Professional Rehabilitation Training

Keynote addresses, seminars, and workshops on topics such as Stewardship in Rehabilitation, Symptom Magnification Syndrome, Forensic Rehabilitation, and EPIC Lift Capacity Certification are available. Typically, seminars and workshops are presented through Roy Matheson Associates.

EPIC Lift Capacity Certification Kit

EPIC Lift Capacity Certification KitThe ELC Certification Kit, developed by Leonard N. Matheson, PhD, provides all that the professional requires for self-study to become an EPIC-Certified ELC Evaluator. If you are already certified, the kit provides you with a refresher course, including more than two hours of lecture from Dr. Matheson.

Please visit the ELC Certification Kit page for more information, including certification and technical details.



Symptom Magnification Syndrome: Self-Study & In-Service Training Seminar Package

The SMS Package is in-service training that Dr. Matheson provides in a workshop format. It can be used as self-study or to provide the SMS workshop in your own clinic.

Please visit the SMS Package page for more information, including contents and technical details.

Lectures

Slideshows

The lectures below are presented as a public service. Each slideshow is intended as an introduction to the topics listed below. They should not be used in place of actual instruction. The material presented in the slides is addressed in more detail in certification provided by EPIC.

NOTE: The e-mail address shown in a slide may have changed. However, the link will take you to a current one.

  1. “Doctor, Can I Go Back to Work?” Functional Capacity Evaluation: Improving Outcomes and Minimizing Risks
  2. EPIC 1: Lift Capacity Test
  3. EPIC Lift Capacity Test Comparison
  4. Effort Evaluation in Disability Assessment
  5. Evaluation of Lifting and Lowering with the EPIC Lift Capacity Test
  6. An Evolving Model of Work Disability Assessment
  7. The Future of Functional Capacity Evaluation
  8. How Can You Measure Functional Capacity?
  9. Managing the Reluctant Worker’s Reality
  10. Post-traumatic Growth: How to Facilitate Rehabilitation After Serious Illness or Injury
  11. Returning to Work with Chronic Pain, Part 1: Focus on (Early) Return to Work
  12. Returning to Work with Chronic Pain, Part 2: Focus on (Early) Return to Work
  13. Returning to Work with Chronic Pain, Part 3: Symptom Magnification Syndrome
  14. Symptom Magnification Syndrome: Minimizing Your Exposure
  15. United States Social Security Work Disability and Functional Tests
  16. Using FCE to Minimize Your Exposure to Symptom Magnification Syndrome
  17. Virtual Reality and Work Rehabilitation: Occupational Performance Context
  18. Work Capacity Evaluation Guidelines