Educating the Social Service Professional

The Benefit Plus Learning Center delivers training opportunities for social service professionals working with the low-income, disabled and elderly populations in NYC. We offer courses on public benefit and federally subsidized housing programs.  Held throughout the year, our courses will enable the professional to:

• Learn the fundamentals of public benefits and housing programs
• Gain practical knowledge so you can effectively access benefits and housing programs for your clients
• Develop skills to successfully use the information you learn to negotiate the benefit system
• Interact with expert instructors and learn best practices
• Dialogue with participants about successful strategies
• Network with other social service professionals in the field

Each training participant receives a Participant Guide and additional tools to direct his/her as s/he assist his/her clients.  We offer both basic and advanced courses, which includes the fundamentals of various benefit and housing programs, as well as returning to work provisions, complex budgeting, overpayments, dealing with challenges when working with special populations (immigrants, the formerly incarcerated, survivors of domestic violence, homeless, disconnected youth) and more.

View Training Schedule

• Winter 2012 Schedule

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