Special Needs Planning with Consolidated Planning Group

There are many decisions to be made as you prepare for the future of your special needs family member. Living with a disability is often associated with significant costs. That’s why families should understand Medicaid Waivers (specifically the Texas IDD Service System), SSI eligibility, and the importance of preserving benefits. Join us as we explain how to successfully plan for your future.

As a parent of a child with special needs, you know there are many decisions to be made as it relates to the future of your family member with special needs. Considerations such as transitioning, future care options, and preservation of benefit eligibility are a few items that require intentional evaluation. These are especially important if you have a child who may need care for the rest of their...

In this session, we will review SSI & Medicaid, SSDI & Medicare, and Childhood Disability Benefits. We will review when and how to apply, how to be prepared for your appointment, and how to maintain eligibility going forward. You will learn how to maximize benefits for your family. Many of our children with disabilities do not qualify for SSI & Medicaid as minors. The landscape changes...

HCS (Home and Community Services) is a Medicaid waiver program that supplies services and support to Texans with an intellectual disability (ID) or a related condition so that they can live in the community. If you have received the HCS waiver, you may have many questions. When you are contacted by LIDDA, you may still be confused. If so, this webinar is for you! There are three types of locations...

As a parent of a child with ADD/ADHD, you know there are often other associated conditions related to a mental illness. Major depression, PTSD, anorexia nervosa, and suicide attempts are all linked to ADHD. It is important to know what supports, services, and treatment options are available to your family. Our speaker is NAMI Greater Houston Executive Director Angelina Hudson. NAMI, the National A...

Join this webinar to hear from Kelsey George, Director of School Community Partnership Integration with Special Olympics Texas. Also, enjoy hearing from Special Olympics Texas athlete Shelby Day and parents Kari and Steve. In this webinar you will learn about Special Olympics Texas sports, joining a team, developing skills, and creating friendships. You will hear directly from an athlete and famil...

Do you have a young adult who would like to prepare for a career and learn to become independent? Were you aware that Texas Workforce, through the Vocational Rehabilitation Division, provides Transition Services for students ages 14-22 by focusing on providing Pre-Employment Transition Services such as career exploration and self-advocacy to name a few. Join our webinar to learn more about Vocatio...

Is your child struggling with academics? Hating school? Unfocused? Unmotivated? Battling homework? Are you concerned about how your high schooler will develop adulting skills and be successful after high school? All students want to learn and be successful! But many times parents are using the wrong strategies to motivate the struggling and resistant student in their home. You are using the wrong...

Join this webinar with Shana Halvorsen from EmpowerED. Shana is a special education advocate for families and a council member for the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. Additionally she is an executive function coach, former attorney, certified high school teacher, and a neurodiverse Mom of a student with disabilities. If you are new to special education, wondering about your rights, o...

Once a child with special needs becomes a legal adult, how does a parent continue to protect and make decisions for that child? During this webinar we will be joined by Special Needs Attorney Alison Packard to discuss the guardianship option as well as alternatives to the guardianship such as powers of attorney, supported decision-making agreements, special needs trusts, and representative payees....

Enjoy this recording as Allison Schaberg, owner of Consolidated Planning Group, helps special needs families understand how to plan for the future. Consolidated Planning Group is a holistic, independent financial planning firm that provides advice, analysis, education, and financial planning services for families with special needs loved ones.

In this session, we will review SSI & Medicaid, SSDI & Medicare, and Childhood Disability Benefits. We will review when and how to apply, how to be prepared for your appointment, and how to maintain eligibility going forward. You will learn how to maximize benefits for your family. Many of our children with disabilities do not qualify for SSI & Medicaid as minors. The landscape changes...

There are many decisions to be made as you prepare for the future of your special needs family member. Living with a disability is often associated with significant costs. That’s why families should understand Medicaid Waivers (specifically the Texas IDD Service System), SSI eligibility, and the importance of preserving benefits. Join us as we explain how to successfully plan for your future.

One way to ensure the IEP is preparing your child for the future is to focus on the Vision/Parent Input Statement. What is the Vision/Parent Input Statement? It is a visual picture that describes your child now and in the future. During this webinar, Shemica Allen from Personalized Learning Solutions will share the importance of a parent's input and how to impact the child’s IEP. Participants will...

As a parent of a child with special needs, you know there are many decisions to be made as it relates to the future of your family member with special needs. Considerations such as transitioning, future care options, and preservation of benefit eligibility are a few items that require intentional evaluation. These are especially important if you have a child who may need care for the rest of their...

As a parent of a child with special needs, you know there are many decisions to be made as it relates to the future of your family member with special needs. Considerations such as transitioning, future care options, and preservation of benefit eligibility are a few items that require intentional evaluation. These are especially important if you have a child who may need care for the rest of their...

Are you worried that your neurodiverse teen may not function well as an adult? Join this webinar with Ana Esparza and Dr. Antonio Pagan from the University of Texas Health Science Center's Launching! to Adulthood Programs. Whether you're seeking information about improving skills related to social, employment, and educational areas of life, or simply trying to understand the part you as a parent c...

If you want to check your child's dental visit off your "to do" list, this webinar is for you! Summer is a great time for a dental visit and we have a solution for a special needs dentist! Enable Dental brings the dentist to you! Join Enable Dental's Community Relations Manager, Melissa Elizabeth Dolan, as she explains the "ins and outs" of in-home dental care! As a special needs mom herself, Meli...

HCS is a Medicaid waiver program that supplies services and supports to Texans with an intellectual disability (ID) or a related condition so that they can live in the community. Join us as Lynsy Meier with Sevita Health explains this waiver program!

Thinking of changing schools and joining a non-traditional school designed for students who have learning concerns and need additional support to meet their needs? Join our panel webinar and hear from several Texas elementary schools designed especially for a child with who learns differently.

Individualized Skills and Socialization (ISS)/Day Programs are Adult Services that offer prevocational services, self-help, and social integration programs for special needs adults. If you are seeking a program for your loved one, join our webinar! Our panel will share their programs that provide activities, social involvement, academic and job skill education, and exercise opportunities. Each of...

If you are worried about your child's behavior, learning, and development, don't miss this webinar! Join Neuro-Educational Consultant Faith Haley as she offers a solution! She will explain that when we look beyond the problems and help treat the underlying causes of learning and/or behavioral difficulties, then life can be different. It's not about how smart they are, it’s about the issues they ar...

A Special Needs Trust is a game-changer for families with special needs. But is it possible to bring a third party to the table rather than relying on a family member to act as administrator? Join this webinar with Special Needs Attorney Alison Packard to learn how a corporation can manage your special needs trust. During this webinar, we will learn: · What are the pros and cons of hiring a corpor...

A Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) waiver helps people with disabilities live and work in their community. This waiver can cover things almost NEVER covered by private insurance, like an attendant that helps someone get out of bed and get dressed, support to help someone get or keep a job, or specialized interventions to help with someone's behaviors in particular situations. Plus,...

In this session, we will review SSI & Medicaid, SSDI & Medicare, and Childhood Disability Benefits. We will review when and how to apply, how to be prepared for your appointment, and how to maintain eligibility going forward. You will learn how to maximize benefits for your family. Many of our children with disabilities do not qualify for SSI & Medicaid as minors. The landscape changes...