This event features an outstanding lineup of educational sessions led by respected practitioners and subject matter experts, offering practical insights you can apply immediately to better serve your clients and strengthen your practice.

Session topics include:

• Creative strategies for becoming a more effective representative, including client communication, hearing preparation, practice management, staff development, and cost-effective marketing techniques.
• Winning claims from intake to hearing, with proven approaches for improving outcomes at the initial and reconsideration levels while building stronger client relationships.
• Mastering SSA work incentives and post-entitlement issues, including Trial Work Periods, Extended Periods of Eligibility, Expedited Reinstatement, Work Continuing Disability Reviews, and navigating complex return-to-work scenarios.
• Maximizing benefits through effective onset date development, with practical guidance on documenting work attempts, subsidies, impairment-related work expenses, and other factors that can significantly impact your clients’ benefits.
• Children’s disability claims, featuring guidance on developing and presenting cases involving child claimants, key eligibility considerations, and advocacy strategies unique to these claims.
• Long-term disability (LTD) claims, exploring the intersection of private disability insurance and Social Security disability, common challenges, and best practices for representing clients across both systems.
• A special presentation from a pediatric surgeon, providing valuable medical insights into pediatric conditions, treatment considerations, and the clinical evidence that can strengthen children’s disability claims.

Whether you’re a seasoned representative or newer to the field, these engaging sessions are designed to sharpen your advocacy skills, deepen your understanding of complex issues, and provide practical tools you can use immediately. Join colleagues from across the country for an exciting educational experience that will leave you with fresh ideas, actionable strategies, and valuable connections.