ABVE/F in American Samoa
Recognition and practice information for American Board of Vocational Experts Fellow in American Samoa.
Recognition and qualification in American Samoa
The ABVE Fellow is the American Board of Vocational Experts' certification for a forensic vocational expert: a graduate degree in a human service field, documented experience in assessment of vocational capacity and as a forensic vocational expert, a peer-reviewed forensic work product, the board's examination and its code of ethics. The Diplomate is the board's higher designation.
The American Samoa Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) administers public vocational rehabilitation in American Samoa. KWVRS ABVE/F-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards.
American Samoa courts and venues
Expert qualification in American Samoa's courts is determined case by case.
- High Court of American Samoa (Trial Division) - Principal general jurisdiction trial court for local civil and criminal matters
- District Court of American Samoa - Lower local court handling minor civil and criminal matters
Highest court: High Court of American Samoa, Appellate Division (American Samoa has no separate supreme court). Federal venues: none.
Other credentials in American Samoa
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a Fellow differ from a Diplomate?
The Diplomate is the board's higher designation: at least seven years of documented forensic vocational experience and distinguished performance such as publications, office in a professional organization or awards, against the Fellow's three years. The two certifications share the degree requirement, the examination, the peer-reviewed work product and the code of ethics, and the board takes a separate application for each.
References
- ABVE Fellow InformationOrganization
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