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SAMHSA SOAR

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Available Courses

SOAR Online Course: Adult Curriculum

This course trains case workers to assist adults (age 18+) who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder to apply for the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).

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SOAR Online Course: Child Curriculum

This course trains case workers to assist children (under age 18) who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefit program.

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Course Information

What you will learn

  • Comprehensive information about SSI/SSDI and the disability determination process
  • SOAR Critical Components of completing and submitting SSI/SSDI applications

How you will learn it

  • Read articles and take “Try-It” quizzes to test your knowledge as you go.
  • Complete a Practice Case SSI/SSDI Application Packet (Adult Course) or SSI Application Packet (Child Course) for a fictional applicant and submit to the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center for individualized review and feedback. We provide the progress notes, medical records, interview videos, and all the forms you need! 

Who should take this course?

  • Anyone who would like to learn more about SOAR and submitting SSI/SSDI applications! Enrollment in these courses is FREE!
  • However, the completion of the Practice Case Application Packet is geared toward case workers who will be assisting adults and/or children with applications once they complete the course.

Feedback from the Field

"(The feedback I received on my Practice Case application) was very much appreciated. It’s nice to hear the positives and find out what needs to be improved so when I implement this program I can help someone become successful. The SOAR training program is great and I feel like I have a much better understanding of what it takes. I am looking forward to finding clients I can work with."

—Julie Pflanzer, Case Manager, Lapeer, MI