Resources: Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Training Manual

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Cover 2013 Edition – PDF | Spanish
Introduction and Acknowledgements – PDF | Word | Spanish
Module 1: Promoting and Supporting Employment Outcomes for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries – PDF | Word | Spanish
- Unit 1 – Past and Current Efforts Made by Social Security to Promote Employment for Disability Beneficiaries
- Unit 2 – The Ticket to Work Program
- Unit 3 – Understanding the Disability Services System: Key Stakeholder Agencies that Fund or Provide Vocational / Educational Services for Persons with Disabilities
- Unit 4 – Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling is all about WORK! Understanding the Counselor’s Role in Promoting Beneficiaries’ Self-Chosen Lifestyles
Module 2: Partnering with Community Agencies and Conducting Community Outreach – PDF | Word | Spanish

- Unit 1 – Performing Outreach to Social Security Beneficiaries with Disabilities, Community Agencies, and Other Key Stakeholders
- Unit 2 – Collaborating with Other Key Stakeholders to Promote Employment of Social Security Beneficiaries with Disabilities
Module 3 – PARTS A & B
- PART A: Understanding Social Security Disability Benefits and Associated Work Incentives – PDF Part A | Word Part A | Spanish Part A
  - Unit 1 – Disability Evaluation and Determination
  - Unit 2 – Understanding SSA Title II Disability Benefits
  - Unit 3 – Understanding Substantial Gainful Activity
  - Unit 4 – Understanding the Trial Work Period and Extended Period of Eligibility
  - Unit 5 – Understanding the SSI Program
  - Unit 6 – SSI and Work Incentives
  - Unit 7 – Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
  - Unit 8 – Self-Employment and Social Security Disability Benefits
  - Unit 9 – Understanding Rights and Other Protections Afforded to Beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Benefits
- PART B: Understanding Other Federal Benefits and Associated Work Incentives – PDF Part B | Word Part B | Spanish Part B
  - Unit 1 – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
  - Unit 2 – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  - Unit 3 – Federal Housing Assistance Program
  - Unit 4 – Unemployment Insurance Program
  - Unit 5 – Workers’ Compensation Benefits
  - Unit 6 – Benefits for Veterans with Disabilities
  - Unit 7 – Asset Building and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)
Module 4: Healthcare Planning and Counseling – PDF | Word | Spanish
- Unit 1 – Understanding Medicaid
- Unit 2 – Understanding Medicare
- Unit 3 – Healthcare for Veterans
- Unit 4 – Understanding Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Coverage
- Unit 5 – Supporting Individuals with Disabilities in Assessing Healthcare Needs and Assessing Healthcare
Module 5: Insuring the Provision of High Quality Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Services – PDF | Word | Spanish
- Unit 1 – Quality Assurance for Individual Community Partner Work Incentives Counselors: The Importance of Professional Ethics
- Unit 2 – Quality Assurance Strategies for Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Programs
- Unit 3 – Quality Assurance Planning for Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Programs
Module 6: Providing Effective Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Services and Assistance Services – PDF | Word | Spanish

- Unit 1 – Managing Initial Requests for Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Services
- Unit 2 – Preparing for Individualized Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Services – Information Gathering
- Unit 3 – Developing Benefits Summary and Analysis Reports and Work Incentives Plans
- Unit 4 – Providing Individualized Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Services and Ongoing Follow-up
- Unit 5 – Effective Time Management Strategies for Community Partner Work Incentives Counselors
- Unit 6 – Providing Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Services that Accommodate Disability and Respect Cultural Differences
Acronyms – PDF | Word | Spanish
References – PDF | Word | Spanish