The Finer Points Of A Vocational Witness

By Melissa McDonald


For the majority of its existence, human beings were nomadic hunter gatherers. This means that they moved from place to place, searching for food and other resources. This also means that they had no concept of money. Of course, humanity eventually settled down into agricultural settlements and while they still had no concept of money, they did begin to formulate the concept of personal ownership. So, when exchanging goods and services, they did so under a barter system. But society evolved as it is wont to do, and then humans came up with money in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services. It used to be that money was backed by gold, hence the term gold standard. Over time, society evolved and money stopped being representative of a resource and became a resource unto itself, possibly the most important considering how deeply woven it is into the fabric of modern society. The pursuit of money is the reason that people go to work, other than professional fulfillment. But, sometimes a person may be prevented from working, and they may often be subject to the testimony of a vocational Utah witness.

There are numerous things that can stop a person from being able to do their jobs or to work jobs at all. Injuries will often disqualify an individual from manual labor. Other times, the problems can be emotional, as trauma can often make an individual unsuitable for certain types of work, as it can be too hard on them mentally.

Now, when a person is referred to as a vocational witness, this can be taken to mean that they work in the field of vocational rehabilitation. This is a field in which people make it their job to help the disabled, whether through physical or mental injuries, find jobs of their own. They can intervene on behalf of an individual, offer counseling, and other services.

When a person becomes disabled and thus is unable to work, they may go to disability court. In such a setting, a vocational expert is tasked with quantifying how much a person has lost in wages, their current earning capacity as a result of their impairment, and how much time they have expended doing household chores, which may have been quicker before their impairment. They will also be asked, in their professional opinion, if the claimant is able to perform their former work.

In family law, they will testify as to how employable one spouse is. Their testimony may or may not have bearing on how much alimony is set. Divorces can be messy, especially if money is involved.

In both disability and family cases, a vocational expert is called upon in order to put a number on how employable an individual is. They are necessary in order for a court to be as objective as possible. People lie. But numbers do not.

Consultants do not testify. An expert does. To be recognized as the latter, education up to the postgraduate level in the fields of psychology or counseling may be required.

Finding one can be easy as pie. Like any other type of expert, many will often advertise their services on the internet. So, a simple online search using a smart phone will yield a few dozen results. Given the sheer volume available, the hard part will be choosing the right one.

Money is an important economic resource. In fact, it is the backbone of the economy. But what is received should be fair.




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