SOAR Webinar: Yes, You Can Work!

In this webinar, to be held this Wednesday, November 30 at 3:00pm (ET), the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and SOAR leaders will share empowering and myth-busting information about working while applying for and receiving SSA benefits. Presenters will provide information on SSA work incentives and resources available to applicants and beneficiaries. We will share our new Yes You Can Work flyer and conversation guide written for providers to use in the field when discussing the benefits of work. You will also hear from a local SOAR provider who will share their experience providing integrated SOAR and employment supports in the community.   Presenters: Kristin Lupfer, Project Director, SAMHSA SOAR TA Center, Policy Research Associates, Inc. Rachel Vincent, Employment Policy Team, Office of Research, Demonstration, and Employment Support, Social Security Administration Len Statham, Director of Employment and Economic Self Sufficiency Initiatives, New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Rand Hahn, BS, CSW, Veterans Program Specialist, Division of Veterans Services, Wausau, WI Colleen Rinken, MEd, LPC, CSAC, ICS, VORP Clinical Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, WI Register for the Webinar

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