BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1384926:Event:3348 DTSTAMP:20120211T014734Z SUMMARY:Special Care Planning Workshop Series \"Take Care Tuesdays\" DESCRIPTION:ABOARD\n35 Wilson Street, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15223\ n\nPresented by:\n\nGuyaux Mandler Mah\nJillian Zacks and Helen Sims, a Special Care Planner.\n\nWhat is Special Care Planning?\nFor parents of a loved one with special needs there may come a time, through sick ness, disability or death, when you will not be able to provide care f or them. For this reason, many families choose to go through the Speci al Care Planning process. This planning process involves a broad range of solutions and plans designed to help secure the future of loved on es with special needs.\n\nThe following workshops will be offered:\n\n Please RSVP for the sessions you wish to attend.\nA response is reques ted, but not mandatory.\nPlease RSVP to 412-562-4439\n\nAge of Majorit y/Guardianship\nTuesday, January 26th 6:30-8:00\nDesigned for parents whose children are transition age and older, this workshop addresses t he legal and financial implications of a child turning 18. Age of majo rity, guardianship, and changes in benefits are discussed.\n\n\nWills, Trusts, and Estate Planning\nTuesday, February 23rd 6:30-8:00\nThe le gal process will be covered and financial and tax implications of esta te and trust planning will be addressed.\n\n\nGovernment Benefits\nTue sday, March 16th 6:30-8:00\nAn overview of Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, SS DI and additional government programs and funding options, as well as what qualifications are necessary. This will also include state specif ic information.\n\n\nLetter of Intent\nTuesday, April 27th 6:30-8:00\n Parents will complete a letter of intent for their child, a critical d ocument in creating a life care plan. This includes family and heredit ary information, medical history, medications and dosage amounts, educ ational plans, work arrangements, religion and practices, and other si gnificant information about your child. It also gives your loved one's caregiver an immediate insight into what a typical day will entail.\n \n\nThe Special Care Planner receives advanced training and informatio n in estate and tax planning concepts, special needs trusts, governmen t programs, and the emotional dynamics of working with people with dis abilities and other special needs and their families. The certificate program is offered by The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA, exclusive ly for Mass Mutual financial professionals. The information provided i s not written or intended as tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for purposes of avoiding any Federal tax penalties. Mass Mutual, i ts employees and representatives are not authorized to give tax or leg al advice. Individuals are encouraged to seek advice from their own ta x or legal counsel. Individuals involved in the estate planning proces s should work with an estate planning team, including their own person al legal or tax counsel.\n\nAdvisory Board on Autism and Related Disor ders\n35 Wilson Street, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15223\nPhone: 412-78 1-4116 or 1-800-827-9385 Fax: 412-781-4116\nWWW.ABOARD.ORG\n\nFor more information visit http://www.autismccc.org/events/special-care-planni ng-workshop DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100126T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100427T235900 CATEGORIES:workshop LOCATION:ABOARD WEBSITE:http://WWW.ABOARD.ORG URL:http://WWW.ABOARD.ORG CONTACT: ORGANIZER:ABOARD ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg": ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=Nicole:ht tp://www.autismccc.org/profile/nicole END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR