YakimaTri-CitiesSpokane

Welcome to Advanced Vocational Solutions, Inc.

We are a women-owned business specializing in vocational rehabilitation, disability management, vocational consulting, forensic analysis, and expert witness services on behalf of injured workers, state-fund and self-insured employers, claims adjudicators, plaintiff and defense attorneys, and the Social Security Administration.

Annabel Cobane and Nicole Dupré reviewing a case file at the conference table

Our counselors provide a full range of services to injured workers, employers, claims managers, TPAs and attorneys, for both State Fund and self-insured cases. In addition to handling thousands of cases referred through the Department of Labor & Industries, we offer forensic evaluation, consultation and vocational expert services in a variety of personal injury, employment and civil cases.

12
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
60+
Years of combined experience
5
Bilingual counselors (English & Spanish)
3
Offices: Yakima, Kennewick, Spokane
23
Years in business

Vocational Rehabilitation case management and consulting

For injured workers, employers, claims managers, third party administrators & attorneys

  • Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Ability to Work Assessment
  • Vocational Testing & Analysis
  • Job search skill building & coaching
  • Labor Market Surveys
  • Comprehensive reporting

Job analysis & employer services

For state-fund and self-insured employers, HR teams, insurance providers, Workers’ Compensation claims staff, and plaintiff or defense counsel

  • On-site job analysis
  • Video job analysis
  • Job modification consultation
  • Stay-At-Work and Preferred Worker education and guidance
  • Attending provider consultation
  • Staff training

Unbiased Forensic & Expert Witness Services

For WA State Workers’ Compensation, the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, the Social Security Administration, and plaintiff or defense counsel.

  • Forensic Vocational Evaluation
  • Expert Witness research and reporting
  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • Analysis of prior Vocational Assessments
Rolling wheat fields of the Palouse in Eastern Washington at sunset

Our mission is to provide top quality vocational rehabilitation services to our clients.

Our offices

Our home office is located in Yakima and we have offices in Kennewick and Spokane. Our service area covers all of Central and Eastern Washington, and we are available for special assignments outside those areas.

Our counselors

Meet all 12 counselors
Nicole Dupré

Nicole Dupré

MSW · ABVE/D · CDMS

Owner · Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Owner of AVS and a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor since 2007. A diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts who conducts forensic evaluations and provides expert witness testimony.

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Annabel Cobane

Annabel Cobane

M.S. · CRC · CDMS

Supervisor & Principal Partner

Counselor since 2014 and principal partner. A Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and BIIA-recognized vocational expert, bilingual and bicultural in English and Spanish.

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  • Eloisa Flores
  • Brianna Peaty
  • Ethan Barke
  • Misty Gonzalez
  • Eliezer Alcazar
  • Breanna Hansen
  • Erin Stewart
  • Noah Hokanson
  • Hunter Heersink
  • Saley Mickles

12 vocational rehabilitation counselors, 5 of them bilingual in English and Spanish.

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