A Guide to Rehabilitation Testimony: The Expert's Role as an Educator

By Paul M. Deutsch

Book Overview

Anyone working in the rehabilitation arena these days is fully aware of the potential for litigation. Whether you are a counselor, life care planner, case manager, researcher, nurse, or technical expert, the chances of being called to give a deposition or make a courtroom appearance increase daily. Today, the role of the rehabilitation professional is not getting any easier. With litigation more than a possibility in any disability or catastrophic illness case, rehabilitation experts, both plaintiff and defense, need to present themselves in the very best light possible. Guide to Rehabilitation Testimony: The Expert's Role as an Educator offers something for everyone, novice and expert alike. Here are 10 comprehensive chapters of courtroom-tested procedures that work. Also provided are 11 valuable appendices. In over 23 years of working as a rehabilitation professional, Dr. Deutsch has spent thousands of hours giving testimony. Here are tried and proven methods of handling yourself and your material in a legal setting.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878205021
• ISBN13: 9781878205025
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 7.5"