Vocational Rehabilitation Practice Leader & Director

 

Maria Ross, B.Sc. OT Hons., OT Reg. (Ont.)

Ms. Maria Ross graduated from Queen’s University with her Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy in 1993. Ms. Ross has subsequently undertaken post-graduate courses through the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University. She has completed additional training, with certification, in the following areas: Acquired Brain Injury; Ergonomics; the Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP ® ); the Workwell Systems Functional Capacity Evaluation; Cognitive FCE; Multiple Errands Test and Vocational Aptitude Testing. Ms. Ross completed training and certification in the AMA Guides to Impairment Ratings, 4th Edition and Catastrophic Assessment through the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators (CSME) and the Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment (CAPDA).

Ms. Ross has worked in vocational assessment and rehabilitation for over 20 years; first with the Vocational Assessment Unit at Chedoke McMaster Hospital, then within her own practice, Ross Rehabilitation, in Hamilton. Based on peer selection, Ms. Ross works with the Institute for Work and Health in their knowledge transfer exchange program to assist in the dissemination of research related to work disability and rehabilitation. Ms. Ross has been accepted as an expert witness by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the areas of occupational therapy, vocational assessment, and vocational rehabilitation.

 

Occupational Therapy Practice Leaders

 

Asma Malik, B.Sc.OT, OT Reg. (Ont.), Certified Life Care Planner

Ms. Asma Malik is a member in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. She graduated from Mumbai University with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy in 1995. She has worked as an Occupational Therapist in Ontario since 1997, working in the community with individuals who have sustained injuries resulting in physical, cognitive, behavioural and psychological problems leading to functional impairments.

Ms. Malik’s post-graduate continuing education has been in the areas of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) at McMaster University, ADL Profile, a criterion-referenced measure of independence in everyday activities for individuals with a traumatic brain injury and the Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP®). She is a Certified Life Care Planner with extensive experience preparing Future Care Cost Reports and Medical Legal Reports. She has been approved as an Occupational Therapy Assessor for Catastrophic Impairment Determination by FSCO and has also been accepted as an expert witness by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and FSCO in the area of Occupational Therapy.

 

Jane Zambon, M.Sc. OT, OT Reg. (Ont.)

Ms. Jane Zambon graduated from McMaster University with her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2007. She was the recipient of the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists Student Award for academic excellence and leadership. She has completed post-graduate continuing education in the areas of ergonomics, accessibility, attendant care assessment, functional capacity evaluations, and traumatic brain injury.  She is a certified evaluator for the administration of the Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP®), ADL Profile, a criterion-referenced measure of independence in everyday activities for individuals with a traumatic brain injury, and Workwell (Isernhagen) Systems Functional Capacity Evaluation. She is a Certified Life Care Planner, with experience preparing Medical Legal Reports and Future Care Cost Assessments.

Ms. Zambon has provided rehabilitation consultation services through Ross Rehabilitation since 2008. Ms. Zambon also has 9 years of experience as a Rehabilitation Caseworker in the auto and long term disability insurance sectors, working with a variety of client populations, including those with soft tissue injuries, orthopaedic injuries, chronic health conditions, and those with psychological and psychiatric impairments and chronic pain. Ms. Zambon is a member in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. She has been accepted as an expert witness by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the areas of Occupational Therapy and Future Care Cost Assessments.