Where to start
The Functional Capacity Evaluation course is the core of Matheson FCE training and the course behind the Certified Work Capacity Evaluator credential. Two more courses build on it.
The core course
Three days on the full evaluation: planning and intake, the reliability of pain and disability reports, physical effort, musculoskeletal screening, dexterity, mobility, endurance, material handling, and work simulation, through to documentation and recommendations.
Then go further
Next step
Learn a systematic approach to evaluating functional cognition, behavior, and work capacity for individuals with acquired brain injury, mental health conditions, and other cognitive challenges.
Next step
Take your FCE practice beyond standardized testing by critically examining the validity, defensibility, and clinical reasoning behind your evaluation methods.
Both of these higher level FCE courses accept formal FCE training from another program, so you can take them without repeating the core course first. However, you will hear our philosophy on assessments and testing which is core to our beliefs on creating defensible thinking evaluators.
Certification
The Certified Work Capacity Evaluator credential is earned, not given. The course is the first step; the credential comes from showing that your own evaluations meet the standard.
Three days of training, in person or live stream.
Submit 10 FCE reports from your own practice, with all patient information removed.
Two are selected and reviewed by a Matheson instructor against Matheson credentialing criteria.
Reports that show a high level of knowledge and quality earn the CWCE. It is valid for 3 years, and recertification follows the same process.
Who it's for
Clinicians who evaluate what people can do at work, and whose findings others rely on.
Certification requirements are set out on the CWCE page. Refer patients for FCEs or rely on the results? The FCE guide explains what an evaluation involves and what to expect from one.
Resources
What an FCE involves, what makes one defensible, and why the standard has to be met again.
What an FCE is, who performs one, how the results are used, and what separates a defensible evaluation from one that falls apart under scrutiny.
Defensibility isn't about equipment or protocol. It's about whether the evaluator can explain why the evidence supports the conclusion.
A credential is a statement made in the present tense. Here is why the standard has to be met again.
Upcoming
Live FCE training on the Matheson schedule, in person or by live stream where offered.
An FCE is only as useful as the decisions it supports. Matheson training prepares you to measure what matters, explain your reasoning, and write findings that others can rely on.
