
Providing Employment Supports for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Deborah Becker
The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health endorses evidence-based supported employment as a way to assist people with serious mental illness lead productive work lives. This presentation focuses on individualized job supports and ways to develop the employer relationship.
PowerPoint Handouts
PDF | FlashpaperFile Resources
Employment Rates in 13 Randomized Controlled Trials of Supported Employment: Word
Link Resources
SAMHSA'S National Mental Health Information Center
New Hampshire - Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center


Jennifer McDonough and Lucy Miller, Virginia Commonwealth University This webcast will identify the 10 most common myths that providers have on the impact of work on Social Security Disability benefit payments, Medicaid, and Medicare. The presentation will provide a broad overview of the work rules and highlight areas where the most mistakes are made. Proven strategies and techniques for avoiding common pitfalls will be discussed. In addition the presenters will share several easy-to-use tools to enhance staff understanding of Social Security work rules and incentives.
PowerPoint Handouts
File Resources
Reporting Tips for Beneficiaries: PDF | DOC
Notice of Change in Earnings Status: PDF | DOC
Link Resources
Fact Sheet: Addressing Concerns Related to Losing Social Security
WIPA Frequently Asked Questions
What You Need To Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits
What You Need To Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Virginia Commonwealth University | Worksupport.com | CRP-RCEP
Department of Education (#H264B050007)
1314 West Main Street | P.O. Box 842011 | Richmond, Virginia 23284-2011
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