Workers’ Compensation

Vocational Evaluations and Return-to-Work Assessments

Strategic Consulting Services partners with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) and self-insured employers to help injured workers get back to meaningful employment. Our vocational rehabilitation counselors bring claim managers, medical providers, employers, and workers together around a shared goal: finding the most practical path back to work.

Our recommendations are grounded in a complete picture of each worker. We consider their physical and mental restrictions, past relevant work, and transferable skills, along with other vocational factors such as age, education, geographic labor market, and pre-existing or post-injury conditions. From there, we provide clear, practical recommendations, whether that means returning to the employer of injury, moving into new work, or pursuing training. Our goal is always an outcome that works for both the injured worker and the employer.

Retraining Plans and Employment Support

Some injured workers can’t return to the job they had, and their existing skills won’t carry them into other suitable work. For these workers, we design individualized retraining plans that open the door to a new career. We match each person’s abilities, restrictions, and goals with current Washington labor market demand to choose an occupational goal with real job prospects and a training program to match.

Our support doesn’t end with the plan. When requested, we help workers land their next job. We draw on job leads gathered over many years across a wide range of industries, help prepare résumés, and coach workers through every step of the search, from applications to interview preparation.