Identifying and Addressing Learning Disabilities in the Puerto Rican TANF Population

The Puerto Rico Department of the Family requested the assistance of the Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network in conducting a one-and-a-half day Roundtable to better prepare case managers to screen participants for learning disabilities. The goals of the meeting included increasing the understanding of learning disabilities and how they impact TANF participants; increasing the understanding of the tools and protocols used to evaluate their participants’ strengths and weaknesses and the extent to which they may require additional resources; and increasing collaboration with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to better meet the needs of TANF participants with learning disabilities.