Nuts & Bolts of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Benefits

Webinar | This course is completed

Basic - Approved for CE

5/1/2024 (one day)

10:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed

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$60.00

Learn the differences and similarities between SSI and SSDI and how to identify which benefit an individual is receiving. Find out how SSA determines whether someone meets the criteria for adult disability, and the eligibility criteria for SSI and SSDI. Learn how to identify key elements in the application process and uncover strategies to expedite approvals and avoid common delays.

Target Audience: Social service and legal professionals seeking to help unravel SSI and SSDI benefits for their clients.

Contact Hours: 2.5

Director of Training, Benefits Plus Learning Center

Leslie Bailey, specializing in public benefit programs for over 25 years, oversees all aspects of the Benefits Plus Learning Center training program; from facilitating courses, to designing new courses to the implementation of the continuing education program. She focuses on cash benefit programs such as SSI, SSDI and Cash Assistance and food programs, as well as programs that provide support to working families like child care.

She has authored several chapters for the Learning Center’s premier publication Benefits Plus Online. Leslie began her career providing benefit counseling to low-income families and individuals. She holds a social work degree from Lehman College. .

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