| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Damages: Proven Strategies & Trial Tactics, Establishing Vocational Damages, Pub. No. 253-2002 Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Practice & Procedure, The Concept of Skills Transferability, PBS No. 2002-2768 Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Workers’ Compensation Law Section, Spring Meeting, Labor Market Survey – Consultant Perspective, Pub. No. 1999-2346J |
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| PROGRAM PARTICIPANT | |
| Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Examining Medical and Non-Medical Experts in Civil Litigation, June 2001 Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Trial of an ADA Case June 1999 |
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| OTHER | |
| World Trade Center Victim Compensation Fund/The Trial Lawyers Care Provided services on World Trade Center lead cases. Presented testimony before Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg. Cases involved Loss of Earning/Income Capacity and Life Care Planning. Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals |
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