NCJ Number
63911
Date Published
1979
Length
18 pages
Annotation
THIS ILLUSTRATED TRAINING MANUAL DESCRIBING HOW TO APPLY FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD IS DESIGNED FOR USE BY INMATES IN A PREEMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM AIMED AT INCREASING WORK-RELATED SOCIAL SKILLS.
Abstract
AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING UNIT OF WHICH THIS MANUAL IS A PART, THE LEARNER SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. SPECIFIC TASKS INCLUDE RECOGNIZING THE NATURE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM, AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GETTING A CARD, IDENTIFYING THE DOCUMENTS WHICH CAN BE SENT IN AS PROOF OF AGE AND IDENTITY, AND KNOWING WHICH DOCUMENT OR DOCUMENTS TO SEND IF YOU ARE AN ALIEN OR A FOREIGN-BORN U.S. CITIZEN. THE MANUAL INCLUDES A LIST OF LEARNING GOALS AND SUBGOALS, DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE MANUAL, UNIT PRETEST AND POSTTEST, STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS IN APPLYING FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WORD LIST, TEST KEY, AND SAMPLE APPLICATION FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. THE MANUAL IS PART OF A CURRICULUM MATERIALS PACKAGE DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION (ACA) AS PART OF A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM, FUNDED BY A LEAA GRANT, WAS IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR LOCAL JAILS IN 1979. TITLED COORDINATED COMMUNITY OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS (CCOEPS) IT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE INMATES' EMPLOYABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY TEACHING CONSUMER AND LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO COPE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AS WELL AS SKILLS RELATED TO LOCATING AND FINDING EMPLOYMENT. ALTHOUGH DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR ADULT INMATES IN CITY AND COUNTY JAILS, THE PROGRAM CAN BE ADAPTED TO JUVENILES AND TO OTHER TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS. FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE TRAINING MATERIALS PACKAGE, SEE NCJ 63908-63910 AND 63912-63925. (CFW)