Mr. Bialsky worked in the field of TBI rehabilitation for 10 years and considers this an area of expertise. To further elaborate, he worked as a Vocational Counselor for a hospital based, then community based NeuroRehabilitation team (consisting of Neuropsychologists, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists) and can expertly render Life Care Planning opinions for survivors of TBI as well as their residual vocational capacity. Below is a summary of Mr. Bialsky’s work history with survivors of TBI.
Arizona Vocational NueroRehab Team
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Position: Vocational Counselor
Client Population: Acquired Brain Injury
- Worked with referrals from the State Vocational Rehabilitation program.
- Coordinated efforts with multi-disciplinary team in an effort to determine clients’ strengths’ and difficulties secondary to Acquired Brain Injury.
- Assessed clients’ transferable vocational skills.
- Assisted clients’ seek and obtain employment.
- Developed and implemented compensatory strategies in an effort to ensure clients’ ability to perform the essential functions of their job.
- Job coached clients’ to ensure their ability to perform the essential functions of their job.
- Educated employers in an effort to create a supportive work environment as well as requested Reasonable Accommodations when applicable.
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Barrow Neurological Institute
Center for Transitional Neurorehabilitation
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Position: Vocational Counselor
Client Population: Acquired Brain Injury
- Worked with referrals from the State Vocational Rehabilitation program.
- Coordinated efforts with multi-disciplinary team in an effort to determine clients’ strengths’ and difficulties secondary to Acquired Brain Injury.
- Assessed clients’ transferable vocational skills.
- Assisted clients’ seek and obtain employment.
- Developed and implemented compensatory strategies in an effort to ensure clients’ ability to perform the essential functions of their job.
- Job coached clients’ to ensure their ability to perform the essential functions of their job.
- Educated employers in an effort to create a supportive work environment as well as requested Reasonable Accommodations when applicable.
State of Arizona
Department of Economic Security
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Position: Independent Living / Vocational Counselor
Client Population: Traumatic Brain Injury
- Specialist in vocational rehabilitation for survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Referred clients’ for appropriate evaluations to determine strengths and difficulties secondary to Acquired Brain Injury.
- Developed Individual Plan for Employment (IPE).
- Referred clients’ to appropriate brain injury rehabilitation specialists and/or programs.
- Consulted statewide with other State Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors regarding survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury.