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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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Gerald K. Wells, Ph.D, CRC is the president of the
private rehabilitation counseling firm of Wells & Associates located
in Staunton, Virginia. His specialty is forensic rehabilitation,
both plaintiff and defense. Dr. Wells has been a vocational expert
with the Social Security Administration , Office of Disability
Adjudication and Review for over 20 years. Formerly he was Senior
Associate and Branch Office managere for the private rehabilitation
firm of Bussey, Davis, & Associates located in Lanham, Marlyland. He
is the former Director of Training with the Virginia Department of
Rehabilitative Services and is one of the original thirteen
directors of the Regional Rehabilitation Continuing Education
Programs (RRCEP). The Virginia-DRS, as this RRCEP came to be known,
was the only program of its kind administered by a state agency. Dr.
Wells is a published author within the field of rehabilitation with
over 20 publications. Among his publications are definitive works in
human resources management and job placement:
Shaping the Future: A Systems Approach to Human
Resources Development in Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and
Finding Jobs on Main Street.
He has a bachelor's degree in accounting, master's and Ph.D's in
English literature, and post-doctoral studies in Rehabilitation
Counseling and Higher Education Administration.
Presently, he lives and works in Staunton, Virginia. He plays lead
guitar for the local band, "Your Room is Right Here", and for
recreation plays golf and racquetball. He has two children: Gerald
Jr., a sales representative with Supreme Foods, Inc. and Asheley, a
graduate student in rehabilitation counseling at Virginia
Commonwealth University.
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