Top 10 Social Security & Disability Tips for Social Workers (06/09/2022 Replay!) (2 General CEUs)
This General Approved CEU provides Louisiana Social Workers with an overview of the Social Security Disability process, the role of the Social Worker in the process and tips to help Social Workers assist their clients with Social Security Disability.
Presented by Loyd Bourgeois, Esq., of LJB Legal, this General (and Approved) CEU provides Louisiana Licensed Social Workers with an overview of the Social Security Disability process, the role of the Social Worker in the process and tips to help Social Workers assist their clients with Social Security Disability. (Moderated by Sheila M. Wilkinson, LMSW, ESQ.)
OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
The purpose of this CEU will be to provide Louisiana Licensed Social Workers with an overview of the Social Security Disability process, the role of the Social Worker in the process and 10 SSDI Tips to help Social Workers assist their clients with Social Security Disability.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
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understand the similarities and differences between SSDI and SSI
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identify the most common myths about the disability process
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know exactly how to overcome and dispel those most common myths
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explain how Social Workers can help their clients and patients with the disability process
CEU MATERIALS
We highly suggest you print and take notes directly on the slides, rather than on separate paper. The Board historically has preferred integrated notes as proof of engagement during CEUs.
EVALUATION REQUIRED
At the end of the video, you'll hear us say "okay, discussion time!" Because you are watching a replay, you won't be able to participate in the discussion, but you are still required to complete the evaluation. Once you get to that point in the video, go to the next step (EVALUATION) and complete the evaluation. You'll submit a form and receive a copy of your responses (which you should save for your records with the CEU Materials). If you have issues accessing the activity, please email us.
Your Instructor
Sheila M. Wilkinson, Founder.
Sheila is originally from Houma, Louisiana, and is an educator, social worker and attorney. Her primary focus is empowering others to reach their full potential, guiding them towards resources and resolutions.
Heavily involved in community development, Sheila is a Founder of Resolve Mediation Group (a Louisiana nonprofit), as well as a Founder of the Louisiana Indian Law and Policy Association. She also serves on several nonprofit boards and professional organizations in New Orleans, particularly with ArtSpot Productions and within the Bar Governance of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Completing her LL.M. in International and European Law with the Institute for European Studies in Brussels in 2014, Sheila’s current focus is on comparative EU/US law, as well as business law and its effective and efficient development. Prior to her LL.M., Sheila earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans in Civil Law with an International Legal Studies Certificate, and her Master’s of Social Work from Tulane University.
Sheila managed a partnership of law firms for 10 years, focusing on class actions and multi-district litigation prior to opening her own consulting firm in 2010. Since then, Sheila has divided her time between the United States and Belgium serving clients and educational institutions in both locations.
In New Orleans, Sheila teaches at the University of Phoenix, Loyola University and Herzing University. In Brussels, Sheila teaches at Vesalius College and United Business Institutes.
A lifelong learner, Sheila has two goals each day: (1) to make a stranger laugh and (2) to be a better person today than she was yesterday. With a keen sense of humor and mean baking skills, she happily and genuinely engages others wherever she goes.