WIPA & Community Partner Work Incentives Counseling Training Manual
The 2023 English and Spanish versions of the WIPA training manual are available to view or download in Word or PDF.
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Introduction and Acknowledgements
Module 1: Supporting Increased Employment and Financial Independence Outcomes for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries
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- Unit 1 - WIPA is all about WORK! Understanding the CWIC's Role in Promoting Employment and Enhancing Financial Stability
- Unit 2 - Past and Current Social Security Efforts to Promote Employment for Disability Beneficiaries
- Unit 3 - Understanding the Disability Services System: Key Stakeholder Agencies that Fund or Provide Vocational / Educational Services for Persons with Disabilities
Module 2: Partnering with Community Agencies and Conducting Community Outreach
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- Unit 1 - Performing Outreach to Social Security Beneficiaries with Disabilities, Community Agencies, and Other Key Stakeholders
- Unit 2 - Collaborating with the Ticket Program Manager and Ticket to Work Help Line to Conduct Outreach
- Unit 3 - Collaborating with Other Key Stakeholders to Promote Employment of Social Security Beneficiaries with Disabilities
Module 3 - Understanding Social Security Disability Benefits and Associated Work Incentives
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- Unit 1 - Social Security Disability Evaluation and Determination Understanding Eligibility for Disability Benefits
- Unit 2 - Understanding Social Security 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
- Unit 10 - The Ticket to Work Program
Module 4: Healthcare Planning and Counseling
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- Unit 1 - Understanding Medicaid
- Unit 2 - Understanding Medicare
- Unit 3 - Healthcare Options for Veterans
- Unit 4 - Understanding Private Health Insurance Coverage
- Unit 5 - Supporting Individuals with Disabilities in Assessing
Healthcare Needs and Options
Module 5: Understanding Other Federal Benefits and Associated Work Incentives
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- Unit 1 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
- Unit 2 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Unit 3 - Federal Housing Assistance Programs
- Unit 4 - Unemployment Insurance Program
- Unit 5 - Worker's Compensation Benefits
- Unit 6 - Benefits for Veterans with Disabilities
- Unit 7 - Asset Building and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)
Module 6: Providing Effective WIPA Services
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- Unit 1 - Managing Initial Requests for WIPA Services
- Unit 2 - Providing Effective Information and Referral Services in the WIPA Program
- Unit 3 - Preparing for Individualized WIPA Services: Information Gathering and Benefits Verification
- Unit 4 - Developing Benefits Summary and Analysis Reports and Work Incentives Plans
- Unit 5 - Providing Individualized WIPA Services and Ongoing Follow-up
- Unit 6 - Effective Time Management Strategies for CWICs
Module 7: WIPA Standards and Quality Considerations for CWICs
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- Unit 1 - WIPA Quality Assurance Baseline
- Unit 2 - Providing WIPA Services with a Focus on Quality
- Unit 3 - Providing WIPA Services that Accommodate Disability and Respect Cultural Differences
- Unit 4 - Professional Ethics for CWICs
Glossary
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