Stephen Epp Consulting
About Stephen Epp
STEPHEN EPP, MClSc OT, BHKin, CCLCP/ICCCP, CVRP, & CWCE/CFCE
Stephen is a Registered Occupational Therapist, a Certified Canadian Life Care Planner, an International Certified Cost of Care Professional, a Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Professional, and a Certified Functional and Work Capacity Evaluator.
He provides medical legal evaluations, community occupational therapy treatment, consultations, and training workshops. He has worked for over 20 years providing occupational therapy for clients that have complex chronic pain, musculoskeletal, mental health and addictions, concussion/traumatic brain injury, trauma, and other physical disability issues.
He has been accepted as an expert witness by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in the areas of occupational therapy, functional/work capacity evaluation, vocational rehabilitation and assessment, and cost of future care/life care planning.
In addition to direct clinical work, he also provides consultation services including teaching in the areas of vocational rehabilitation, psychosocial rehabilitation, addiction and substance use rehabilitation, trauma-informed practice, concussion and chronic pain rehabilitation, and trauma rehabilitation. He is an Instructor at Douglas College in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program and at Capilano University in the Rehabilitation Assistant Program. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the U.B.C. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.
Stephen also conducts investigations into practice complaints for the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia and the College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia.
CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICE AREAS
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Cost of Future Care / Life Care Planning
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Functional Capacity Evaluation including Cognitive Functional Capacity Evaluation
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Vocational Evaluation and Rehabilitation
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Testimony Appearance
Award Winner of CAOT-BC - Outstanding Occupational Therapist of the Year Award 2018
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Publications:
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Epp, S. (2013). “Recovery – It’s Broader than Health Care.” Visions – Recovery, vol. 9, 1. Available online at http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/recovery-vol9.​
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Presentations:
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Trauma-Informed Practice Presentation (16 minutes) as a part of a fundraising effort for the VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation available at https://youtu.be/zRsgL__Pxuc
When Stephen is not providing occupational therapy services he trains in Parkour, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and spending time in nature with his wife and three kids.