Financial Literacy: Increasing Your Knowledge to Take Charge of Your Finances

The Association of People Supporting Employment First
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 (6 Reviews)
Viewers may be surprised to learn there are actually a number of options available to people who receive Social Security Disability benefits!
$65.00
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Often due to misinformation, or lack of information, people who receive SSI (Supplemental Security Income) or SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), their family members and service providers often believe the individual cannot save or their benefits will be lost. Understanding the differences between the two benefits is key to understanding the options available.

This curriculum—designed for direct support professionals, individuals with disabilities and their families—offers four separate lessons that describe the options available to a person who receives SSI and for a person who receives SSDI. If the individual receives both, then the information in the lesson for people on SSI would be the one to explore. Viewers may be surprised to learn there are actually a number of options available to people who receive Social Security Disability benefits!

What You Will Learn

Lesson 1
Show Me the Money - SSI
1h 4m 30s
Lesson 2
Show Me the Money - SSDI
23m 24s
Lesson 3
SSI and Working
1h 5m 30s
Lesson 4
SSDI and Working
1h 4m 30s

Instructors

Jenny Stonemeier
Stephanie Drum
Carolyn Wheeler

Reviews

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 (6 Reviews)
Rhonda M
Rating: 5 out of 5
Rhonda J Maddox; Choices for People Supported Employment
Aug 24, 2019
Very informative! Im not a numbers guru and this made SSI & SSDI very understandable.
Candace K
Rating: 4 out of 5
Course: Financial Literacy: Increasing Your Knowledge to Take Charge of Your Finances
Jun 25, 2019
The course was very interesting and a great refresher around SSI and SSDI.
Shana D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Great Training!
May 2, 2019
This training was very informative and easy to follow for someone who has no background in benefits of this type. I would recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about benefits/protections available to people receiving social security. I would suggest that this training be made available for people after they complete it in the form of a fact sheet. Lots of helpful information that helps debunk some of the myths people have about working while trying to maintain benefits.
Tina S
Rating: 3 out of 5
Employment Consultant
Mar 26, 2019
Lots of information given that will help me as I continue to work with the individuals we serve.
Bradley H
Rating: 5 out of 5
Support Coordinator
Feb 21, 2019
Good in depth overview of SSA benefits
Naomi L
Rating: 4 out of 5
SSI info
Dec 20, 2018
I really like this in depth review of SSI and SSDI issues as pertains to my clients.