This colorful 8.5" x 11" mini-poster is designed to inform people about the important relationship between benefits planning and pursuing and working a job. It is a companion to the large 18" x 24" wall poster available in this database. These posters provide a few truths to dispel a few myths about benefits planning. Free PDFs available.

This colorful 18" x 24" poster is designed to inform people about the important relationship between benefits planning and pursuing and working a job. The poster presents some common myths about benefits programs and a truth to dispel each myth. Display it in the waiting room of your building or in your office. Free PDF available. Mini-poster handout version also available in this database.

This free online resource is an eight-part eConsult series about Benefits Planning from CEBP Consultant and Trainer Steve Shober, BS, LSW, a former vocational rehabilitation specialist and job coach. This series features a collection of lessons-learned stories, success stories, and take-home tips. It is a more in-depth companion to "The Spirit of Benefits Planning" CD, also available in this database.

This tool kit is an introduction to the core components of SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid—benefits programs most commonly used by people with disabilities, including mental illness. Learn to help consumers make more informed choices about their financial futures. Help them manage their benefits and pursue their employment dreams.

This original 15-track audio CD features Nicole Clevenger telling her story of recovery and providing insight into the importance of work and Supported Employment (SE), the evidence-based practice. The CD also features service providers who share take-home tips about SE, benefits planning, and motivational interviewing. Free .mp3 files available.

A must-read for anyone interested in using Motivational Interviewing (MI) to facilitate change with individuals, groups, organizations, and institutions. Miller and Rollnick explain how to use MI to work through ambivalence to facilitate change. They present detailed guidelines for using their approach.

The Red Book serves as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program. It is designed for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities.

This original 18-track audio CD features a collection of lessons-learned stories, success stories, and take-home tips about Benefits Planning. Listen to social worker Steve Shober, a former job coach and vocational specialist. Learn how to avoid some common misconceptions about SSI and SSDI, how to make the most of work incentives, and much more.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WTW) program are federal tax credits for employers who hire individuals from target groups of disadvantaged job seekers. Find out which employers and which mental-health consumers in your community might qualify for WOTC.