Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 3-4pm ET/2-3pm CT
Speakers:
- Kristin Lupfer, MSW – Project Director at SAMHSA SOAR TA Center
- Stephen Wilder, LMSW, CPH – Senior Medical Respite Manager at NHCHC
- Katie League, LCSW-C – Behavioral Health Manager at NHCHC
- Dorothy Slama, RN – Nurse Administrator at Sulzbacher in Jacksonville, FL
- Traci Fuglestad – SOAR Case Manager at Sulzbacher in Jacksonville, FL
- Charita McCollers – Social Worker and SOAR Local Lead at Lincoln Community Health Center in Durham, NC
Description:
Join us for a webinar to discuss the ways in which health centers and medical respite programs can assist participants with obtaining SSI/SSDI benefits using the principles and techniques of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) model. The webinar will feature staff from the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center who support SOAR trained individuals across the country as they help their participants obtain disability benefits. Then hear from staff who have implemented SOAR within their programs as well as a SOAR graduate who received benefits as a result of SOAR. This webinar will discuss the practical ways programs can overcome some of the common challenges of completing the disability application process while discussing the unique ways health centers and medical respite programs are positioned to support SOAR-assisted SSI/SSDI claims. Come learn from the experts and get your questions answered on how you can use SOAR to help your participants who are struggling to obtain disability benefits.
