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Benefits Training and Consulting
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" Social Security Benefit Programs for Children and Young Adults"
Live Presentations May 18-22, 2015, June 1 - 5, 2015, and June 15-19, 2015
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Online Webinar Consisting of 5 Sessions
Written and Presented by Michael Walling M.Ed.
The five sessions of the webinar are live, allowing the audience to ask questions as the presentation occurs. The audience is limited to 50 registrations per session.
The "Social Security Benefit Programs for Children and Young Adults" Webinar focuses on the key questions facing parents, teachers and human services providers when a child with disability enters the phase of education known as the "secondary transition" period (14 to 21 years of age).
The content of the five sessions is based on 1) my experience in presenting workshops to parents and teachers; 2) years of conversations and correspondence with parents; 3) assistance provided to families in resolving problems with Social Security; and 4) a comprehensive review of Social Security procedures related to benefit programs available to children and young adults.
Today, if a student with disability is not going on to a post-secondary education program, significant emphasis is being placed developing work experiences and/or developing employment opportunities. I have always believed people have the right to make informed choices, but how do you make a proper choice when the information is not readily available to you?
Frequently, I'm asked to present to families at local transition events. I'm asked to speak for 40 to 60 minutes. It is impossible to convey the basic information parents, teachers, and service providers need in 40 to 60 minutes! Parents leave frustrated, and I leave frustrated knowing, if more time was provided, parents and their children could be given a solid foundation on which they could make informed choices.
The five sessions of this webinar provide that foundation. With the content of this webinar every parent with a special needs child and all young adults with a disability will have a basic understanding of Social Security's programs, and how wage and other income impact entitlement/eligibility to a Social Security benefit program and the related medical benefit.
The Webinar Consists of Five Individual Sessions: . Session #401 The Basics of the Social Security Programs. Session #402 The Supplemental Security Income Program - Part I (under 18 years of age). Session #403 The Supplemental Security Income Program - Part II (18 years of age or older). Session #404 Title II Benefits A Child and Young Adult May Receive (SSDI, RSDI, CDB). Session #405 The Work Incentives Available to a Child and Young Adult.
Access to the Sessions: 1. The five sessions are presented live which allows you to ask questions during the sessions. When you have a question you simply send me your question by email. 2. Each session has an audience capacity of 50 people. Group viewing is not permitted. 3. Registration will not be accepted on the day the session is presented. You must be pre-registered. 4. If a session is not listed on the Registration Page, this means the session is filled to capacity. You will need to select another date for the session you have chosen. 5. If you unable to attend a session you registered for, you will provided access to the recorded version of the session. 6. Registration for "All 5 Sessions" requires you attend all five session in the week selected, you cannot be split the registration over different weeks. If you miss a session, you will provided access to the recorded version of the session.
*7. When your registration is completed, within 24 hours you will receive confirmation of the registration. The session access URL, pass code, and handout will be sent to you by email on the day proceeding the session. A registration is completed until payment has been received. Purchases order are not accepted. 8. The registration fee is non-refundable because you have reserved a space (like purchasing a concert ticket).
Week of May 18, 2015 Each session will begin at 1:00 PM East Coast Time (Noon Central, 11:00 AM Mountain, and 10:00 AM West Coast) Week of June 1, 2015 Each session will begin at 3:00 PM East Coast Time (2:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Mountain, and Noon West Coast) Week of June 15, 2015 Each session will begin at 7:00 PM East Coast Time (6 PM Central, 5 PM Mountain, and 4 PM West Coast)
If you are not able to attend all 5 sessions in one week, then select the sessions you are able to attend. You will have the opportunity to register and attend the remaining sessions at a future date.
Session #400 Social Security Benefit Programs for Children and Young Adults - 2015 At the registration page: May 18-22, 2015 (select #900), June 1-5, 2015 (select #920), June 15-19, 2015 (select #940) All-in-one registration for the complete "Social Security Benefit Programs for Children and Young Adults - 2015" webinar at a reduced registration fee. A combination of sessions #401, #402, #403, #404, and #405 (described below).
Session #401 The Basics of the Social Security Programs (for Children and Young Adults) At the registration page: May 18, 2015 (select #901), June 1, 2015 (select #921), June 15, 2015 (select #941) This session starts from the beginning and provides the foundation to understanding the benefit programs, with a focus on children and young adults. The session explains: 1) What Social Security means by "disability" for a child and "disability" for a young adult; 2) Who can receive a benefit; 3) What is the difference between the two benefit programs Social Security administers; 4) How Social Security determines which benefit a child or young adult can receive; 5) Why some children and young adults receive more than one benefit; and 6) Why the type of benefit program can change for children and young adults.
Session #402 The Supplemental Security Income Program - Part I (SSI for children) At the registration page: May 19, 2015 (select #902), June 2, 2015 (select #922), June 16, 2015 (select #942) A child’s eligibility is based on the parents’ and child’s income and resources. This is know as "deeming" of income. Deeming of income does not apply to all children. This session explains: 1) Eligibility requirements for children; 2) Requirements to remain eligible; 3) Deeming of income and resources to determine the child’s eligibility and payment amount; 4) Who is a "student child" and the impact on deeming of income 5) The "age 18 re-determination" process; and 6) The Section 301 provision for children who do not re-qualify at 18 years of age.
Session #403 The Supplemental Security Income Program - Part II (SSI for young adults) At the registration page: May 20, 2015 (select #903), June 3, 2015 (select #923), June 17, 2015 (select #943) The session describes who may be eligible for SSI at or after 18 years of age, what is takes to initially qualify and then continue to remain eligible for the benefit. This session answers two of the most common questions "How much can I earn and keep my Medicaid?" and "Why is the SSI benefit reduced for many young adults?"
During the session, the following is explained: 1) How Social Security determines the SSI cash benefit; 2) In-Kind Support and Maintenance vs paying rent; 3) The Section 1619(a) Special Payment provision; 4) The Break Even Point; 5) Qualifications for Section 1619(b) status to protect Medicaid eligibility when the SSI cash benefit stops; 6) The threshold level of income to maintain eligibility for SSI; and 7) The Expedited Re-instatement period.
Session #404 Title II Benefits A Child and Young Adult May Receive" (RSDI, SSDI, CDB, aka Social Security) At the registration page: May 21, 2015 (select #904), June 4, 2015 (select #924), June 18, 2015 (select #944) Many children draw a monthly Social Security benefit based on a parent’s work record. Young adults can draw off their own work record and/or a parent’s work record. The rules governing Title II benefits are entirely different than the rules governing SSI.
This session will explain 1) What a child may receive based on a parent’s work record and the limitations of the benefit program (RSDI and CDB); 2) "In-the-care-of benefits;" 3) Qualifications a young adult must meet for SSDI based on his/her own work record, and/or CDB based a parent’s work record; 4) How earned income affects the continuation of the benefit; and 5) How entitlement the Social Security benefit affects entitlement to Medicare.
Session #405 The Work Incentives Available to a Child and Young Adult At the registration page: May 22, 2015 (select #905), June 5, 2015 (select #925), June 19, 2015 (select #945) Both Title II and SSI have income exclusion provisions which reduce the amount of income Social Security counts when determining the individual’s entitlement/eligibility for the benefits and the monthly benefit payment amount. The proper use of these income exclusions can significantly enhance a child and young adult’s secondary school transition experiences.
The session will cover: 1) The Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE); 2) The Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS); 3) Impairment-related Work Expenses (IRWE); 4) Blind Work Expenses (BWE); and 5) Subsidy / Special Work Conditions.
Registration Fee Choice A: $40.00 per person for the entire webinar consisting of five sessions (non-refundable) (All five sessions must be attended during the week selected, if you miss a session, you will be provided access to the recorded version of the session) or Choice B: $10.00 per person for a session (non-refundable)
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