{"id":113,"date":"2011-08-05T16:20:59","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T16:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/practicalsolutions.ca\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2013-08-27T03:06:24","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T03:06:24","slug":"services-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/practicalsolutions.ca\/family-law\/services-lawyers","title":{"rendered":"Services &#8211; Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Use a Vocational Specialist When:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.practicalsolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/gavel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-162\" title=\"gavel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.practicalsolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/gavel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/practicalsolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/gavel.jpg 300w, https:\/\/practicalsolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/gavel-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Questions arise about a spouse\u2019s ability to obtain the highest level of employment and earning capacity.<\/li>\n<li>A spouse refuses to find equivalent employment claiming inability due to various employment barriers.<\/li>\n<li>A spouse is employed in a family business or in a volunteer position and there is uncertainty how his\/her skills and experience translate into the job market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why Choose <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Practical Solutions?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Practical Solutions<\/span> provides objective, well-researched and impartial assessments. Our results never depend on who has retained us, but on fair, thorough and unbiased evaluations.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Vocational Services<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Vocational Profiling<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When someone refuses to consider the possibility of entering the workforce, claiming inability due to various employment barriers (lengthy absence, lack of updated skills, age, or psychological barriers), and a vocational profile can be completed to determine the highest level of occupational capacity and imputed income a party can achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Conducted through a client interview utilizing standardized testing or paper evaluation process, the vocational profile will provide evidence about a spouse\u2019s ability to secure employment, a sincere and appropriate effort to search for a position that matches his or her abilities and earnings. The Vocational profile provides workable recommendations to maximize vocational potential which assists the practitioner and the court to determine appropriate maintenance.<\/p>\n<h3>Psycho-Vocational Evaluation<\/h3>\n<p>Particularly effective when a clients self perception of emotional scarring prevents them from attempting to re-enter the workforce. This assessment adds a psycho-diagnostic component to the vocational evaluation (standardized testing) by evaluating a client\u2019s general personality, cognitive ability, emotional stability and intellectual functioning to better determine whether a client is psychologically fit to work or retrain in any given capacity.<\/p>\n<h3>Labour Market Surveys (LMS)<\/h3>\n<p>Substantiates recommendations outlined in the Vocational Profile or Psycho-Vocational Evaluation reports by providing data on actual labour market conditions, the existence and availability of employment and skill requirements for more accurate determination of vocational options in a party\u2019s geographical region. Information is obtained through direct contact with employers as well as documented empirical statistical data.<\/p>\n<h3>The Evaluation Process<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Client interview where possible, although, a vocational profile can be conducted without the benefit of a personal interview.<\/li>\n<li>Examination prior experiences; all employment, job performance, education, training, volunteer roles, hobbies, interests, family and community responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li>Vocational standardized testing.<\/li>\n<li>Determine if additional training or education or re-orientation (on the job training) is required and how it can be obtained.<\/li>\n<li>Labour market surveys.<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of a detailed objective report summarizing the evaluation of that person\u2019s potential including earning capacity. The report will include recommended occupational options, training or educational requirements and career assistance if indicated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use a Vocational Specialist When: <\/p>\n<p> Questions arise about a spouse\u2019s ability to obtain the highest level of employment and earning capacity. A spouse refuses to find equivalent employment claiming inability due to various employment barriers. 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