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NEW SERVICE: Progressive Goal Attainment Program

I recently finished specialized training to provide a structured disability counseling program - Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) that may be helpful for more serious workers' compensation, auto, or liability cases and for those who are having difficulty moving past their disability. It is a 15-week program designed to result in Return To Work (or in more serious cases improved quality of life). It is based on science and has numbers to back it up.

Injured or disabled: If you are like my other clients you are probably feeling very overwhelmed and cannot see your way past your current disability. This structured program can help move you forward in small, manageable steps. Email me for a free consult marysevinsky@icloud.com.

Professionals: I imagine this service might be effectively used to settle more challenging cases. I would even go so far as to say it could be used in place of "traditional" vocational services.  Email me for a free consult marysevinsky@icloud.com.

Here is more info, if you are interested: 

https://www.pgapworks.com/en/whatisthepgap/index.php 

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From the PGAPWorks.com website: 

The treatment objectives of the PGAP® proceed from the view that return to work is the highest level of independence that can be offered to someone with a debilitating health or mental health condition. 


The PGAP® is currently the most researched risk-targeted intervention designed to reduce disability associated with a wide range of debilitating health and mental health conditions. 


The PGAP® is considered to be one of the most cost effective approaches for reducing disability and fostering return to work in individuals who suffer from a wide range of debilitating health and mental health conditions. 


The PGAP® has been shown to be effective in facilitating return to work in individuals who have sustained musculoskeletal injuries, individuals with chronic low back pain and fibromyalgia, as well as individual with debilitating mental health conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. 

View  a brief, informational video here:

https://www.pgapworks.com/en/whatisthepgap/index.php 

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Mary Sherwood, MS, CDMS, CCM, Occupational Consultant

Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) Certified 

Landline 302.644.1827 | Mobile:  410.444.1989 | Skype Mary.E.Sherwood | Google Hangout Mary@Life-Works.Info

Does your pain feel like a forest fire?

Just finished reading a very interesting article on pain Fighting a Forest Fire – Your Pain by David Hanscom, MD.  I work with a lot of chronic pain patients and know what a challenge it can be to get it under control and feel like you have a life.

Chronic Pain Patients are often misunderstood, viewed as malingering or druggies, or worse.  Pain is hard to quantify, assess, and treat!  Everyone is different and what works for one patient may not work for others.

There are some constants, though - having pain doesn't mean you need to stop everything.  For most patients being active gives the mind something else to focus on besides the pain.  Volunteering or working can be very therapeutic.

Sleep also helps!  In the article by Dr. Hanscom he outlines the importance of sleep and how it can help your pain.  He shares a vignette about one of his patients, also.  Not coincidentally, being as active and engaged as you can also improves your sleep wake cycle and can even allow a more restorative sleep.

Mary Sherwood, MS, CDMS, CCM

Certified Disability Management Specialist

Landline 302.644.1827 | Mobile:  410.444.1989                                                     

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FYI:

I handle Delmarva Peninsula and the area immediately around the Chesapeake Bay, I work well with both defense and plaintiff attorneys and can handle any file in Baltimore or DC if requested – I never bill more than 2 hours travel.

Pat Highcove and Dane Crook are both based in Mary and each have over 20 years of experience and excellent reputations with both defense and plaintiff attorneys.  Primarily they handle Baltimore and DC, but can do parts of Western MD, Southern PA, Northern VA, and Western NJ if needed.

We also are partnering with Kim Sellers, a nurse case manager based in Mechanicsburg,  PA who covers most of Pennsylvania and Maryland!  She has tons of CAT experience in addition to routine medical management.

Mary Sherwood Sevinsky works with clients all over the world via the World Wide Web.  She also handles in person requests on the Delmarva Peninsula and the area immediately around the Chesapeake Bay.  She works well with both defense and plaintiff attorneys and can handle any file in Baltimore or DC if requested – she never bills more than 2 hours travel.

Pat Highcove and Dane Crook are both based in Mary and each have over 20 years of experience and excellent reputations with both defense and plaintiff attorneys.  Primarily they handle Baltimore and DC, but can do parts of Western MD, Southern PA, Northern VA, and Western NJ if needed.

We also are partnering with Kim Sellers, a nurse case manager based in Mechanicsburg,  PA who covers most of Pennsylvania and Maryland!  She has tons of CAT experience in addition to routine medical management.

Mary Sherwood, MS, CDMS, CCM

Certified Disability Management Specialist

Landline 302.644.1827 | Mobile:  410.444.1989                                                     

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