Heather Pickin

Consultant OT & Acting Director, Clinical Services for RTW
 

In addition to her role as Acting Director, Clinical Services for RTW Integrated Health Management, Heather is also a consultant to Dr. J. Douglas Salmon, Jr. & Associates. Approaching 20 years now, Heather has worked as a consultant to personal injury and motor vehicle accident victims, their lawyers and insurers, providing: Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Management Services following severe and catastrophic injuries; Family Dynamics and Value of Service Analyses in cases of permanent disability or accidental death; Vocational Analyses, Work Site/Ergonomic Evaluations; Return to Work Negotiating and Planning; In-Home Functional Assessments; Functional Re-integration Programmes; Attendant Care Needs Assessment; Future Care Needs Analyses; Accommodation Needs Assessment and Discharge Planning; Rehabilitation Case Management; Home and workplace design and modifications, in consultation with architects and quantity surveyors. Heather has held the position of Acting Director of Occupational Therapy to LifeMark Assessments, providing management and training support services, and Consultant Practitioner - Catastrophic and Complex Assessments, Discharge and Rehabilitation Planning. She also held a prior management role in a UK rehabilitation facility, which had a mandate to optimise personal, vocational, educational and leisure abilities for adults with acquired or congenital, neurological impairment, orthopaedic, spinal cord injuries and traumatic amputees living in the community; she was responsible for staffing, training, supervising, budgeting, quality assurance, growth and development of an holistic community care approach. She also continues to be a Member of the Board of Directors (Secretary) Interval House, Toronto since 2003, and a Volunteer and Member of the Board of Directors Kirabo Canada since 2007.