Library & Tools

This guide provides suggestions for navigating conversations about integrating peer support into SOAR programs.

This decision tree will help caseworkers determine whether they should complete a SOAR-assisted SSI/SSDI application for an individual with whom they are working.

The SOAR Employment Conversation Guide is an excellent tool that can help caseworkers begin those tough, but important conversations about work.

This infographic illustrates the importance of work as a step in the recovery process and how SOAR can help.

These are the tools and worksheets created by the SOAR TA Center that can help you in the SSI/SSDI Application process.

Here are some tools created by the SOAR TA Center that are specific to the child SSI application process.

Highlighted below are some of the ways peers from around the country have incorporated their lived expertise into their SOAR work.

Find up-to-date information on the rates that SSA sets annually.

Case managers are encouraged to support individuals to pursue their vocational goals, both before and after applying for SSI/SSDI. This overview will briefly discuss how the Social Security Administration (SSA) views the work activity of an SSI/SSDI applicant, and the many work incentives available to beneficiaries.

After completing the SOAR Online Course, case workers implementing the SOAR model with SSI/SSDI applications should complete the following steps as part of a standard SOAR workflow. This process is a collaborative effort between the SOAR provider, the Social Security Administration (SSA), and Disability Determination Services (DDS) that enables SOAR case workers to complete the SSI/SSDI application process efficiently and effectively.