AHMA East Texas
2020 Webinar Training Calendar
Please note: Due the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, AHMA East Texas has made the decision to hold webinars for the remainder of 2020. We will consider live meetings when the time is optimal and we have a colcation to meet. We also understand the difficult for some to pay before the webinar due to accounting policies. For logistical reasons we highly prefer that you pay for webinars with a credit card. When that is not possible, please let us know in the registration form comment box when we can expect a check. Webinar substitutions can be made 3 days before the class at no cost, with a new email address. (Individual email addresses are required for all participants). Cancellations must be made 5 days prior to the class and a $25 service fee will be applied.
November 10, 2020
How to Detect Resident & Applicant Fraud
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Heather Staggs | $95 AHMA Members | $145 Non-Members
With the increasing shortage of affordable housing in the US, there is a small percentage of people who are willfully providing false information or altered documents to housing providers in order to try to qualify for housing. In this session we will give you tips on how to detect fraud and what to look for on applications, questionnaires, resident provided documents and 3rd party verifications. We will discuss ways to protect management and the owner from reportable non-compliance if fraud is detected by an outside agency. Lastly, we will discuss how to report resident and applicant fraud to the appropriate government agencies.
November 12, 2020
The Holiday Blues - Understanding Behavioral Challenges
Associated with Untreated Mental Health Conditions
12:00 - 1:30 pm | Ruben Rivera-Jackman | $95 AHMA Members | $145 Non-Members
With a special emphasis on the holidays, this session will provide basic information regarding mental health conditions and the behaviors associated with untreated mental health conditions and provide strategies for addressing such behaviors in our living communities.
At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Enhance their knowledge of mental health conditions;
2. Increase awareness of treatment and medication options; and,
3. Identify tips and resources for responding to challenging behaviors
November 17, 2020
Verification Techniques that Promote Accuracy
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Jenny DeSilva | $95 AHMA Members | $145 Non-Members
This intermediate level class is designed for leasing staff that regularly verify income, assets, and expenses. Are your verification forms effectively gathering the information you need? Are you asking the right questions? Have you incorporated the updated verification hierarchy into your recertifications? Are you continuing to see EIV income discrepancies, year after year, but don’t know why?
In this energizing session, you will learn new, easy to use techniques to improve the accuracy of verifications to support accurate 50059 calculations.
December 10, 2020
Preparing for a LIHTC Management Review
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Heather Staggs | $95 AHMA Members | $145 Non-Members
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Please join us for this high demand training where we will discuss various file compliance procedures you need to keep in mind when running your LIHTC. We will teach you how to self-audit your resident files in order to be better prepared. Additionally, we will review the various resident file set-up technique options. Valuable takeaways include, how to self-audit for mistakes or miscalculations. We will also provide several different self-audit file review checklists and other tools to ensure your resident files are organized and complete, along with recommendations on how to correct non-compliance if it is discovered during your self-audit. Lastly, we will discuss the timing and the process of programmatic management reviews for the Low-Income Housing Credit (LIHC) properties.
December 15, 2020
Medical Deductions
10:00 - 11:30 am | Gwen Volk | $95 AHMA Members | $145 Non-Members
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Focus: If I buy my medications in Mexico, can I deduct the trip as a medical expense? Using the handbook language, numerous examples and a case study, this course covers the who, what, why and how of the medical deduction. who qualifies, what does, does not, and/or sometimes counts, how to verify, how to calculate expense and the final deduction.
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