This original 18-track audio CD features a collection of lessons-learned stories, success stories, and take-home tips about Benefits Planning services. The CD features Consultant and Trainer Steve Shober, BS, LSW, of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices (CEBP), a former vocational rehabilitation specialist and job coach who learned crucial benefits-planning skills while on the job, responding to benefits crises and other episodes of financial mishaps and stalled recovery for consumers. Steve’s expertise, combined with his calming voice of authority, provides a comforting sense of can-do when it comes to the benefits arena. The CD also includes an introduction with Nicole Clevenger, BFA.
Use this CD to inspire, educate, and advocate for Benefits Planning services:
PLAYLIST—by Matthew K. Weiland and Paul M. Kubek (producers)
Listen online to the .mp3 audio files below or download the tracks and play the files from the hard drive of your computer or .mp3 player.
1.) Keeping Your World Glued Together—Building Relationships (2m 44s)
- Featuring: Nicole Clevenger, BFA, and Steve Shober, BS, LSW
2.) Keeping Your World Glued Together—Avoiding Crises (3m 17s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
3.) Easing Anxieties and Supporting Self-Efficacy (1m 28s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
4.) Being Caught Off-Guard, Part 1—A Letter Arrives from SSI (2m 14s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
5.) Being Caught Off-Guard, Part 2–A Sense of Panic Ensues (1m 58s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
6.) Being Caught Off-Guard, Part 3–The Panic Derails Recovery (2m 0s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
7.) Being Caught Off-Guard, Part 4—The Lesson Learned (1m 38s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
8.) A Story of Assertive Outreach, Part 1–Taking a Risk (1m 18s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
9.) A Story of Assertive Outreach, Part 2–Taking the Time (2m 10s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
10.) A Non-Reporting and Work Incentives Story, Part 1–Payee Anxiety (2m 14s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
11.) A Non-Reporting and Work Incentives Story, Part 2—Difficult Decisions (2m 42s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
12.) A Non-Reporting and Work Incentives Story, Part 3–Problem Solved (1m 33s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
13.) A Non-Reporting and Work Incentives Story, Part 4–The Lesson Learned (3m 04s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
14.) Take-Home Tip 1: Report Income Every Month and Visit Benefit Office (2m 25s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
15.) Take-Home Tip 2: Alert People about Letters from Social Security (2m 23s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
16.) Take-Home Tip 3: Educate Family and Keep Them Involved (50s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
17.) Take-Home Tip 4: Interpret Information for Each Consumer (2m 50s)
- Featuring: Steve Shober, BS, LSW
18.) For More Information (44s)
The Center for Evidence-Based Practices (CEBP) at Case Western Reserve University offers consultation and training about Benefits Planning (BP) for organizations that serve people diagnosed with disabilities, including mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. More information about Benefits Planning and Supported Employment are available on this website.
