As an employment consultant, you see and work with a wide variety of clients. You have the opportunity to find jobs and change the lives of each individual who knocks on your door (or, lately, your cyber door), regardless of their disability, their culture, their race, their gender, their previous job history or lack thereof,… Read more »
Year: 2021
The 2021 COLA Increase and the Importance of Reporting Earnings
We can all agree that the mere sight of the numbers 2-0-2-1 bring with them a sense of hope! For your consumers who receive Social Security disability benefits, 2021 also brings a bit of relief due to something called COLA. Every year, usually in October, the federal government announces the latest Cost of Living Adjustment,… Read more »
The Dual Diagnosis Dilemma
In last month’s Shared Solutions, we discussed support and treatment for individuals with co-occurring disorders, specifically intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and substance abuse. In this post, we focus on I/DD and mental health, often referred to as a type of dual diagnosis. Unlike a co-occurring disorder, when one condition may be caused by another… Read more »