The partnership with Bertram Educational
Consultants will enable LifeCare to better serve the evolving and increasingly
complex needs of students seeking to choose the school or college that will
best match their unique needs and realize their full academic potential .

The Rising Need for Academic Support Services
The impetus behind the LifeCare/Bertram partnership, according to Burki,
is a steady rise in the number of cases that LifeCare handles for students
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"We're absolutely delighted to be working closely with Bertram Educational
Consultants, an outstanding and highly respected organization," says Peter G.cmbertramconsultants.D. and Craig
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CIGNA Behavioral Health (CBH) provides behavioral care benefit management,
EAPs, and work/life programs to consumers through health plans offered by
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Burki, LifeCare co-founder and CEO. For
more information, visit http://www. Coenson earned his M.com.

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WESTPORT, Conn."
Alicia Lapham, LifeCare's team leader for Special Needs Services, says
that the company has been providing special needs assistance in several areas
in particular. Nemecek was the
executive medical director for Allina Behavioral Health Services.

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We believe that, together,
LifeCare and Bertram Educational Consultants will help students make the most
of their educational experience.5 million individuals within health plans , governmental agencies,
unions and corporations.

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"Their unique student advocacy
capabilities and expertise are the perfect complements to the personalized
academic services we currently offer clients .

About Camille M. 19, 2006 -- CIGNA Behavioral Health
(CBH) today announced the formation of a new Clinical Leadership Team
featuring National Medical Directors. Dr. Nemecek and Coenson will co-chair a newly formed Corporate Clinical
Strategy Council, which will provide senior-level company support for the
organization's quality programs.

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In addition, referral
sources will be provided for SSAT, SAT, and ACT test preparation as well as
for psychological educational testing and evaluation."
"Today's students are facing many more academic and social challenges than
those of a generation or even a decade ago," says Bertram. "This makes our job
as student advocates and counselors more complex. A noted author and lecturer on behavioral health conditions, Dr. He also serves as the chief medical liaison between
CBH and CIGNA HealthCare medical leadership on integration , quality, and
operational issues. Prior to joining CBH in 2002, Dr. in support of a national network
of more than 56,800 independent psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical

social workers and more than 5,100 facilities and clinics.

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We're also helping a large
number of parents find educational resources for children with autism spectrum
disorders, attention deficit disorder and behavioral and emotional disorders.
Finding just the right educational setting can be very labor and time
intensive for those who don't have access to a resource like LifeCare.
Dr.
Aronson Prohofsky has served in a wide range of positions with CBH and was
instrumental in establishing the company's nationally recognized Care Advocacy
Program. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and holds a
doctorate degree in social and systemic studies (family therapy) from Nova
University.D. For more
information , visit http://www.

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The LifeCare/Bertram partnership will offer a comprehensive range of
advisory services, including college planning and counseling; junior and
secondary boarding school advisory services; independent day school selection
advice; and special needs and therapeutic placement.com .D.

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and the exclusive provider of Life Event
Management(R) Services. Their consultants get to know each student
personally, so that they can offer guidance that will help them realize their
full academic and social potential. Nemecek holds a medical degree from
Washington University (St. Louis ) and received his M.

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The partnership will serve students making decisions regarding junior and
secondary boarding schools and colleges, including average, gifted and
talented students, underachievers and those with special needs. And that's a critical stepping stone to
success later in life.S.D.

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"One thing we've done quite a lot is to help educate parents
about how to have their children properly tested so that they can be placed in
the best educational setting for their needs.
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Bertram Educational Consultants to
provide expanded counseling and support services to students and their
families among LifeCare's 1,500 client organizations, effective immediately .
Bertram Educational Consultants serves as an unbiased student advocate,
helping them make informed decisions and navigate the challenges of today's
educational system. Aronson Prohofsky is responsible for integrating medical and
behavioral health quality, efficiency, customer service, claims and medical
economics. Doug Nemecek oversees clinical operations and clinical coordination of
the CBH Quality program.

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Dr. Craig Coenson ensures that behavioral health services are delivered
appropriately and efficiently. CBH, with headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., operates
five care management centers around the U.

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"During the course of the past year, we've seen a 25
percent increase in these kinds of cases and many of them require
personalized, objective counseling to help students articulate their issues
and make the right choices. is one of the largest privately owned employee benefits
organizations in the U.

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LifeCare Partners With Bertram Educational Consultants to Deliver Expanded Support to Students and Their Families

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"Today's educational system is far more complex, competitive and costly
than it was just a few short years ago," added Camille M."

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LifeCare has always provided students with
customized referrals to schools and colleges that best fit their needs but our
partnership with Bertram Educational Consultants will enable us to deliver
even more personalized assistance to families seeking both traditional and
therapeutic environments for their children. Before
joining CBH, Dr. Coenson held leadership positions at Kaiser Permanente in
Northern California and in private practice. degrees from Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans). employers, national and regional HMOs, Taft-Hartley trusts and
disability insurers .

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LifeCare, the exclusive provider of Life Event Management(R) Services,
currently provides 24/7 counseling, education and personalized referrals to
students among its client base. LifeCare currently serves 1,500 client companies
with 4. For more information, visit http://www. The firm assists average, gifted and
talented students, as well as underachievers and those with special needs .

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"This partnership speaks volumes
about LifeCare's commitment to helping students and their families make sound
decisions and the best possible choices for the future. With more than 20 years of experience in delivering
highly personalized counseling, education and referral services, LifeCare
helps employees manage the day-to-day challenges of their lives.com . Bertram Educational Consultants
Bertram Educational Consultants provides a broad range of unbiased
advisory and support services to students and families throughout the United
States, to help them select the school, college or program that best matches
the student's unique needs.

CIGNA Behavioral Health Announces New Clinical Leadership Team to be Led by Dr. Jodi Aronson Prohofsky

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has announced
that it is partnering with Camille M. In turn,
LifeCare helps employers improve employee commitment, recruitment , retention
and workplace productivity. Under the leadership of Jodi Aronson
Prohofsky, Ph. He also had
ten years of clinical experience with inpatient and outpatient psychiatric
practice before he joined CBH. from the University
of St.
More information about the Clinical Leadership Team or the company's Care
Advocacy program may be found at http://www.

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Doug Nemecek and Craig Coenson Promoted to National Medical Directors

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.
Coenson provides detailed clinical data to the team and CBH customers to
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lifecare., senior vice president of operations for CBH, the new
clinical team will continue to grow the company's industry-leading Care
Advocacy program, which allows members to self-refer for basic mental health
issues. The new National Medical Directors are Doug Nemecek , M.S.S.

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