Meet Dawn Chisholm (she/her)

Certified Life Care Planner + Occupational Therapist

A case consultant known for thorough assessment and reporting, Dawn provides expert opinion and testimony to courts in BC and Alberta.

A specialist in the medical legal world and life care planning space, she brings her career experience as an occupational therapist to complex adult and pediatrics cases.

Dawn leads culturally-relevant clinical assessments in Canada—from BC and Alberta to Yukon and Nunavut (where she has live-work experience). Her measured approach produces defensible reports that define the now and future needs of clients experiencing catastrophic injury or disability.

She offers report review and rebuttal services to the legal community, and mentorship to fellow clinicians to strengthen their Life Care Plans—roles that grow her skills and the future of the speciality. 

A practicing occupational therapist for three decades, Dawn continues to provide rehabilitation services to individuals and families in targeted areas of practice. She guides them through complex challenges with warmth and focus.

    • Occupational Therapist

    • Canadian Certified Life Care Planner (CCLCP)

    • Qualified as an expert witness in occupational therapy and life care planning, Supreme Court of British Columbia and Court of Queen’s and King’s Bench of Alberta

    • Trained in Functional Capacity Evaluation, Cognitive Functional Capacity Evaluation, Life Care Planning (Matheson)

    • Incapability Assessor Public Guardian and Trustee of BC (Adult Guardianship Act, Part 2.1 & 3)

    • Graduate Certificate in Driving Rehabilitation (McGill University)

    • College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia

    • Alberta College of Occupational Therapists

    • Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

    • World Federation of Occupational Therapists

    • International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

    • Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy (McMaster University)

    • Honours Bachelor of Science, Specialization Biomedical Science (University of Guelph)