February 2026 WORKS

W: Work Incentives   

O: Offer   

R: Real   

K: Knowledge & 

 S: Self-Determination!

DESIGNED FOR SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT STAFF and ACT TEAMS.

Learn the facts that lead to informed choices about work and economic self-sufficiency for individuals who receive Social Security disability benefits and associated health insurance!

After completion of this webinar you should understand:

• The difference between Social Security disability benefit programs and eligibility criteria
• The difference between Medicare and Medicaid
• How work incentives can be used to temporarily safeguard benefits
• How work incentives can assist individuals with the transition to work and self-sufficiency
• What work incentive protections exist to maintain state and federal health insurance during employment
• The importance of benefits education and benefits counseling services to employment success rates

***IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE:***

• Full attendance and participation in BOTH Part I and Part II, completion of a post-training evaluation, and completion of a post-training assessment with a passing score of 80% within two attempts is mandatory to obtain a valid Certificate of Proficiency (COP)!
  • You MUST be able to participate in the web-based webinar. There is no “phone-in” option for this training.
  • It is REQUIRED that a registrant participates twice during EACH day of training and completes the end-of-day review poll. This will be tracked via chat and polls. There will be multiple opportunities to meet the participation requirement.
    • It is recommended that you use a computer for this training vs. a mobile device in order to access the participation polls without technical difficulties.
• Pre-registration via your individual Learning Account is mandatory for participation. 
  • You MUST use the links within your individualized learning account to access the webinars each day. Using someone else's links/account will cause you to lose attendance credit.
  • You will receive an email confirming your registration that will include the link to your learning account where you will access the webinar on the scheduled days as well as the post-training evaluation and assessment.
• Missing more than 15 minutes of either session will affect your attendance. 
  • If you experience technical difficulties, please reach out to autumn.jacquette@maryland.gov ASAP to make the training team aware.

***ADDITIONAL INFORMATION***

• Please note, if registration reaches capacity, and you are not within a priority registrant group, you may be placed on a wait list. You will be notified by email as soon as possible if this should occur. 
• Please reach out to autumn.jacquette@maryland.gov if you have any questions regarding registration.