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Supporting with access to benefits
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This 90-minute interactive workshop is designed to provide frontline practitioners with foundational knowledge and skills to support Canadians who are living on a low income to access benefits. Participants learn the importance of access to benefits, review key skills for benefits conversations, and practice using the Benefits Wayfinder tool in a simulated benefits conversation.

During this webinar you will learn to:

  • Recognize the importance of access to benefits for Canadians living on low income.
  • Identify how they can support Canadians living on low income to access benefits they are entitled to.
  • Use the Benefits Wayfinder in financial conversations using an effective strategy tailored to the individual they are working with.

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Video and time stamps

7:15 – Your role in supporting access to benefits

13:07 – Starting conversations about benefits

24:53 – Using the Benefits Wayfinder

40:53 – Personas: Exploring benefits

1:06:23 – Additional resources and summary

 
Author: Prosper Canada
Topic: Tax filing and benefits
Publisher: Prosper Canada
Location: Canada, Ontario
Format: Videos, Webinar
Content Type: Prosper Canada Webinars
Publication Date: November 28, 2023