MARY ROSE CIDDIO, M.A., C.R.C., C.D.M.S., D/A.B.V.E.

CIDDIO-MORRIS ASSOCIATES – Berkeley

1442A Walnut Street, Suite 414

Berkeley, CA 94709

SKILLS:

  • Vocational Consulting, Assessment, Labor Market, Plan Development, Placement since 1973
  • Expert Witness since 1990: Accepted as an expert in San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Napa, Humboldt, Shasta, ReddingRiverside Superior Courts & the Ninth Circuit Federal Court.
  • Accepted as Evidence Code 730 Expert in Contra Costa, Alameda and San Mateo County Superior Courts
  • Testimony and deposition on Marriage Dissolution under California Family Code §4331 Employment Law, FEHA/ADA, Wrongful Termination, Workers’ Compensation, Long Term Disability, Personal Injury and Longshore Expert Testimony and Consultation.
  • Employability Assessments to include Essential Functions Job Analyses, testing, transferable skills analysis, interview, and research of local Labor Market and training facilities to formulate career goals and outline time/costs.
  • Diminished Future Earning Capacity and Ability to Compete in the Labor Market Analyses
  • Evaluation/plan development for Disabled Veterans;
  • Educational Plans and Accommodations for students with disabilities in higher education

CERTIFICATIONS:Diplomate, American Board of Vocational Experts

Vocational Expert, Social Security Administration

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Disability Management Specialist

Independent Vocational Evaluator, and Return to Work Counselor, State of California (IVE)

California Community College Counselor Credential - Lifetime

Early Intervention Counselor, California Department of Corrections

Consultant, State Teachers Retirement System, 1991 to 1995

Collaborative Law, Basic Certification, 2008

AFFILIATION:American Board of Vocational Experts - Diplomate Status

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

EXPERIENCE:

1990 to Present: Vocational Consultant/Expert/President, Ciddio-Morris Associates, Berkeley, CA

Employment and Vocational Consulting and Expert Testimony. Testing, Essential Function Job Analyses, labor market survey, analysis of residual earning capacity, plan development, resume development, job seeking skills training, job placement. [Employment, Workers’ Compensation (DFEC/LeBoeuf), ADA, FEHA, MarriageDissolution, Personal Injury.]

2005 – Present: Disability Services Coordinator/Counselor/Instructor, Merritt College, Oakland, CA

Coordinate the efforts of the Disability Services Department of the college to expand opportunities for success of our students with disabilities. Instructor, Career and Life Planningand Counseling with students with disabilities as well as in the Career Center.

1991 to 2005:Instructor, Insurance Education Association, San Francisco, CA

Instructed claims, legal, medical and vocational professionals in California Labor Code 139.5.

1986 to 1990:Vocational Unit Supervisor/Western Region Trainer, Intracorp, Oakland, CA

1984 to 1986:Senior Vocational Consultant, Conservco, Oakland, CA

1982 to 1984:Assistant Manager, Pacific Bell, San Francisco, CA

1981 to 1982:Human Resources Coordinator, I. Magnin & Co., San Francisco, CA

1973 to 1980Vocational Supervisor, Senior Counselor Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, Boston, MA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Member at Large, California Chapter, International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals 2011-Present

Member, CA-IARP Legislative Committee, Writing Team.

Vice President/Education and Co-Chair, Peer Review Committee, CA Assn. Rehabilitation Professionals, 2006

Instructor /Presenter - Industrial Claims Association San Francisco and Diablo Valley Industrial Claims Assoc.

Instructor - Workers' Compensation Rehabilitation (IEA, CA-14) Insurance Education Association, SF, CA

Speaker - Presentations including SF Bar Association, Muir Orthopedics, County of Alameda, St. Mary’s College

Consultant - Continuing Education of the Bar, California Workers’ Compensation Practice, 4th Edition

Member – Executive Board of Directors, Temple University Northern California Alumni Association

EDUCATION:M.A. Rehabilitation Counseling, Assumption College, Worcester, MA

M.A. Sociology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

B.A. Sociology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Post M.A. Certificate - Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University

Harvard University Extension & U.C. Berkeley Extension: Spanish, Human Resources

Continuing Education: Over 100 Units completed each 5 year period.