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Supporting with access to benefits with ASL
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This 40-minute webinar 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 for individuals and families, review key skills and opportunities for starting benefits conversations, and practice using the Benefits Wayfinder tool and view the Disability Benefits Compass to become familiar with its functionality.

During this webinar participants 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 conversations using an effective strategy tailored to the individual they are working with. 
  • Become familiar with the Disability Benefits Compass and other resources around access to benefits

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2.35 – Your role in supporting access to benefits

13:15 – Demo: Benefits Wayfinder

23:35 – Persona

28:01 – Demo: Disability Benefits Compass

35:40 – Additional resources

 

Author: Prosper Canada
Topic: Tax filing and benefits
Publisher: Prosper Canada
Content Type: Prosper Canada Webinars
Publication Date: October 24, 2024