SOAR Training SOAR

							                                       SOAR Training
                      SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery

             Save the Date!                         October 11 - 12, 2010
                                                          9am - 5pm

  Assisting People Applying for SSI/SSDI
            Disability Benefits
Workshop Highlights
 An in-depth, step-by-step explanation of the SSI/SSDI application and disability determination
  process
 Strategies for working with homeless persons with serious mental illness and co-occurring
  disorders – only a fraction of this population receives the benefits to which they are entitled
 Exercises and worksheets provide practical application tools
 Release-of-information samples, sample reports, letters, assessment forms, SSA forms with
  explanations


Featured Trainers
Raven Bias                                           How is this model different?
SOAR Trainer
                                                           Case managers actively assist
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
                                                            applicants
175 S Third Street Suite 250
Columbus, Ohio 43215
                                                           Focuses on the initial application –
614-280-1984                                                “Get it right the first time!”
614-463-1060fax                                            Avoids appeals whenever possible
ravenbias@cohhio.org                                       Focuses on documenting the disability
                                                            to reduce the need for consultative
Douglas Argue, MSW, LISW                                    exams
SOAR Trainer                                               Leads to savings – the San Francisco
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio               Department of Public Health estimates
175 S Third Street Suite 250                                that their SSI outreach project saves
Columbus, Ohio 43215                                        the city $27 million annually in
614-280-1984                                                recouped Medicaid and state-funded
614-463-1060fax                                             General Assistance alone
douglasargue@cohhio.org

Workshop Location
Broad Street United Methodist Church
501 E Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215


Registration
Please complete attached registration form. Training is FREE and open to Franklin, Madison,
Pickaway, Fairfield, Licking, Delaware, and Union County residents. CEUs available.
                                              SOAR Training
                              SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery
                 Assisting People Applying for SSI/SSDI Disability Benefits

               Octo ber 11-12, 2010  9 :00 am-5 : 00 pm
                Broad Street United Methodist Church
                         501 E Broad Street
                       C olumbus, Ohio 43215

                R E G I S T R AT I O N                             F O R M
First Name: _______________________ Last Name: ____________________________________
Title: ___________________________________________________________________________
Organization Name: _______________________________________________________________
Street Address: _________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________________________State:_______Zip:____________
Phone: (____)___________________________ Fax: (____)_____________________________
E-mail: ________________________________________________________________________

Please indicate if you need special accommodations (ADA)________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Lunch:         I’ll bring my own lunch on both days
               I’d like to order a catered lunch on both days ($15)
               I’d like to order a catered lunch on Monday only ($7.50)
               I’d like to order a catered lunch on Tuesday only ($7.50)

Please indicate if you need special meal accommodations:_______________________________

______________________________________________________________________________


Please bring cash or checks made payable to COHHIO on the day of the training. Receipts will be
available upon request. Catered lunches include a sand wich, chips, dessert pastry, and a beverage.


         Return this registration and completed MOU by Friday, October 1, 2010

                     via fax (614) 463-1060 Attention: Emily Van Buren

           For all questions please email Raven Bias at ravenbias@cohhio.org
                SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) Initiative
                        OHIO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
                                       Between
     SOAR Training Agency (COHHIO) and SOAR Participating Service Provider(s) (SP)


Each SOAR Training Agency will provide training to one or more community “SOAR Service Providers.”
Each SOAR Service Provider will:

(1) Send staff to the SOAR Stepping Stones to Recovery trainings sponsored by the Regional SOAR trainers.

(2) Provide or arrange for physicians and/or clinical psychologists (on an outreach basis, if needed) to
    conduct needed evaluations.

(3) Complete the SSA-1696 Appointment of Representative form for staff to serve as the representative for
    homeless adults for the purpose of applying for SSI/SSDI.

(4) Actively support staff who are assisting individuals with SSI/SSDI applications to take the time necessary
    to develop fully the documentation necessary to ensure successful SSI/SSDI applications.

(5) SSI/SSDI applicants will not be charged a fee nor will payment be expected from retroactive benefits for
    services with filing SSI/SSDI applications under SOAR. This does not preclude charging Medicaid or
    another third party should this be possible.

(6) Establish relationships with local medical provider medical records departments and with other local
    health providers to obtain needed documentation to support SSI/SSDI claims.

(7) Maintain communication with all service providers working with an individual in order to obtain any
    additional documentation and to develop any missing information.

(8) Track outcomes of applications (# of applications submitted, decisions, time periods, etc.) for all adults
    served under this initiative.

(9) Each SP will designate a liaison who will be responsible for overseeing the SOAR initiative in his/her
    agency. The liaison is the one who will coordinate the SOAR initiative in this process. The agency will
    send the signed MOU to the SSA and DDS contact.

__________________________________               ___________________
Executive Director, Community Provider           Date

__________________________________               ____________________
SOAR Training Agency Representative              Date


Community Provider Agency Name:__________________________________________________________

__________________________________               ___________________               ______________________
Agency Liaison’s Name (please print)             Phone                             E-mail Address