November 2025 WORKS!

W: Work Incentives   

O: Offer   

R: Real   

K: Knowledge  and 

 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

• Full attendance and participation in BOTH Part I and Part II and completion of a post-training assessment with a passing score of 80% within two attempts is mandatory to obtain a 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. This will be tracked via 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.
• *Please note, individual pre-registration is mandatory for participation.* You must use your individualized links to access the webinars. Failing to do so, or using someone else's link, will cause you to lose attendance credit.
• Missing more than 15 minutes of either session will affect your attendance. If you experience technical difficulties, please reach out to Autumn at autumn.jacquette@maryland.gov to make us aware.

*You will receive an email confirming your registration. The course will also be in your learning account. Please note, if registration reaches capacity, and you are not within a priority registrant group, you may be placed on a wait list. Please reach out to Autumn at autumn.jacquette@maryland.gov if you have any questions regarding registration.