Cheryl Black

BSc. OT, CWCE

Manager of Recruitment

Senior Registered Occupational Therapist

Cheryl’s current practice focuses on medical legal assessments including functional capacity evaluations and cost of future care assessments. She is a Certified Work/Functional Capacity Evaluator (Roy Matheson and Associates) and an EPIC Lift Capacity Certified Evaluator. Cheryl is also qualified as an Expert Witness in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Cheryl’s clinical work also includes return to work planning, community rehabilitation and work site assessments.  

With over 20 years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist, Cheryl has enjoyed the opportunity to practice in a wide range of practice areas including brain injury rehabilitation, orthopedics, rheumatology, vocational rehabilitation, home care and mental health and addictions.  

Outside of work, Cheryl enjoys spending time with her family, travel and running.

CREDENTIALS:  

• Certificate in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation, Boston University, 2006
• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1994
• Certified Work Capacity Evaluator
• EPIC Lift Capacity Certified Evaluator
• Expert Witness Testimony in the Supreme Court of British Columbia

CURRENT PRACTICE AREAS:

• Medical Legal Consulting
• Functional/Work Capacity Evaluation
• Cost of Future Care Analysis
• File Critique
• Cognitive Functional Capacity Evaluation
• Job Demands Analysis
• Return to Work Support Services
• Community Occupational Therapy

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia
• Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
• World Federation of Occupational Therapists