WORKS Refresher

W: Work Incentives

  O: Offer

  R: Real

  K: Knowledge & 

 S: Self-Determination!

DESIGNED FOR SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT STAFF WHO HAVE A CURRENT COP FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

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 the session, completion of a post-training evaluation, and completion of a post-training assessment with a passing score of 80% within one attempt 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 the day of training and completes the end-of-day review. 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 link within your individualized learning account to access the webinar. Using someone else's link/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 as well as the post-training evaluation and assessment.
• Missing more than 15 minutes of the 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.