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DAVID B. BRUCE
Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
Education:
Rehabilitation Services Certificate
Grant MacEwan University, 1979
Rehabilitation Practitioner Diploma
Grant MacEwan University, 1980
Bachelor of Business Administration
California Coast University, 1986
Master of Science in Psychology
California Coast University, 1990
Graduate Certificate in Organizational Psychology,
Professional School of Psychology, 2004
Certification:
Masters Certificate Vocational Professional
Registered Rehabilitation Professional
Registered Assessment Specialist
Certified Trainer, Leadership Effectiveness Analysis 360
Certified Executive Coach
Professional Affiliation:
College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada
Canadian Association of Assessment Specialists
American Board of Vocational Experts
International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations
Association for Psychological Type
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Present Positions:
Senior Vocational Consultant
The Vocational Consulting Group, Inc.
Vancouver, B.C., (1992-1995); 2008 to Present
Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
Occupational Rehabilitation Group of Canada
Vancouver, B.C. 2008 to 2012
Previous Positions/Affiliations:
Career Consultant, Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services, Government
of British Columbia, Victoria, BC (on secondment from the
Government of Yukon) 2007 - 2008
Career Development Counsellor, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse,
Yukon 1998 - 2008
Adjunct Faculty, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Yukon College,
Arts and Science Division, Whitehorse, Yukon 2001 - 2002
Career Development Counsellor, Yukon College 1994 - 1997
Director of Student Services, Yukon College, Yukon 1996 - 1997
Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Social Work, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
University of Regina/Yukon College 1994 - 1995
Director of Client Services, Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and
Safety Board 1994
Rehabilitation Counsellor, Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and
Safety Board 1993 - 1994
Employee Assistance Counsellor, Summit Consulting, Hinton, Alberta
1991 - 1992
Sessional Instructor, Applied Psychology, Child and Youth Care Diploma
Program, Grant MacEwan University, Hinton, Alberta 1991 – 1992
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Student Services Coordinator/Counsellor, Grant MacEwan University/
Yellowhead Region Educational Consortium
1990 – 1992
Special Needs Counsellor, University College of the Cariboo
Counsellor, Personal Counselling Services, Kamloops, BC
1988 - 1990
1981 - 1989
Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, P.E. Jones and Associates,
Vancouver, BC
1986 - 1991
Vocational Counsellor, The Youth Company, Kamloops, BC
1982 -1983
Rehabilitation Counsellor, Glenrose Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
1980 - 1982
Rehabilitation Consultant, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Professional Activities:
Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference,
Vancouver, BC 2012
Vocational Rehabilitation Association, National Conference
Canmore, Ab.
2012
Eighth Annual Health Care Professionals Conference, WorkSafeBC
Vancouver, BC 2012
Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference,
Vancouver, BC 2011
Seventh Annual Health Care Professionals Conference, WorkSafeBC
Vancouver, BC
2011
Sixth Annual Health Care Professional Conference, WorkSafeBC,
Vancouver, BC 2010
The American Board of Vocational Experts Conference, San Diego,
California, 2010
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Admissible Testimony & Clinical Judgment
Predicting Occupational Disability from Psychological and
Neuropsychological Data
Vocational Testing for Forensic Cases
1979 - 1980
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Successfully designed and implemented in-house Career Planning program/pilot
project for the Government of British Columbia to assist employees in career
transition planning
Initiated assessment-based assistance for Yukon Government employees with
disabling conditions requiring reintegration to the workplace
Developed an innovative assessment program to assist in recruitment and hiring at
the Government of Yukon based on sound psychometric assessment practices
Designed and instructed first online distance education course offering for the
International Association for Psychological Type: “Type and Leisure”
Whitehorse, Yukon
Provided professional vocational assessment expertise for “North of 55
Employment Program for Older Workers”, Whitehorse, Yukon
Developed and coordinated a unique pilot project with the Government of Canada
providing employment counselling and training to severely employment
disadvantaged men
Developed a novel work placement program for employment disadvantaged youth
and young offenders in conjunction with private sector employers
Facilitated and presented workshops:
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“The Use of Narrative in the Life Planning Process”
Canadian Association of College and University Student Services National
Conference, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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“Career Planning and the New Economy” Careers Conference,
Whitehorse, Yukon
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“Personal Career Planning”
Government of British Columbia, Government of Yukon, Yukon College,
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Government of Canada,
Northwestel, Champagne and Aisishik First Nations, Vuntut Gwitchin First
Nation, Selkirk First Nation, Grant MacEwan College, and the University
College of the Cariboo
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“Team Awareness and Management Development”
Government of Yukon, Northwestel, Air North, Royal Bank, and the
Government of British Columbia
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“Proactive and Time Sensitive Approaches to Vocational Rehabilitation”
Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board Annual Conference
Proposals/Publications:
Bruce, David “The Effects of a Canadian Jobs Strategy Program on
Self-Esteem and Return to Employment in Severely Employment
Disadvantaged Men” 1990
Bruce, David “Job Entry: A Training Program in Hospitality and Customer
Service for Employment Disadvantaged Youth,” 1986
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Qualified as an Expert Witness in Vocational Rehabilitation in the Supreme
Courts of British Columbia, Supreme Courts of Yukon and Courts of Queens
Bench, Alberta