TRAININGS: E58: Benefits Counseling

28/09/2022 13 min
TRAININGS: E58: Benefits Counseling

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Benefits Counseling featuring Shantelle Rockman, Executive Director of Integrating Supports Colorado– What a benefits counselor/planner is (2:37)– The importance of understanding your benefits (4:27)– Advice about staying safe from benefits trafficking (6:20)– How to locate and get started with a benefits counselor/planner (7:14)- You can access co.db101.org or the CO Office of Employment First website, www.employmentfirstcolorado.org (10:04)Acronyms used in this episode: SSI = Social Security Income, SSDI = Social Security Disability Insurance, SNAP = Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps), DVR = Division of Vocational Rehabilitation