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SUMMARY:Navigating Social Security Administration (SSA)  Disability Benefit
 s: What Providers and  Beneficiaries Need to Know
LOCATION:Kammerer Jacklyn D\, 707 N Broadway\, Baltimore\, MD 21205\, USA
DESCRIPTION:*This event is open to the public*\n\nThis is a live interactiv
 e webinar. Registered participants will receive an e-mail with instruction
 s on how to join the session.\n\nPresenter:\nDavid Mervis\, Esq.\, is a st
 aff attorney at Project HEAL (Health\, Education\, Advocacy\, and Law)\, a
  community-based program of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabili
 ties at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Prior to his current position\, he work
 ed for more than a decade at the Social Security Administration.\n\nCEU: 3
 .0 Continuing Education Credit Hours\n\nSession Description\n\nUnderstandi
 ng the different disability benefits programs administered by the Social S
 ecurity Administration (SSA) and their eligibility requirements can be cha
 llenging for people with disabilities\, their families and providers suppo
 rting them. The first part of the session will provide an overview of the 
 various types of disability benefits available from the SSA and their elig
 ibility requirements. The second part of the session will explore the bene
 fits application process and offer strategies and tips for a successful ap
 plication\, with a focus on how providers can help. The third part of the 
 session will allow participants to work through some common scenarios faci
 ng individuals and families applying for and receiving disability benefits
 . It will also help them understand how different situations affect eligib
 ility and benefits.\n\nObjectives: Participants will be able to:\n\nDiscus
 s the different types of disability benefits programs administered by the 
 SSA and how the SSA determines if someone is eligible for benefits.Apply s
 trategies and tips for a successful application for benefits\, with a focu
 s on how providers can help. Recognize common scenarios that may affect in
 itial and continued eligibility for disability benefits.\nInstructional le
 vel: Intermediate\n\nWho should attend? Professionals and anyone intereste
 d in the topic. 3.0 Continuing Education Credits (Category 1) will be gran
 ted to licensed social workers an
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