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Life Care Options, Inc. provides Medical Record Analysis, Research, Life Care Plans and Life Care Plan Reviews. Contracts include retention from both defense and plaintiff attorneys.
A Life Care Plan is a comprehensive document based on the Accepted Standards of Practice, which outlines the current and future needs for catastrophically injured or aging clients.
Valerie Knafelc, MA, CCC-SLP, CLCP
Life Care Planning Certificate, University of Florida, 1998
MA in Communication Disorders from the University of Northern Colorado, 1984
BS in Communication Disorders from Colorado State University, 1979
Employment: Ms. Knafelc has over 25 years of experience as a Life Care Planner and 30+ years in the field of rehabilitation; working across the age spectrum from pediatrics through geriatrics.
Previous work settings include public schools (early intervention-transition), in-patient and out-patient hospital settings; owner of a rehabilitation business that specialized in back to work head injury programs. Additional contracts included; out-patient, long term care and home health settings. Specialized speech/language certifications include: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulations (NMES)and Deep Neuromusculature Stimulation(DPNS) to treat dysphagia. Memberships include: American Speech- Language Hearing Association, International Association of Rehab Professionals (IARP) International Brain Injury Association (IBIA), International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS).
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