Kyra Breitweiser
Kyra Breitweiser is a certified rehabilitation counselor and a certified life care planner who has provided services for the severely disabled, including those with physical and mental impairments, since 2014.
Ms. Breitweiser is credentialed by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification and the International Commission of Health Care Certification. In her career, Ms. Breitweiser has provided rehabilitation services to and evaluated the vocational and employability potential of many individuals.
As someone familiar with the needs of disabled individuals, Ms. Breitweiser has administered vocational evaluation testing, job placement, and provided case management for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries, Strokes, MS, and Spinal Cord Injuries.
SPECIALTIES
Vocational, Occupational Assessment
Evaluating Earning CapacityRehabilitation Counseling
Life Care Planning of the Catastrophically Injured
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Springfield College, Bachelor of Science, Art Therapy, 2014
Springfield College, Master of Education, Rehabilitation Counseling & Services, 2015
POST GRADUATE TRAINING
120-Hour Life Care Planning Course
FIG Services, Inc., 2017
ACCREDITATIONS
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
– The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification License # 00146318, 2015
Certified Life Care Planner
-The International Commission on Healthcare Certification # 1439, 2018
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)
American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE)
Association of Vocational Rehabilitation in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (AVRASA)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Occupational Assessment Services
Rehabilitation Counselor – Vocational Expert / Life Care Planner
Lodi, NJ
September 2017 – Present
Interfaith Medical Center
Vocational Therapist & Psychiatric Rehabilitation Counselor
New York, NY
January 2017 – September 2017
Odyssey House: Manor
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
New York, NY
May 2016 – December 2016
Phoenix House, Hampden County Community Corrections Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clinician
Springfield, MA
August 2015 – May 2016
Cooley-Dickinson Hospital
Psychiatric Counselor (In-patient Hospitalization)
Northampton, MA
December 2014 – May 2015
“Know the Value of Your Case!™”